Paring Knife

This knife I just finished today and is a gift for my Dad. Hopefully he doesn't see this post before Christmas. It is a small and simple, but rugged design. The blade is 1/16 inch thick D2 with a full tang Canvas Micarta handle. The rivets are all stainless steel Loveless style. This is about the most practical style of construction that I can think of. It really doesn't even need epoxy, but I used it anyways. He said that he was tired of having to sharpen the pairing knives at home all the time and wanted one that would hold a better edge. D2 should fit the bill. I have been very impressed with it's ability to hold an edge. Even though it technically isn't "stainless steel" (Most people consider steel to have at least 13% Chrome in order to be called stainless and D2 has 12%), I have never had issues with it rusting or corroding.

Hunting Knife

This is the second knife that I have made in this style. I was lucky enough to try out the first one on a deer this year. It worked very well and is the best "overall" hunting knife shape and size that I have yet to come across. The D2 blade is 1/8 inch thick and about 4 inches long to the bottom of the finger guard. The overall length is 7.75 inches. Black paper based Micarta has a nice shine to it and set a striking backdrop for the stainless and brass 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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Drop Point Skinner

This was made for a friend back when I was about 15. The blade was O1 tool steel and the handle was Diamondwood. I sold it to the father of my friend who bought the oak handle drop point. The thong hole tubing is a spent .22 Magnum shell.

Donated Knives

These were donated to church for fund raising auctions. They ended up being bought by brothers. Both knives have blades of 1/8" CPM-S30V.

The top knife was from two years ago. It had brass dovetailed bolsters and Cocobolo scales on a full tang. A spent .22 magnum shell served as the thong hole tubing.

The bottom knife was from this years auction. It had a Diamondwood handle with some fancy spacers and a bolt style rivet. There is also an inlay around the spine of the handle.

More Drop Point Hunters

Theses were both made in Moses Lake for friends at work. The top one had a multi-colored Diamondwood handle with a blade from ATS-34. I have never really liked gut hooks. I always thought that they were more of a gimmick than any thing, but that is what he wanted. The bottom knife was for my friend's son-in-law on his birthday. It had a D2 blade and a Corian spacer on the bloodwood handle. He was happy with it.

Family Knives

These were made for family members. To the best of my knowledge they still have them. I made them Moses Lake.

The top two went to my Dad. He has never used them, but I did use the top one on my first deer years later. I had to borrow it because I didn't have a hunting knife of my own (can you believe it?). The blades were from 1/8" thick D2 and the handles were multi-colored Diamondwood. 

The bottom knife here is the same as the one above. The bowie knife though was for my brother as a gift. He liked the USMC airforce survival knives, so I made him a fancy one. The blade was 1/4" thick O1 and the handle was white Micarta.

Norm's Knives

These were made for a friend of mine (Norm) in Moses Lake. It must have been close to 10 years ago now. I traded them for some tools. I think the blades were from 1/8" thick ATS-34 since that is mostly what I was using around that time. He always wanted a knife with .22 shells for rivets. He noticed that a .22LR shell would slide perfectly into a .22 Magnum shell. So that is what I made for him. The top knife had a multi-colored Diamondwood handle with a full tang. The rivets are spent .22 shells, including the thong hole tube. I made quite a few knives in that design. However it was the only one that had .22 shells for the rivets as well as the thong hole tube. I still prefer to the .22 Magnum shells for the thong hole tubing. It's just cool. The bottom knife had a whitetail antler handle. That was another knife that I made a few of. Whitetail antlers are a little on the small side and the little drop point lends itself well to them.

Drop Point Hunter

My brother calls this a utility knife but I designed it as a simple hunting knife that would have the same handle as my skinning knives. A lot of people really liked the size and feel of the skinning knives below, but they wanted a drop point blade. This was my solution. It had a blade of CPM-S30V, black paper micarta scales, brass liners and mosaic pins that I made myself. This one actually ended up going to Austria.

Full Tang Hunter with Finger Groove

A friend of mine drew this about three years ago and asked me if I could build it for him. It had a CPM S30V blade and a Cocobolo handle. He ended up giving it away as a gift (to his nephew if I remember correctly). Then he came back to me and had me build a second one for himself. I was pleased with this design and may make more in the future. 

Kitchen Knife for the Wife

This is a little kitchen knife that I made for my wife while in Moses Lake. She didn't like it though because the blade was the wrong shape for her. It was too much of a "hunting knife drop point" shape for her liking. She wanted something that was shaped more like a chefs knife. It sat in the drawer for years until I sold it to a friend who wanted to use it in his kitchen. The first time his wife went to use it, she cut herself badly and he had to hide it from her, so it may never see much use. The blade was 1/16" thick ATS-334. The handle is blue Pakawood with stainless steel bolster and pins.

Oak Handle Drop Point

This was the first knife of many that I made in this simple drop point design. If I remember correctly, I was about 15 years old when I made it. The guy who bought it from me had to drive me around since I didn't have my licence yet. That was about 19 years ago. I got the idea from an article in a knife making magazine. The steel is O1 and the handle is oak from a pallet. It has 1/4" brass pins and he thong hole tube is a spent .22 magnum shell.