Kingcreek
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yep, been thinking about it for quite awhile and yesterday I did it.
I bought this handmade 4” drop point and leather sheath from the makers table at a knife show sometime in the 1990s. D2 steel heat treated by Paul Bos to a Rockwell 61-62. Cocobolo handle scales. The knife maker was Mel Sorg Jr. dba "Mad Poet Custom Knives" in Park Rapids MN. I used it for awhile and was so happy with it I talked to him about making a custom 2 knife set for me. (I've posted elsewhere about his desert ironwood camp set). He was intrigued with my project concept and executed it beautifully. He tragically passed away not long after. I still have the camp set. I carried this knife many miles and it field dressed and processed a couple truckloads of game in Illinois, Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Utah.
Yesterday I gave the original knife and a set of oil stones to a young friend that just started hunting 2 years ago. I helped him with his first deer and knew he could use a better blade.
I decided I had it long enough and I know he appreciates it. He will get many years of good service from it. and I know it won't get tossed in a box of junk and sold for a dollar on my estate sale someday.
It felt good.
I bought this handmade 4” drop point and leather sheath from the makers table at a knife show sometime in the 1990s. D2 steel heat treated by Paul Bos to a Rockwell 61-62. Cocobolo handle scales. The knife maker was Mel Sorg Jr. dba "Mad Poet Custom Knives" in Park Rapids MN. I used it for awhile and was so happy with it I talked to him about making a custom 2 knife set for me. (I've posted elsewhere about his desert ironwood camp set). He was intrigued with my project concept and executed it beautifully. He tragically passed away not long after. I still have the camp set. I carried this knife many miles and it field dressed and processed a couple truckloads of game in Illinois, Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Utah.
Yesterday I gave the original knife and a set of oil stones to a young friend that just started hunting 2 years ago. I helped him with his first deer and knew he could use a better blade.
I decided I had it long enough and I know he appreciates it. He will get many years of good service from it. and I know it won't get tossed in a box of junk and sold for a dollar on my estate sale someday.
It felt good.
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