More Bird and Trout Knives

These Knives were made back when I was about 15 years old. They had blades of O1 tool steel. I was using O1 almost exclusively at that time. It was my step up from using old car springs and saw blades. I could buy O1 from the local machine shop supply store and a local knife maker would heat treat it for me. O1 was nice and easy to work with, it held a good edge and was easy to sharpen. I found out later just how easy it was to rust. That was when I started looking into D2. These were popular little knives. I made a quite a few and I even sold some at the local knife shop in the mall.

This little guy had a brass guard, red spacers and a handle made from white Corian and Australian Iron Bark.

The handle on this knife was made from black Paper Micarta. I can't find the picture of it, but down the middle of the handle were two red inlays.

Pakawood Bird and Trout

Here is a little bird and trout knife I made while living in Moses Lake. It was about mid point in my Moses Lake years (approximatively 10 years ago). That is the time that I started making those sheaths. I believe that the blade was ATS-34. The guard and pins are brass. I actually made two of these. A friend of mine bought them, one for himself and one for his son.