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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Here you go Spanners. Didn't take long to try it out. Performed well, it was a big stag. Stayed sharp for the whole job and I didn't have to touch it up (missing posts refer, this is a Hess knife made from 50-100 steel. Cost $190NZD landed from the states).
    Any more testing been done?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    Any more testing been done?
    Yes. Boned this one. It needed a couple of touches with the steel but its high carbon so came up with a couple of strokes. I've re-profiled the edge to be concave. Great knife. You will recognize Brian in the pic.


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    Here's the dog looking a bit embarrassed about the mess she and I made tonight. The bamboo handled knife is a Bark River A2 Stewart Custom Special I was trying out. Very impressed with its edge and how it held it. The other one is the Hess again. It doesn't take long to whittle a deer down to just bones with a good knife.


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    Attachment 2526 Oops, sorry misread the thread title, knives not knickers!

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    An Uddstrom Custom

    Hello Folks

    Here is my 32 year old Uddstrom knife:
    Attachment 2688

    I was given this as a present when I left high school, it was a custom order to a pattern he favoured. It has dealt with all the deer I've shot, lots of cattlebeasts and probably now in the hundreds of sheep. I've had many different rifles over those years but never another knife that could replace this one for more than 10 minutes or so. I've even made a few knives myself from blanks obtained from Scandanavia, but none have come close.

    It is from 3.2 mm D2 steel. I have never been able to take a chunk out of the edge on bone (like you see on many knives) but it did take me a long time to be able to sharpen it quickly. Soon after I got it, it was dropped by a chap having a look at it onto concrete, and about 3-4mm was broken off the tip. I ground the tip down to the edge, and it actually improved the shape a lot, makes gutting a lot easier.

    I had a look at the Zedtec knives and its a very similar shape to his skinners, although I think the transition fron the straight edge in the heel to the tip is too curved (as is my Uddstrom), I have seen photos of some Scandi blades that I think have this right (and I have a short kitchen knife that is perfect) but its actually really hard to get just right.

    Cheers

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    Excellent Tentman. I wonder how many still have their very first knife, I certainly don't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Excellent Tentman. I wonder how many still have their very first knife, I certainly don't.
    I still have mine but its a POS.... the second one I wish I still had, lost it once then found it a couple of years later a bit worse for wear but still sharp...then lost it again
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    Ha - I do admit to having lost the odd pocketknife, (and this wasn't my first sheath knife either) but I do have at least one pocketknife in a drawer that is "worn out", with the blade sharped down itll it's just not big enough to be useful.

    Now how many of you all can say you have a "worn-out" pocket knife !!

    Note the sheath for my Uddstrom, its a bit "made it myself" but its very deep and well shaped to the knife, its done the whole 32 years as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Excellent Tentman. I wonder how many still have their very first knife, I certainly don't.
    My first knife lasted about 7years till some bastard nicked it at a Tangi

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    Attachment 3062

    Picked this up from secondhand shop for $5 today has Lyes on blade, only thing I can find on web is a name Dave Lyes Knives on Hawkes Bay Pig Hunters facebook page - is this one of his?

    ~100mm blade, sharpens up nicely.

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    Nice find Sikahunter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SIKAHUNTER View Post
    Attachment 3062

    Picked this up from secondhand shop for $5 today has Lyes on blade, only thing I can find on web is a name Dave Lyes Knives on Hawkes Bay Pig Hunters facebook page - is this one of his?

    ~100mm blade, sharpens up nicely.
    Yes. He is the son of NZ's famous moose history.2 blokes who he hunts with have his knives.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SIKAHUNTER View Post
    Attachment 3062

    Picked this up from secondhand shop for $5 today has Lyes on blade, only thing I can find on web is a name Dave Lyes Knives on Hawkes Bay Pig Hunters facebook page - is this one of his?

    ~100mm blade, sharpens up nicely.
    Dave Lyes makes a pretty good knife, and as Te Rei said his old man is a bit of a kiwi legend.

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    I'm a fan of Daniel Fairly Knives. He makes custom orders, and will ship to NZ. Here are mine:




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    Some nice looking knives in here.....
    Anyone interested in a zip file of pics, sketches and templates of Lloyd Harding stuff..
    Attachment 3440
    Only condition when using is that his name be mentioned.... (says so in the file)
    Happy to email a copy but 100mb so dialup not recommended...PM if interested
    Unless some can tell me if it can be uploaded to this site? not sure on size restrictions of files etc here..
    Cheers
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