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Posted by rainshadow1 (Member # 899) on July 01, 2008, 01:52 PM:
So, here I was on Friday evening with a couple hours free (in the middle of a week and a half of out of town family) and I wanted to make a few more photos worth of progress on the knife build I'm doing the step-by step pictorial on. Well, I go out to the shed and realize I don't have any brass stock for the bolsters, just nickle silver! ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
So, after a few minutes on the internet, I've got brass barstock coming in from 4 different directions, but none of it is here yet, so I have to shift over to the next order in line...
This was a special request with a wrinkle... I don't believe it's ever been done before, at least I haven't been able to find one, and I really hope it works.
The basics were a pure, no frills but purely custom, working Coyote knife, and the wrinkle was a tail stripper built into the grip. Needless to say, I got excited about trying to make it happen!
Just got done...
(There's no mark on the blade, that's overhead power lines I didn't notice.)
(There's no mark on the blade, that's over head power lines again.)
I'll be sending the new owner a PM then heading out to build a Kydex pack sheath for it. (PUT THE PACK SHEATH ON BEFORE USING THE STRIPPER... DOGGONE IT! It's SHARP!)
The grips are cedar colored Micarta, 2 Stainless Mosaic pins, and 2 Silver Nickle pins.
Posted by rainshadow1 (Member # 899) on July 01, 2008, 02:47 PM:
Pops out, clicks back in, nice and crisp. Please use it when you're hooking a tail! I DON'T want to hear about the 78 stitches on your inner thigh!
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on July 02, 2008, 08:01 AM:
"Please use it when you're hooking a tail! I DON'T want to hear about the 78 stitches on your inner thigh!"
Or why his friends now call him "Lefty".
Beautiful knife. Wonderful craftsmanship.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 02, 2008, 09:21 AM:
Who, but a CSVCA contest hunter would have a need for a built-in tail stripper? Won't work on gray fox, btw. Needs better ballance, closer to the tang? Oops, I'm being critical again. Sorry.
Good hunting. LB
Posted by Steve C (Member # 510) on July 02, 2008, 12:21 PM:
"CSVCA contest hunter?" Usually a stripper is used when stripping the hide off of a coyote. No one I know would take the time to use a stripper on a competition hunt. If it is a contest hunt, a pair of pruners are much faster for that job.
Everyone knows those days are gone. Why the dig?
[ July 02, 2008, 12:24 PM: Message edited by: Steve C ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 02, 2008, 12:41 PM:
Why the squawk? What's your problem? This is a free country and I own the friggin' site. If you have a problem with my opinion, that's too bad. I was hunting contests when you were in kindergarten, and have forgotten more fast methods to strip a tail than you ever heard of. I suggest you drop the subject, Amigo. Also, I just did you a favor, if you have not noticed? See new forum.
Posted by Steve C (Member # 510) on July 02, 2008, 12:52 PM:
No problems Leonard. It's hard to get context from written text. I don't really care. It just seemed like a jab at the clubs.
Believe me, I'm the last person to boast of my abilities or lack of. I have so much respect for guys like you, Rick O and Onecoyote. You guys laid the foundation for everything we do now. I know there is nothing new about how I hunt coyotes. I'm sure collectively you guys have forgotten more than I will ever know about the sport. I love this sport and will continue to hunt long after many of the oldtimers move on. I'm just thankful that I get to spend time with some of these guys.
[ July 02, 2008, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: Steve C ]
Posted by tlbradford (Member # 1232) on July 02, 2008, 03:27 PM:
Leonard
That is my knife and I only skin coyotes so a specific size works fine. I tube them out in the field and do a lot of walking in the great state of Washington and having one less thing to accidently leave behind was an attractive idea.
It is a bit of a novelty and not neccessary, but it is original, a conversation piece, and a beautiful knife. I agree with the location statement if you were just using it as a tail stripper. I would trade a better grip when using the blade for better balance on a tail stripper.
Besides, if I cut off four fingers it makes it easier to wave at the OK Site Admins with you.
[ July 02, 2008, 03:28 PM: Message edited by: tlbradford ]
Posted by Steve C (Member # 510) on July 02, 2008, 03:57 PM:
Sorry about getting off topic. Gorgeous knife.
Posted by Locohead (Member # 15) on July 02, 2008, 05:59 PM:
Yeah, very good looking knife and good idea, but can it pull the tail out of a lion?!?! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by rainshadow1 (Member # 899) on July 02, 2008, 06:27 PM:
Thanks guys... I think...
There wasn't enough steel in the center of the grip to put it there, would have been too weak. On an entirely different shaped knife I could make it work, but not this one.
Loco, I'm tickled to be able to answer that question! You don't need a tail stripper for lions, their tails are pretty easy to skin!!!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 02, 2008, 09:44 PM:
Rainshadow, don't misunderstand my comments. Yes, you do beautiful work and ask a fair price and are willing to turn the customer's ideas into reality. All to your credit.
Of course, I usually have my own custom made stripper and a handy knife so I'm not the type to truly appreciate a combo tool. I understand the limitations of that particular design and realize that it wouldn't work if you repositioned the slot further forward, but I have pulled enough tails to know that being able to get a hand on either side of the stripper is a good thing.
If my policy allowed me to edit stuff, this would be a good place to start, but all I can do is observe that there was some misunderstanding, and these things happen and Steve and I had a long conversation and everything is kool.
Good hunting. Cranky Leonard
Posted by Okanagan (Member # 870) on July 09, 2008, 08:12 AM:
Just noticed this thread. Gorgeous, practically shaped knife and a great concept of a combo tool.
On a personal note, don't know if you got the rest of the story but I'm not in the jungle, as you can tell.
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