Youth Skinning Knife

This little skinning knife is made from 1/8 inch thick D2 and Padauk wood. The fasteners are Loveless style. Even though the handle is "youth size", it is still quite comfortable to my hands. I just finished it today.

New Skinning Knife

This was designed for a friend to give to his daughter on her birthday. I really like the way it turned out. In my opinion it is better than the "Old Timer Sharp Finger" knives that have been so popular for me. This style is definitely going into my favorites list. The wood was donated by a mutual friend who is a cabinet and musical instrument maker. It is a type of Rosewood that is commonly used in custom guitars. I wish I could remember what it was called. It works and finishes well. The blade is 1/8 inch D2 with Loveless style fasteners.

Drop Point Hunting Knife

This knife was originally for myself, designed to be a shorter version of this hunting knife. After trying the design, I decided that it was too wide for me and a tad too short. It is 3.25 inches long by 1 inch wide. Although it did work well for skinning. After using this style I came up with the design listed below. The handle is Whitetail Deer Antler with brass bolt style fasteners.  The blade is 1/8 in thick D2.

Personal Hunting Knife.

I am really excited to try this knife. After experimenting with many different styles, shapes and sizes I think that this may be my be my favorite. I designed it to be good for field dressing and skinning alike. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2 that is 3.5 to 4 inches long (depending on where you measure it from). Overall length is 7.75 inches long. The handle is green canvas Micarta with Loveless style fasteners. There are red liners between the tang and Micarta as well.

Another Boning Knife

This is my next attempt at a boning knife. the blade is 1/16 inch D2. It is the first time that I have made a knife out of D2 that thin. The blade is about as flexible as the same size/shape boning knives that I have made from ATS-34. The handle is green canvas Micarta with Loveless style fasteners. So far I am happy with the way it looks and feels. It will be interesting to see how well it performs.

Finger Knives

I can't believe that it's been over a year since I posted any pictures. Here are a couple of finger knives that are ground from 1/8 inch D2.

The Above knife has Whitetail Deer antler scales and stainless steel pins. The knife below has a bit more of a belly to it and has a handle of green canvas Micarta with stainless steel pins.