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                         Home Made Bushcraft Knife

Every bushcraft enthusiast  knows that a bushcraft knife is a very simple knife. you rarely see a fancy one. This is a fancy one because I made it that way. That’s all.

At the pommel end the tang extends a little past the bolsters so you can use the end for hitting objects without damaging the knife handle. The cutaway on the pommel end is a striker for the ferro rod. The spine of the blade can also be used as a striker.

The first picture shows all of the materials used to make this knife except for the black and red spacers, and epoxy.

The 1075 high carbon steel knife blank came pre-drilled and ground, heat treated and tempered to about 62 Rockwell. Which is pretty hard. It was hollow ground so I sanded it flat. That took a lot of time and effort because it was hardened material. I didn’t use any of the pre-drilled holes in the blank except for the lanyard hole. I drilled my own holes. I used a carbide tipped drill and learned the hard way that you don’t use oil with a carbide tipped drill you use water.

The handle is Buckeye Burl dyed and stabilized. The pins, guard and pommel end bolsters are made of 303 stainless steel. The knife blank is 1075 high carbon steel.

All Photographs by, Gary Cremese.