Show Us Your Hunting Knife

[Grumpy gumpy]

I somehow missed this thread, I’ll try to get photos of my favourites, one of which is a Ted Mitchell, first time I used it I cut myself, another is a Canadian style skinner that I made years ago
Gumpy

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I somehow missed this thread, I’ll try to get photos of my favourites, one of which is a Ted Mitchell, first time I used it I cut myself, another is a Canadian style skinner that I made years ago
Gumpy

@Grumpy gumpy
I have a couple of knives made by Ted. Nice knives that hold a brilliant edge. I was thet happy with mine I had Ted make one for my son. A beautiful Skinner based in the cold steel hunter.
Had him use NitroV steel. When I got it it was that sharp it would cut your eyeballs just looking at it.
Bob

 

[BeeMaa]

What’s better than buying your wife a Benchmade Osborne 9400 automatic? Buy one for yourself. I almost went for the magna-cut stainless but the burnt copper color turned me off. Settled for a twin to my brides. Great everyday carry blade.

 

[mdwest]

Just finished this one up tonight… giraffe bone handles g[emoji637][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]] pins (plus a mosaic pin), d[emoji638] steel… will take it to the deer lease next weekend and hopefully have a chance to give it a workout…

 

[BeeMaa]

Just finished this one up tonight… giraffe bone handles g[emoji637][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]] pins (plus a mosaic pin), d[emoji638] steel… will take it to the deer lease next weekend and hopefully have a chance to give it a workout…

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Smart putting orange paracord on it. So many times I’ve come close to loosing a knife amongst the leaves on the ground.

 

[Jon Glajchen]

Had my rifle smith make a hunting knife to match the 300H&H that he built for me. The rifle is an early Sako (FN) Mauser. The knife is utilitarian with G10 handle scales.

 

[Jon Glajchen]

The reverse side!

 

[mdwest]

Smart putting orange paracord on it. So many times I’ve come close to loosing a knife amongst the leaves on the ground.

Exactly why I did it lol… that brown stained giraffe bone will do me no favors I’m sure lol..

I thought about using orange kydex on the sheath as well, but my wife said it would be overkill lol

 

[Altitude sickness]

You can also use P-cord with reflective strips imbedded. Used in tent tie downs
It isn’t showing well here. But from a distance it’s very bright

 

[mdwest]

You can also use P-cord with reflective strips imbedded. Used in tent tie downs
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Ive got some like that except its black with the reflective material sewn into it.. I use it for lashings/tie downs for our tent.. which has saved me more than once when stepping out at 3 AM in a half asleep stupor looking for a place to pee lol..

headlamp and reflective thread paracord are a must have in camp

 

[Altitude sickness]

When coming back to your tent at night. Your tent stands out like a beacon

 

[CamoManJ]

I went home to San Antonio & dug out 2 of my real “Hunting Knives” by Bill Middlebrook. I don’t recall what the scales were made of, but do remember Bill made every component from scratch, especially was known for his signature Damascus steel. I used to use the skinner quite often on deer, hogs and on a tough Nilgai, cut through anything like hot knife through butter. Good ol days.

 

[CZDiesel]

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I went home to San Antonio & dug out 2 of my real “Hunting Knives” by Bill Middlebrook. I don’t recall what the scales were made of, but do remember Bill made every component from scratch, especially was known for his signature Damascus steel. I used to use the skinner quite often on deer, hogs and on a tough Nilgai, cut through anything like hot knife through butter. Good ol days.

Dang those are nice!

 

[WH1]

I learned one thing. I won’t use African Ebony again. The grain is gorgeous. But it is very dense hard wood to work with.

Nice knife and it is always a pleasure to use something made with your own hands.

Ebony is a pain to work with plus it is very toxic, try african blackwood instead much more forgiving, less checking and cracking plus it finishes very nicely and is readily available at Woodcraft. if using a grinder on it go slow speed as it tends to become somewhat plasticy to work with at high speed.

 

[WH1]

Whenever I'm walking to the public library from my office, I'll usually stroll by the Historic Arkansas Museum & see if the blacksmith, Lin Rhea, is in the forge making anything interesting. The last knife I got was when I asked him to forge one of his X-Rhea knives for me. It's a single piece of carbon steel & nothing else so it's a minimal utilitarian design.

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Lin Rhea is one of the best currently working plus a true gentleman and a lot of fun to talk to. You are indeed fortunate to know and spend time with him. I have watched him forge the X-Rhea Knife at the Batson symposium, amazing work and a great design.

 

[odonata]

Lin Rhea is one of the best currently working plus a true gentleman and a lot of fun to talk to. You are indeed fortunate to know and spend time with him. I have watched him forge the X-Rhea Knife at the Batson symposium, amazing work and a great design.

It's always a treat to stop by the forge & watch him make a vast array of stuff. I'm never quite sure what he's going to be creating. While the X-Rhea knife he made for me is great, his Bowie knives are particularly nice. I'm not sure I actually "need" one, but that doesn't stop me from rationalizing about reasons why this would be a practical purchase.

 

[Manwe]

 

[mdwest]

still have a little bit of work left to do on this one.. some clean up, take out a couple of little imperfections, etc.. but it should become some AH members newest hunting knife after January 11th

Will be giving this one away as a door prize at the @Bos en Dal SAFARIS party on Saturday night at TTHA in Dallas

"universal" kydex sheath (can be mounted left or right side.. and vertical or horizontal.. owners choice).. 416 stainless steel, G10 pins, lime green G10 liners (easier to find when you lay it down in the brown leaves I hope ).. Pyinma wood scales for handles thats been stabilized and then given a coupe of coats of tung oil as a finish (should never warp, expand, shrink, etc since its been stablized)..

 

[DillonG]

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Love the blade shape on this one!

 

[BeeMaa]

Love the blade shape on this one!

Canadian Belt Knife shape, made famous by Grohmann.

My wife confiscated mine and it’s now her EDC in a cross draw belt holster custom made by @CM McKenzie.