Nasty bush with hair ! (pic)

[Lawrence Kemp]

Man oh Man. Now THATS a survival knife. In your hand or on a pole.

I still need to make the scabbard and wrap it up with hemp. I think I'm going to try a shoulder strap with a belt loop, so you can wear it either way. It's a spear point or a dagger with a razor edge. I tried it chopping and it chops good too. The blade is real thin, just about 1/8th at the thickest point.

[MongoForge]

I bet that would
be good for
Hawg Hunting

[Raymond Richard]

What ya going to do with all that hair?

How about letting us know how big it is? What size stock did you start with? What ever its pretty cool......

It's 11 and 1/4 inches. I started with some 1 and 1/2 by 3/8ths 1065.

[jdlange]

That is mighty fine, yes sire it is. Love that bush

[Dana Acker]

Did you take that scalp with the knife? Good lookin' knife, Bro. Kind of a socket smatchet.

[Chuck Burrows]

Thank you Dana. I was wracking my brain trying to remember that smatchet moniker.
I got to meet Col Applegate many years ago. A very interesting fella to say the least. He was a man who really had experienced doing battle with a blade.

Here's the wrapping.

[MaxTheKnife]

That handle wrap is the icing on the cake. That looks great Tai!

[Fox Creek]

That';s great Tai. Did you use the resin/pitch on the wrapping? It looks like it has been slickered up a bit.

Hey thanks guys. I sealed it up with natural pinon rosin varnish. I just dissolve the rosin in alcohol and brush it on. It's still a bit tacky in the pic. It's dry now though. It works great on the cordage. It makes it hard and waterproof, but still has a little give and flex to it. It actually bleeds through the wrapping and glues it to the hanlde.

I ordered some rattan from a basket weaving supplier online last night and want to give it try on the wrapping.

[jdlange]

beautiful knife Tai!!