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12-08-2022, 09:38 PM
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Benchmade Bugout in 20CV is a fantastic folder for field work imo.
Light weight and very slicey.
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12-09-2022, 10:42 AM
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I also have a Ka-bar made Dozier folder in D2 that has some promise. It will likely be used on a yote or three this year.
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12-10-2022, 08:10 AM
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I just picked up a Artemis Raven knife...
Mine has the red handle blade design....as seen in the link.
It is light and nimble. This is my first Nitro-V stainless. The readings on it are pretty impressive.
We will see?
https://artemisknifeworks.com/produc...ainless-steel/
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12-10-2022, 03:39 PM
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Well this one was way cheaper than $200
This was just given to me from my cousin. He has been dabbling in some leather work and knife making over the last few years. He did a nice job for a part timer
So far she is sharp but still needs to be put to the test
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12-11-2022, 09:25 AM
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Nice knives, fellas. Way to go!
I have two being finished up this week. Hope the damn CBSA is too busy to hold em at the border.
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12-11-2022, 09:35 PM
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12-11-2022, 09:57 PM
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Looks like a nesmuk and a Canadian belt knife had a child..... looks like it would work well..
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12-11-2022, 11:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by obsessed1
Looks like a nesmuk and a Canadian belt knife had a child..... looks like it would work well..
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LT wright GNS in 3V is the sharpest knife I own. Almost too scary to handle. Pops hair effortlessly. If they offered a semi skinner pattern in 3V with a convex grind, that would be the production knife to have. A couple of their patterns come close...
https://www.dlttrading.com/lt-wright...atural-micarta
https://www.dlttrading.com/lt-wright...ed-liners-1113
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12-12-2022, 08:35 AM
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Those look pretty nice for sure. Which model do you have?
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12-12-2022, 10:59 AM
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I just picked up this little beauty from our very own Phil McCracken.
I bought it for my boy for when gets a little bigger. He can start off with some quality gear.
I'm very happy with this knife. Like I said it's a little beauty!
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12-12-2022, 12:09 PM
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Looks great!
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12-12-2022, 01:28 PM
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New knife on the way...my amazing brother nominated me for a giveaway on Joseph von Benedicts backcountry hunting podcast...
While I didnt get first or even second I was selected third place and am receiving this fantastic siembida knife scaled with some elk antler off one of Joseph's own kills.....absolutely amazing. I'm pumped
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12-12-2022, 05:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage Bacon
I just picked up this little beauty from our very own Phil McCracken.
I bought it for my boy for when gets a little bigger. He can start off with some quality gear.
I'm very happy with this knife. Like I said it's a little beauty!
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Thanx for the kind words...
And it was great to meet you in person in sunny downtown Caroline! We shared a bunch of hunting/and other stuff and that what this all about.
Great AO member!...
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12-12-2022, 08:44 PM
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Those look pretty nice for sure. Which model do you have?
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GNS. It's my go-to for bush craft and camping chores. I find it's too pointed and a touch too long for all around game processing. It tends to nick the hides very easily.
https://www.dlttrading.com/lt-wright...-finish-saber-
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12-12-2022, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil McCracken
Thanx for the kind words...
And it was great to meet you in person in sunny downtown Caroline! We shared a bunch of hunting/and other stuff and that what this all about.
Great AO member!...
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Very precise looking knife!
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12-13-2022, 11:15 PM
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Well, woke up this morning to a twitter notification that Rick Menefee had posted a new set of knives. I quickly click, and yep, they're mine.
The one on the right is his Big Boner in a2 which will over time develop a nice patina if looked after; rust if not. The scales are spalted maple burl. This one will be mine.
The one on the left is his Bose Drop Point Hunter in 154cm. The scales are dyed black ash burl. This one will be going to my son after I have a message tooled on the flap of the scabbard.
Both blades are treated to a Rockwell hardness of 62, and should be relatively easy to sharpen.
Scabbards are by Larry Parsons.
I'm very pleased.
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12-14-2022, 12:10 AM
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Nice looking knives, but… Why the choice of steels?
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12-14-2022, 05:45 AM
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Very nice sns2!...
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12-14-2022, 06:41 AM
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Nice looking knives, but… Why the choice of steels?
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He only uses two steels. 154cm as his stainless and a2 as his carbon steel. Neither sexy nor a modern super steel. Like Dozier and Crotts’ use of D2, he has his own heat treat routine, and that’s what he has settled on. He’s an old school guy who makes old school designs rooted in history. Says flat out 99% of guys couldn’t tell the difference between any decent steel, and that heat treat and grind are way more important than type of steel. Maybe he is full of it. Maybe not. I guess we shall see. I know I am gonna be looking for some farmers who are butchering some animals, as I’d like to really put these knives through their paces and see for myself.
So much for a $200 skinning knife
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12-14-2022, 06:58 AM
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They turned out great! Nice looking knives! Congrats!
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12-14-2022, 07:06 AM
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Fantastic!
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12-14-2022, 07:52 AM
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12-14-2022, 09:29 AM
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I really like that boner..
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12-14-2022, 09:31 AM
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I really like that boner..
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Pervert!...
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12-14-2022, 09:33 AM
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Pervert!...
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Lol
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12-14-2022, 09:35 AM
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Anyone ever used a knife made with elmax for hunting? Seems that's what my new pig sticker is made out of.
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12-14-2022, 10:39 AM
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Quote:
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Anyone ever used a knife made with elmax for hunting? Seems that's what my new pig sticker is made out of.
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Seems to me that it is a good combination of edge retention and ease of sharpening.
What you getting now?
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12-14-2022, 12:13 PM
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Quote:
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Seems to me that it is a good combination of edge retention and ease of sharpening.
What you getting now?
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Look up a few posts/\/\. It's a siembida northern shrike.
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12-14-2022, 03:38 PM
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Oh No! Down that rabbit hole again!
Quote:
Originally Posted by sns2
Seems to me that it is a good combination of edge retention and ease of sharpening.
What you getting now?
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12-14-2022, 06:03 PM
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Well as you have said! We can spend our money on the things in life that matters, or not. I think you know you have done that! And your son will be proud to have such a knife! Congrats!
Quote:
Originally Posted by sns2
He only uses two steels. 154cm as his stainless and a2 as his carbon steel. Neither sexy nor a modern super steel. Like Dozier and Crotts’ use of D2, he has his own heat treat routine, and that’s what he has settled on. He’s an old school guy who makes old school designs rooted in history. Says flat out 99% of guys couldn’t tell the difference between any decent steel, and that heat treat and grind are way more important than type of steel. Maybe he is full of it. Maybe not. I guess we shall see. I know I am gonna be looking for some farmers who are butchering some animals, as I’d like to really put these knives through their paces and see for myself.
So much for a $200 skinning knife
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