A couple of skinners, opposite styles

[jkf96a]

The first knife is a skinner design inspired by a knife my son Jonathan drew up. The knife is 7 5/8 long with an upswept 3 3/8 blade of ATS34 stainless hardened to 60RC and dry ice tempered. Machine satin finish. The knife features a tapered tang, contoured red micarta handles with 1/16 white micarta liners, and brass Corby bolts. Incidentally, this is my first time to use Corbies.

Front side

Backside

Tapered tang, white liners


The second knife also fits the skinner category, but is totally opposite the previous knife. This knife is also ATS 34 stainless, also 60 RC and dry ice tempered. That's where the similarities end. This knife is shorter at 6 1/2 inches with a 2 5/8 bullnosed blade with cut swedges and alot of belly. 500 grit satin hand finish. It features a thin tapered tang with curly satinwood handles and red fiber liners with 3/32 brass pins.

Front side, nice curly wood.

Back side

Thin tapered tang and cut swedges


Thanks for looking

[deanmm56]

Jason,

Two VERY nice looking knives

You make some very nice knives with interesting designs. That fat bellied knife definitely caught my eye !!!!

[glennbad]

Those are both quite nice. I love what you did with the liners!

Great work.

Glenn

[TripleF]

Yeah buddy....Two Thumbs Up

[Quick Steel]

Very, very nice work. I like your choice of steel.