Probably, will really only take an hour or so to do, but like John Worthington says, if you are closer to him then the post will be easier that way, I'm in Auckland.
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@Shelley Hi mate, I've got some belt sand paper that I'm not going to use do you want It? I also need a skinning knife nothing fancy just a work horse, cheers Terry Attachment 74734
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Mate, I can always use sandpaper, I go through it like a duck through water, what sort of a skinning knife are you after, shape and size?
I have a few that are part made, one fully finished and lots of spare steel in either 3 mm or 4 mm, if you have a specific shape in mind I can make it, or you can see what I have underway.
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Should arrive by Friday next week.
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Just arrived this morning from the states, Enzo Trapper 115 in Elmax. Seriously sharp out ot the box.
Best value out there I recon.
http://www.thompsonsknives.com/enzoknives.html
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So the knife arrived early last week, and I managed to squeeze a short goat hunt in on the weekend, bagging a couple of nannies. I have to say that the little scandi is an excellent little boning knife, much more compact and way lighter than my Duel. Definitely a keeper. The blade length is 3.775" (96mm) which is the same as the Gunny Hunter, Classic Drop Point Hunter, or Loveless Drop Point hunter in BRK's range if you have one of those, or 1/2" shorter than the Fox River. I think for boning out an animal, the length was excellent. For post processing the meat ready for the curry, the blade could do with being 6" like the Duel, but hey, that just an excuse to keep the knife numbers up! It processed one goat into the bowl without issue.
Oh, and the scandi/convex grind makes for a very fast slicer.
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For anyone interested in, or considering buying a Bark River, here is a table of some to the dimensional spec's on the hunting type designs that I have put together as part of my own deliberations regarding which ones to buy. Might be helpful (probably not).
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I'm ashamed to say that I have 13 of those on your list @hotbarrels, and another 17 BR that aren't on the list.
And I thought I was bad!
This was sitting on my home office desk when I got home from work. Ordered Monday, arrived Friday. Got to love DLT.
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It's Elmax , definitely a step up from the trusty sword farmers knife that I normally use.
Two new knives.
Mora Kansbol multi mount and Mora Eldris neck knife kit which includes the fire starter.
Both intended as camp utility knives primarily instead of using hunting knife for basic camp chores.
Im spending a lot of time in the bush and not really having to shoot many animals, so decided utility rather than pure hunting was a better option.
The pair together. Both clip into sheath and also have a safety domed keeper.
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Kansbol has full moulded grip.
Multi mount base.
Nice size and looks perfect for around the camp and will test on a deer soon.
Nice stainless steel and awesome looking grind.
Sharp from factory but will be scary sharp soon.
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Eldris neck knife kit is very small and handy.
Includes fir starter and the back of the knife blade is square for using on the fire steel.
Throws an awesome spark that smoulders for ages.
Only 50mm blade but Im expecting to find a lot of uses for it, especially whittling odds and ends.
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I would be cautious using the scary sharp on those two, I am not convinced it’s desined to work on a scandi grind, those two knives are dual grind with the scandi transtionioninb I to a saber grind, at least that’s what I understand, could be wrong as I have not used them, just seen pictures, but the scary sharp system is likely to change the grinds on them, they will still work of course, and be sharp as, but you may lose some of the benefit of the dual grind.
I could be totally wrong so let us know how they go!
I got them scary sharp with a wet stone.
Not a "Scary Sharp" sharpener.
I'm looking forward to giving them a decent test in the coming weeks
Ah, my mistake then, be interested to hear how they perform, those dual grinds intrigue me.
My new toy thanks heaps to Thar(Bruce) for the help and advice!! Bark River phoenix 3 black&green linen micarta 1095 steel Attachment 76489Ordered Monday from dlt and it turned up this morning not bad I recon!!
Nice. Are you pleased?
