Finished Camper Hiking Blade

[opaul]

Just finished polishing the scales on this one.

 

[Jon Buescher]

Beautiful

 

[Von Gruff]

The spacer between the bolster and the handle is a nice touch OP. I am liking the burlap micarta you have been using

 

[Chris Railey]

I like that one..very Puukko-esc

 

[C Craft]

Looking good OP!! What are the stats on that one???

 

[opaul]

Looking good OP!! What are the stats on that one???

Thanks C Craft!
The blade steel is 15N20, OAL = 7-3/4", Blade is 3-1/2" and the blade width is 1-1/8" at the plunge line.

 

[opaul]

I like that one..very Puukko-esc

Thanks, I really need to do a true Puukko.

 

[opaul]

The spacer between the bolster and the handle is a nice touch OP. I am liking the burlap micarta you have been using

Thanks Von, I have been wanting to try that for a while. So when I decided to do the G10 liners I decided to include a spacer as well.
I really like the burlap micarta and just ordered more. I took the scales up to 1000 grit and then buffed it out and waxed with the buffer I just got.

 

[opaul]

Beautiful

Thank you Jon. I like the way it turned out and it feels good in hand. This is the first one I've done with the ferric acid patina.

 

[Rick Otts]

That is a very good looking blade love the handle work there OP!

 

[opaul]

That is a very good looking blade love the handle work there OP!

Thanks Rick!

 

[DanF]

The dark pins look good for contrast, very nice!

 

[opaul]

The dark pins look good for contrast, very nice!

Thanks DanF. I've been using micarta pins for a while and I really like the way they look.

 

[Gene Kimmi]

Looks good! The more I see burlap micarta, the more I like it. Where do you order it from?

 

[opaul]

Looks good! The more I see burlap micarta, the more I like it. Where do you order it from?

I do ebay and shadetree composites. Shadetree makes some really nice stuff. And then there is Laid up composites.

 

[John Wilson]

Very pretty knife. Robust as well. I always like the colors you put together. It makes for a very bespoke look.

 

[C Craft]

Thanks C Craft!
The blade steel is 15N20, OAL = 7-3/4", Blade is 3-1/2" and the blade width is 1-1/8" at the plunge line.

Just about I would have guessed, just right for the design!!

 

[Daniel Macina]

Classy!