A camp knife I just finished

[J. Doyle]

Hi guys. I've been busy in the shop trying to fill some orders and also building for a couple shows so I haven't been on here much. But I thought I'd share a few pics of one I just got done for a customer in Michigan. A good basic camp utility knife. He does a lot of hunting and game processing too so I kept that in mind when I did the design.

Any comments are welcome.

Specs:

3/16 1080 steel, edge quenched
10 5/8" overall with a 5 1/2" cutting edge
Desert ironwood scales
Corby bolts
1 mosaic pin
Tapered tang
Leather sheath

[boatbuilder]

Very nice John

[john smith]

John Very nice
I like everything about it and a nice sheath also.
If you don't mind me asking where did you get that mosaic pin,
that's a little differnt design. I like it.
Great work all around

[kcorn]

Great job on the camp knife! I second the question about the pin. Never seen one quite like it. What kind of leather did you use for the sheath?

[J. Doyle]

Thanks for the comments guys.

About the mosaic pin, I made it myself. I got tired of paying $35/foot or more for mosaics so I decided to make my own. I like to use them like this sometimes for accent pieces. We happen to have a local hobby shop that for some reason stocks all those little tiny parts so it's pretty handy for me to make them.

I don't enjoy making the pins. It's really a pain in the butt however it saves me money and I can build them to suit the knife I'm working on.

Edited to add: The sheath is 9/10 oz. vegetable tanned cow shoulder.