Custom mini Canadian belt knife

[Lawnboi]

Man, sometimes we are lucky to drag them three feet… this is why having a knife with big belly is appealing to me that I can just grab with a handle. Especially where you’ve got to contort yourself into a position and even reach below you sometimes.

I was glad I only had to do two quarters on this one. We barely drug his head out of the tangle with 4 dudes. I think this picture was after the smiling guy had spent 15 minutes cutting back branches with a smallish backpacking saw.

View attachment 820363

Spots like that are when you want to be the guy with the knife and not the one holding the leg!

 

[rifletuner]

Just saw this last night: https://sthealthyhunter.com/product/sthealthy-hunter-knife/

Wow, that is a lot of money for a relatively budget steel, poor plunges, what looks like a divot in the blade, and a belt finish. And thats the one they chose for their marketing photo

 

[Slalomnorth]

Wow, that is a lot of money for a relatively budget steel, poor plunges, what looks like a divot in the blade, and a belt finish. And thats the one they chose for their marketing photo

Wow I agree, that is a joke. 52100 is a great steel but it’s a very inexpensive low alloy steel to work with and finish. Also rusts if you look at it wrong. And who knows what they run their 52100 at. I run mine at 65 HRC. I can almost guarantee they run it lower than 60. yikes

 

[rifletuner]

Wow I agree, that is a joke. 52100 is a great steel but it’s a very inexpensive low alloy steel to work with and finish. Also rusts if you look at it wrong. And who knows what they run their 52100 at. I run mine at 65 HRC. I can almost guarantee they run it lower than 60. yikes

Yes, you can make a great knife from 52100 - definitely not knocking the choice for steel per se. Actually thinking about it, the steel might be the best thing that knife has going for it.

 

[Dixie]

Power went out for most of the day…one of the issues living in the mountains but wouldn’t have it other way.(backup is only 110 so I can’t run my grinder).
Handles put off till tomorrow.

 

[Dixie]

Wow, that is a lot of money for a relatively budget steel, poor plunges, what looks like a divot in the blade, and a belt finish. And thats the one they chose for their marketing photo

I’m thinking the marketing guy and the knife maker got their wires crossed “here’s my prototype “ and he posted it. I hate showing my knives to knife makers, machinist and cabinet makers others don’t really notice things as long as when they run their finger on the edge and it’s sharp. If putting something on the web to sale I likely would spend some time getting it right.

 

[rifletuner]

I’m thinking the marketing guy and the knife maker got their wires crossed “here’s my prototype “ and he posted it. I hate showing my knives to knife makers, machinist and cabinet makers others don’t really notice things as long as when they run their finger on the edge and it’s sharp. If putting something on the web to sale I likely would spend some time getting it right.

Yes, that could be the case. Looks like they are taking orders. I thought they had inventory when I initially posted. I dont think Id give out a prototype for testing looking like that though.