New camp knife finished

[messerist]

It has been a while since I posted any finished knives. No excuses, just lazy. This camp knife is a total recycle job. I forged the blade from a salvaged leaf spring and the handle came from of all things..a scrapped pallet at work. OAL is 13-ish inches with a 8 1/2" blade. Thanks for looking.

 

[hso]

Nice work.

How does it do at holding an edge?

 

[ugaarguy]

I really like the rustic look of the unfinished part of your blades. That's a cool looking big camp knife.

 

[messerist]

I follow Ed Caffrey's process for hardening my 5160 blades. So far I have had good reports on my 5160 knives but to tell the truth I have not tested this particular blade yet. It still is unsharpened. I leave them that way until I have the sheath completed(saves on Band-Aids). I like leaving some of the forge marks in a blade, (unless the person I am making it for does not want them.) partly for aesthetics and partly because it takes a long time to draw file out forge marks. I really need to get a grinder someday, Whew! Thanks for your gracious comments Gentlemen.

 

[bikerdoc]

That is a nice big knife. I like the way it just looks comfortable and made to use.

 

[Fergy35]

Man, that is a good looking knife. Love the recycled approach too. Did you flame the handles to get that coloring or did you just get lucky and find a nice chunk of wood to start with?

 

[JShirley]

Love that handle.

 

[Sam1911]

Hey, now that's GREAT! Sort of has a buckskinner rendezvous or reenactment flair. Nice job!

 

[BRad704]

LOVE it!

 

[Smokey Joe]

Very nice knife!

Messerist--Nice camp knife! I too like the forge marks. If one wants a shiny knife, one can just go to Cabela's and take their pick.

Eager to see the sheath you construct for this'n, and to read a report on its after-sharpening performance.

 

[JEB]

LOVE it!!!!!

 

[USAF_Vet]

Nice looking knife. I can't belive that handle is scrap wood off of a pallet. simply stunning.

 

[Smokey Joe]

Wood...

USAF Vet--I too have found some very nice hardwood made into pallets--That is, if you want to make something small, like a knife handle. They use good material in pallets!