Now you might want one of these to slip into the fire steel loop...
https://www.knifeworks.com/opinel-mi...ing-steel.html
Very pleased, my son is already eyeing it up for himself ha I said I'll hand it down to him then he can pass it on to his kids one day he is only 10! and yer I'll be getting one of those little steels as well! Thanks again for your help
Just finished a little job of refurbishing an old knife I found at a flat in the 1980s.
I like the blade but the wooden handle was falling apart and the whole thing was looking a bit shabby. I used a piece of timber for the handle that the late Chris Short had given me about 25 years ago. I can't remember what it is but it has come up pretty good. Glad I finally got around to using it. Thanks @veitnamcam for the help.
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@Shearer You made a lovely job of that. Skills. How did you attach the brass bolsters I wonder?
@Tahr. That's where VC came in. I used phosphor bronze welding rod to pin it. He drilled through the blade (far to hard for any drill I had) and I bashed it with a big hammer to peen it on. You can hardly notice the difference in the metals.
I kept the handle a simple shape as I wanted it to stay similar to the original.
After refurbishing the kitchen knife (post #865) I got motivated to give a hunting knife I made in the late 90's a bit of a polish up.
I made the 115mm blade from an old saw blade that I got from a mill in Taupo.
The handle is a piece of Black Maire I got from a local wood turner. The wood was so hard I used an angle grinder to get the basic shape and it was sparking as I was doing it!!!
The brass guard and handle are pinned in place with brass rod.
Now it is nice and clean again I must get out and get some blood on it.
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So one month on I have had a chance to butcher a deer with each of the mora knives.
I cut up a small red stag on the Westcoast a few weeks ago with the Mora Kansbol. That's the bigger utility knife.
It was ideal for that job and has also been used around camp on a couple of trips.
Couldn't be any happier with it especially for a longer multi day trip.
Good sharp edge and held up well over a number of days doing lots of different tasks.
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The tiny little More Eldris got a good work out yesterday evening.
I wanted to see how it would deal with a big task being a small knife.
This one was certainly a good test being a fairly decent sized stag, which it dealt to with ease.
Maybe a little short if you aren't so experienced.
But I found it very easy to use for a big job once I got used to both my hands being so close together with that ultra short blade.
It even dealt with the back straps nicely and my dog carried them home in her saddle bag pack. 10kg load.
This knife would be ideal for a light and fast minimalists alpine hunt.
A while ago I used to supply Bill Nikl with wood for the handles of his knives. Ended up getting this one off him. Then unfortunately lost touch with him. All of the contact details I’ve been given for him never seem to get through.
If someone happens to be chatting to him please let me know.
Average photos but nice little knife.
I covered the blade in crystalline wax to stop it going rusty as it doesn’t get much use.
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I was having a tidy up the other day and found a drawer of some off cuts with knots and stuff that I used to save Bill. Macassar ebony, cherry, teak, oak, zebrano and walnut by the looks of it.
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Maybe I could trade some pieces for a bit of hunting advise / tag along? Don’t come from a hunting background and looking to meet people who might show me a thing or 2.
Or maybe could tag along / help out on a knife build. Interested in learning new skills. Marine cabinet maker by trade.
Better than me hiding the nice grain in an end grain chopping board.
Cheers.
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Lovely looking bits of timber.
@Shearer yeah some cool bit in there. Always used to collect them out of the firewood bin. Wish I had started years earlier. If anyone wants better photos let me know.
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i would be keen on some .not sure where you are if in the south island we could organize a knife build.
cheers john
I would also be interested in some of that wood if you are anywhere near Auckland, and I could help you with a knife build, my set up would be a little cramped with two people but I’m sure we could manage.
Small antler handle knife was made by a chap in Levin (Manakau) - it is my main hunting knife now as it usually sits in bum bag. Hard to sharpen if let go too long.
The Svord was purchased new in 1983 - probably one of the earlier knives by him (can't remember his name) Had an a lot of use doing home kill cattle in its 1st couple of years - we got $20 + hide (45-90$ at that time) Great knife and holds a keen edge
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