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Roe From Field To Plate With One Knife (Fieldcrafter)
midnight replied to midnight's topic in Hunting Equipment
as it was when i stoped for the day. The next morning it looked like this. Pretty much identical to how it was left?? A couple of squirts of bleach based kitchen cleaner and a go over with a nailbrush and some warm water it looked like this ... No pitting rust or any patina really! I must admit I expected to see some sign of use but nothing! So that’s the theory on not being able to skin with the knife and that it must be stainless to be any good for wild food prep ruled out. Time to break up the carcase to manageable portions; I tend to bone out a lot o -
The fieldcrafter-uk knife in a real world test. Taking a roe deer from field to plate, with one knife. The deer had been shot and bled then left to me to process starting with field dressing the animal. Opening the veins and arteries with the knife was simple and accurate. The drop point allowed for instant penetration and the blade passed easily through the connective tissue to allow blood to leave the body and improve the meat. The animal was placed on its back for the removal of its digestive tract heart and lungs. Again the knife offered control and very accurate cutting, no i
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Dave do you glue up with out pins in ?? I envy your patience if you do !! What happens if the scales slip will you not loose alignment ?? Your at one of my favorate stages now . The parts start to become a knife !
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Thank you , a little luck goes along way to
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The smaller prototypes are now sold.
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Still available at £300 with sheath posted !! Bargain !!!!
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Sorry not in Damascus no . If you look through my posts I have other carbon blades for sale . All priced with postage sheathed a killer sharp !!
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There's no doubt in my mind they will last longer than me !!! I think infact I know I come from a totally different background to most other makers . Years as a proper butchers and slaughter man , time served before that as kennel staff and skinner with the hounds . 30 years of Firldsports to . Nothing unusual in that statement but In The knife making world that's rare !! I make all kinds of knives from the Damascus where I make my own steel through to the production knives under fieldcrafter name . The one thing I feel I understand is what a knife should be and do , even the big Bowie kni
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I just took a deer from field to larder dressed in an hour with one of my fieldcrafters only tickled it once . I split the pelvis and sternum and removed head and feet . Maybe a good knife doesn't need that much care ?? It's not just because I make them that I say this , if I had bought the knife I would still say it just louder to support the maker ! But the fieldcrafter is the best knife I have used outside the butchery industry! I have photoed the whole thing and I'm going to take the animal from field to plate with the one knife to show its the man that limits it's use not the tool !
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Because that's what we want mate ! It's nice to have the pedigree and have it in the little lads name . Maybe one day he can line a butch with him and have a litter in his own name. Nothing dodgy or underhanded just what we would like !
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every week at my forge and workshop(updated)
midnight replied to midnight's topic in Countryside Skills, Craft & DIY
there are two of my prototypes available here . they are made of 3mm o1 tool steel 19cm total length 8.5cm blade . flat ground with a midi bevel on the cutting edge . canvas micarta handles 2x4mm brass pins and 8mm lanyard . 3.5mm leather sheath and a little pull tab for gettng them out the sheath . im looking for £65 posted firstclass recorded delivery on each of them please . they seemed popular with the deer stalking comunity yesterday at the midland game fair which is great as its designed as a utility \ wild food prep knife . they are very eligant and nice in the hand . -
there are two of my prototypes available here . they are made of 3mm o1 tool steel 19cm total length 8.5cm blade . flat ground with a midi bevel on the cutting edge . canvas micarta handles 2x4mm brass pins and 8mm lanyard . 3.5mm leather sheath and a little pull tab for gettng them out the sheath . im looking for £65 posted firstclass recorded delivery on each of them please . they seemed popular with the deer stalking comunity yesterday at the midland game fair which is great as its designed as a utility \ wild food prep knife . they are very eligant and nice in the hand .
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Hi guys before you shoot me down il just let you know why I'm asking for the colour and type i am . My little lads almost turning 11 he's ready to really start up with the dogs . When he was younger I had a blue dog , really was one of the best iv owned . He was sadly shot by a farmer !! That's about 4-5 years ago now and the little lad still cries about it !! As my lads getting older I want him to be more involved and he would like to start a little ferreting and lamping dog of his own . But because in his heart he wants to find the dog that was shot he is looking for a close m
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Yes thank you had a fall out with the designer ! He was a robber in desgise ! I'm hoping to have it sorted ASAP !! Thank you .
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It was nice to meet some of you yesterday at the midland , good to shake hands and thank you to anybody that made a purchase
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It was nice to meet some of you yesterday at the midland , good to shake hands and thank you to anybody that made a purchase! The Damascus knife comes with a sheath for the asking price of £300 delivered as a nice round figure !
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And has probably been the most successful sharpening tool in the history of mankind ! They have been in use since probably the creation of metal !! If u could earn a living that way , I would only forge steel, shape with files and whetstone to perfection !! 100% no chance if effecting temper ( softening the steel with unwanted heat ) And the control of material removal is superb ! That and you can get stones that are 10,000 grit range so the Finnish will be the flattest mirror possible! But who's going to pay for that ???
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There not a another gadget then ?
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Thanks fellas They don't like on British blades much. I don't have a catalog sorry no , I just make what I want to make from what I have available If you look further down there are some work horse knives that I also sell under the name fieldcrafter-uk !
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Just a note , I will be at the midland game fair this weekend ( sunday only ) with a selection of knives for sale ! Pm Me for a phone number to find me or wander down to the falconry village and look for the hand made net making competition if I'm not there there will be a knife as a prize and a big stack of business cards for you to contact me !! All the best , matt
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Just a note , I will be at the midland game fair this weekend ( sunday only ) with a selection of knives for sale ! Pm Me for a phone number to find me or wander down to the falconry village and look for the hand made net making competition if I'm not there there will be a knife as a prize and a big stack of business cards for you to contact me !! All the best , matt
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Thank you again gents !!
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Sorry I didn't see you post !! I wish I could do them cheaper fellas but I'm not making a bean out of it as it is !! There a passion the pattern welded knives , I do it because I love it rather than as a profit making thing !! The raw materials Re well over £100 :0 I'm so glad everyone seems to like it !! Thank you all !!
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Thanks fellas and its yours forever if you can find the dosh A friend and thl member has seen it today and says as ever it's even nicer in the flesh !! And a bigger knife than he thought. !
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Thanks fellas
