Let's see your knives

[Jimbo]

Seeing as knives are my other major hobby (but I'm OK really ) I'm interested in seeing what everybody uses for digging their arrows out of trees and suchlike and what features you feel make a good 'archery knife'.

Here are my current archery carry:


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[robtattoo]

All but 2 made by yours truly

[robtattoo]

Here's a couple more I've recently finished. Just got sheaths to sew up for them now.....

[Macbow]

Rob WOW!!!! I have a few nice knives but nothing custom made. What would you charge for one of yours?

[provins]

Rob
I'm dead impressed,if your going to Avalon and you want to sell me something let me know.
Paul

[Murray]

Excellent work Rob

[robtattoo]

Wow, cheers guys Sorry Paul, I'm away to Castle on the 15th going to have to give Avalon a miss this time

Malc, it all depends what you want mate! Anywhere from £30 for an antler handled bowie (only small, around 4" blade) £20 for a wood-handled skinner (3") I've got a really nice little sheath knife up for sale at the moment (2nd from the bottom, on the first pic) which I re-handled with laminated leather £25 or if you want something reeeeeeeally special....... I'm just about to start on a 'frontier' style bowie. 7 1/2" of 440 carbon steel blade, brass bolster & pommel, figured yew handle plates, all finished with walnut oil £160 I can pretty much fabricate what anybody wants (within reason ) I don't do 'fantasy' knives, just honest, working blades.

[Bald Eagle]

I recognise the cocobola handled Buck Vanguard Rob!! I too collect knives including Damascus blades and have a suitcase full!! I always make a custom sheath for all my knives, I buy them to sell but can't let go!!

[robtattoo]

's a lovely little folder! it's actually a copy of a Buck (£8 as opposed to £30!)

Here's a few more I'm building up to sell at the moment........

These are my all time favourite blade shape. Really good skinner...


A classic skinning blade....


These are amazingly heavy little blades, only 2" from tip to bolster .....


And my BIG 'frontier' blade.....


All the blades are either 440C carbon steel (classic skinner & frontier) or 01 carbon steel (t' other two) They all take & hold an amazing edge & will easily shave hair!

I'm hoping to have 'em all up & done over the next few weeks (as soon as I get a new roof on me workshop )
I import the blades from a guy in Ohio (dont arsk ME about shipping costs!!!)
& make handles to suit, from antler, tropical & native hardwoods, bone, leather, hell anything I can get my hands on!! I also make wet-formed lather sheaths to suit.

[Jimbo]

Yep, good work there Rob, which one do you use for archery?

Have you not considered sourcing blades from a bit closer to home? There's some fantastic makers from the UK & Europe.