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newtothis, I was able to do a safari, plains game hunt in SA last year. To answer your question it kind of depends on whether you are thinking of doing your own skinning and butcher work. You probably know that most outfittlers have skinners and capers available and you don't have do any of that unl...

p3pe, a couple more thoughts to add to your relief. If you heat one side of a blade the heat is being conducted away almost as fast on the other side. Depending on the original tempering temp you would have to see at least light straw color on both sides to have done any damage. Also tempering eithe...

A fillet knife is what got me into custom knives in the beginning. As a salt water fisherman there just was nothing out there at the time that had good flex and would hold a decent edge. I still enjoy making them. The fillet knife project with Sal taught me a lot about what it takes to get a design ...

Thanks to all for the welcome. Visual, It is not a fillet knife this time. Maybe in the future but the objective for this project is an all around outdoor knife. A fixed blade that can be used for field dressing, skinning, and later care of the meat for the freezer and table. It would also be a good...

Hello all, Have been talking with Sal about a Spyderco project and he suggested I sign on and participate here on the forum. Just have been lurking a bit and see a lot of familiar names and topics. Happy New Year, Phil