Here are the other two knives I have been working on.
Texas Skinner - Clip Point
Red/Black Micarta Handle
Copper Corby Fasteners and a Brass lined lanyard hole
440c steel, heat treated to an average RC 57.
Specs:
Over all length 8 1/2"
Cutting edge 4"
*** LEFT HANDED Leather Sheath (wear it on your left side), made by hand. Heavy leather with a welt to protect the stitching. Saddle stitched with heavy waxed thread. It will not come apart.
Right Handed Leather Sheath made by hand. Heavy leather with a welt to protect the stitching. Saddle stitched with heavy waxed thread. It will not come apart.
I bought the blanks and made the handles. They are epoxied as well as held with Corby Fasteners. I made the sheaths as well.
Pricing: REDUCED
Texas Skinner (First Knife) $45 $40 USD Shipped CONUS Only
XLZ Skinner (Second Knife) $35 $30 USD Shipped CONUS Only
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Post here and tell us which knife you want. Follow that with a payment and a PM to me, with your full name and address.
I bought the blanks from Premuim Knife Supply. I do not know the Mfg. I would assume overseas, as a blank made in the USA would be well over $50 just for the blank. They guarantee 440C steel and hardened to Rockwell specs.
EDIT: There were no markings on the knives or boxes to show country of origin. I understand they have them made in Japan and China. The whole knife is hardened, not just the blade, as I could hardly mark it with a file. I was going to do file work, but the steel was too hard to do file work properly. They are "factory sharp", but you would still need to finish it to your own standards for sharpness.
On this earth reside many craftsmen. Few have the talent of our friend "Old-Lumens".
Thanks for a beautiful knife Justin!! ... LOOK at this piece of art.
All that all being said and very true... There is no heatsink, no switch I can locate... nor a single solitary place for a battery. Not even an LED! I like the thing but I can tell it is going to be a problem to operate!! Again! Thanks Justin. Dan.