Elk Handle Large Skinning Knife

Here is the last of the three large skinning knives. I finished it last week. It is ground from the same 1/8"  thick D2 as the other two. The elk antler was from another animal though. This antler was from a piece that sat out in the woods longer and showed more signs of age. I thought that it made for some nice character. The bolsters are dovetailed stainless and the rivets are brass bolt style. This time I decided to make the sheath myself. The knife was given to a teenage boy who just lost his father to MS.

Basic Camp Knife

Sometimes you just have to do something different. Today I was chopping vegetables for a camping trip and I thought that it would be nice to have a kitchen knife for the event. So I dug through my box of old half finished knives and found one that I had started about 15 years ago. It was from an old band saw blade that was at the local sawmill. I left the pits and scratches on it, ground an edge and gave it a plain wooden handle. The wood was from a local Locust tree. I used a light brown leather dye on the wood and then sealed it. The rivets are brass bolt style. The blade is 5 inches long with an overall of 9 inches.

Small Drop Point

I have been wanting to make a nice little drop point hunting knife. The exact shape has been alluding me, until I came up with this. It is basic, but I really like it. This one is going into my personal collection. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2 and 2.75 inches long. Overall is 6.25 inches. Handle material is green canvas Micarta. It is all held together with Loveless style bolts and a .22 magnum shell. There are red liners between the tang and Micarta. 

Another Skinning Knife

These are really popular. I just finished it today. It is a gift to a friend. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2. Black Paper Micarta serves as the handle material along with brass bolt style rivets and a .22 magnum shell.

Personal Large Drop Point

I liked the two of these that I made for my Dad so much that I made one for myself. It is basically identical  except that I used a .22 magnum shell in the end of the handle instead of a .223 shell in the middle of the handle.

Second Large Drop Point

Here is the second large drop point hunting knife for my dad. It is basically identical to the first with a D2 blade and jigged buffalo bone handle. The rivets are Loveless style bolts and the thong hole tubing is a .223 shell.

Second Large Skinner

This is the second knife of the pair. The knives are pretty much identical and they will be owned by brothers.

Another Micarta Skinning Knife

Here is yet another micarta skinning knife for a friend at work. It is made from 1/8 inch thick D2 with brass bolt style rivets and a .22 magnum shell. The sheath was made by my buddy Jeff Hays.

Cocobolo Skinning Knife

This was made for a friend at work. He is giving it to his step-son for his birthday. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2. The handle is cross-cut Cocobolo. Jeff Hays of Hays Holsters made the sheath for me and I like how he did it.

Large Drop Point Knife

This is about the largest drop point hunting knife that I have made. The blade is 5.25 inches long by 1/8 inch thick D2. The overall length of the knife is 9.75 inches. The guard is of brass and the rivets are Loveless style bolts that create a nice bulls-eye effect. Handle material is jigged buffalo bone. The hole in the handle is for securing it to the sheath and it is lined with a 223 shell. It is the first of two such knives that I am making for my Dad.

Large Skinning Knife

This is one of the larger skinning knives that I have made. The blade is 7.5 inches long with an over all of 10.25 inches. It is made made from 1/8 inch thick D2. The handle is elk antler and the fittings are dovetailed stainless. It is the first of two that a friend of mine at work asked for. He hopes to use it on a buffalo this year.

Personal Boning Knife

I designed and built this knife to be used on Whitetail deer. It has the same five inch by 1/16 inch ATS-34 as the one listed earlier. However the handle is shaped a bit more with dovetailed brass bolsters, brass bolt style fasteners and a .22 magnum shell. The handle material is canvas micarta.

Drop Point Skinner with Bocote Handle

This is a drop point hunting knife that I just finished for my brother-in-law. It is basically a version of the Old Timer Sharp Finger, but with a drop point blade. The steel is 1/8" thick D2. Blade length is 3.25 inches with an overall length of 6.75 inches. The Bocote hardwood handle is held together with brass bolt style fasteners along with a .22 magnum shell.

Micarta Boning Knife

This boning knife is my attempt at an all-in-one hunting knife. It is to be used for field dressing, skinning and butchering. I am curious to try it out. The blade is five inches long and 1/16 inch thick made from ATS-34. It is stiffer than I expected, but it is light and feels great in the hand. The handle material is Black Paper Micarta with brass bolt style fasteners and a .22 magnum shell.

Micarta Skinning Knife

A friend at work ordered this skinning knife. I just finished it today. It has a D2 blade that is 1/8" thick. The handle material is Black Paper Micarta and is held together with brass bolt style fasteners. The thong hole tubing is a spent .22 magnum shell.

Drop Point Hunter with Elk Antler

This drop point blade that I just finished is made from 1/8" thick CPM S-30V steel and is 4 inches long. The overall length is 8.25 inches. Elk antler serves as the handle material. A small piece of black paper micarta caps the end of the handle.

Drop Point Hunter for Donation

Here is a little drop point that I just finished. It will probably be donated to church for a missions fund raising auction. The blade is 3.5 inches long and 1/16" thick ATS-34. Over all length is 7.5 inches. The handle is Whitetail deer antler that I found in in the woods behind the house as a kid. It has brass bolt style fasteners and a .22 magnum shell as the thong hole tube.