My ol' Dad of course is my biggest fan by far and I'm a little ashamed I haven't ever made him a knife before.
He loves elk antler for scales and the blued L6 carbon steel is his favorite. He wanted a knife heavy enough for camp duty but small enough for game processing.
It's off the same blank the St. Jude rasp knife is with a few minor differences like a little narrower yet longer blade. He is also an old school boy scout pyro like a lot of us and thinks the advent of the farro rod is the greatest thing since gasoline for starting fires.
My leather work still has a ways to go but I'm loving the adventure. It's not horrible but it's a long ways from Roughcountry's beautiful work. I've taken a lot of tips given to me from this forum and have applied most of them as they are great tips. I also put the sewing awl up and started hand stitching and I really like the improvement.
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Happy hunting and thanks for looking,
Todd
That is cool young Man! :thumbsup:
Very nice. I like the fire steel too. :thumbsup:
Darcy
I'm betting your Dad is gonna like that package.
I like the way you recessed the sheath for the scales. Should stop movement of the blade in the sheath.
Nice job on both. RS
Sure he's gonna like it.
One lucky father!! Great looking knife.
Awesome buddy nice work! Your dad is a lucky guy :thumbsup:
Tell him hello for me!
Tracy
What a wonderful Fathers Day gift from a son! Great knife!
Jay
Thanks fellas.
He got it a few days ago and he loves it..
Sure appreciate the comments.
Todd