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In a short sighted ambitious attempt to think about learning more skills, I wanted, and continue to want to learn how to make a knife out aof a blank piece of steel. It is something that I have wanted to do for a long time, as does a buddy of mine. While watching City Survivalist’s and Gavko’s Youtube channels, I became motivated. I got a little excited and bought a few budget blades I thought I might like to try to make myself. In hindsight, I should have looked at the process of making the knife before spending money on the blades. Living in an apartment SERIOUSLY limits what I can and cannot do both with respect to privacy as well as just not having the space to go through all the steps in order to build a solid knife or knives form scratch.
That said, I purchased three knives. I bought them to evaluate knife design, blade design, thickness as compared to other knives I have, etc. I pulled out some paper, and started designing a blade and handle for my “perfect knife” and something I thought could be more “urban prepper friendly” in design and ergonomics for suburban and urban preppers.
The first, and the top one on the picture, which may turn out to be my favorite “if” it can hold up under pressure is called a “Timber Wolf Bowie Knife. The knife itself is 9″ long, full tang, has a 4 1/8″ stainless steel blade a hardwood handle, and a leather sheath.
The Timber Wolf Bowie Knife arrived pretty sharp out of the box. I sharpened it just a little bit and it was shaving the hair off my arm. Generally the sign of softer steel sharpening so quickly, The blade is stamped German Steel, slightly harder steel than 440, I believe. I really like this knife, though. The handle is ergonomic and comfortable, and the weight of this is good. It has a ribbed spine near [click to continue…]
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