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Lawnboi

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With use even a matte micarta will get slick.

Matte g10 with a nicely profiled handle would be my first choice. Scallops at the front of the blade are even better.
 

Obsessed1

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These are my two customs.
Both are magnacut
The black g10 scale knife was built by Clint Chisan to my specs
The Siembida I won through the backcountry hunting pod cast by Joseph von Benedict.
 

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With use even a matte micarta will get slick.

Matte g10 with a nicely profiled handle would be my first choice. Scallops at the front of the blade are even better.
You can have the maker leave it at a rougher grit to avoid the slick feel.
 

Slalomnorth

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For guys who have had both micarta and G10 handles, how does the G10 grip feel compared to the micarta?

I have been looking at ordering a Charles May knife and cannot decide between the G10 and micarta.

I think often times people will get caught up with how grippy a certain handle material is, when really I feel it’s about the ergonomics of the handle and the way the handle scales are shaped. Just my two cents.

I generally prefer micarta because it’s lighter, but g10 is also excellent


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One I just finished up. Im not usually into flashy colors like this, but hot damn I’m not complaining about it.

3/32” AEB-L 61-62 HRC w/cryo
Orange g10/black liners white pin stripes black pins
Blade length:4.1”
Handle length:4.25”
Behind the edge: .006”-.009” to tip

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Do you do full convex?
 

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That loveless unused?
It is used minimally.

It is a Bob Loveless era Japanese made licensed knife. It is the nicest feeling knife I own. Bob was a fan of Japan, and spent a lot of time there. He was friends with a Japanese smith who made licensed Bob Loveless pattern knives.
 
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I thought I would add some photos of knives from a different era…..
This is a folder that I got in 1973 ? . It is from Ralph Bone of Lubbock, Texas.
I included the Buck 110 in the photo for scale comparison.
 

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These two were made by Joe Keeslar from Kentucky.
He made these for me in 1979 after I guided him and his friend
for brown bear and mt.goats .
At the time he was a school teacher and custom black powder rifle
maker. He became famous for his forged knives and very artistic blades.
 

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I actually used all of these for a while , mostly to get some real use out of them.
They aren’t the first choice for my type of hunting, I guided and hunted in an area that rains over 200 inches per year.
Yakutat puts the Southeast Alaska Panhandle and Kodiak to shame when it comes to rainfall!!!

I use stainless nowadays

Bob
 
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There is just something special about processing an animal with a knife made FOR you… it is even better when it is a knife made BY you. I think most guys would enjoy taking a class and making a knife for themselves for field use.
I got to help this young man forge his first hunting knife.. hopefully something he’ll keep for a long time.2FB52222-7775-49B4-968D-27FA7939E7BC.jpeg
 
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Here's a couple that I thought turned put pretty cool.
 

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Found a nice Kydex sheath maker. Little spendy but fast turnaround and quality sheaths! Tobacco Road Adventures on IG
 

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