every week at my forge and workshop(updated)

[midnight 657]

i dont really know how to explian it .. being very consistant is hard ?

im moveing away from custom and going into bench made knives more as my main income , custom stuff will be made as and when i have time or a design i need to get out my head , quality comes from consistancy and that is the hard bit , to build a workshop is hard to get it running like clockwork is even more demanding .

i need this to go well so i can provide quality at a good price for you guys , and in return i can provide for my family .

thats it really , its very taxing as there is no team to help me , so im director , cleaner , maintanance man and designer , and also head of marketing and sales , its a big task !!

anyway over to the fun stuff the product ..

 

These are the new blades. All laser cut in Rotherham from precision o1 tool steel in either 4.5mm or 5.5mm (that’s chunky) . There all British, the steel is British the designs are, the CAD designer, and the company who cut them, then over to me who is a proud Englishman!!

 

 

Ok this is my "Forest and field" blade named so because it’s the outcome of some important elements I believe that are essential to a successful knife to use in environments we find ourselves in through country pursuits.

Ok board stout blade for strength and to assist with skinning and jointing. Leaf shape which is not only non offensive it’s also pleasing to the eye and has been proven to be the best choice for hunting the smaller game we have in the UK as the blade allows safe cutting due to the blade being wider than the handle, and offering a very sharp point that flows into a nice belly for skinning gutting etc. although it was not original designed with this operation in mind I believe it would be suitable for separating the atlas joint in deer.

I can confidently say this blade will be able to take the smallest to largest of game we have on offer from field to plate in my hands!!

The handle has been design to be safe and comfortable in small to large hands even with gloves on, as my Mrs. has hands smaller than my 9 year old son and I have big fat hands and we all agreed after some use it was just right, comfortable, secure and we were all able to hold it in multiple holds. It’s well rounded with just the one choil for the above reason.

The grind is a sabre grind, flat grind to o. so it is fine enough for butchery etc but strong enough for utility jobs like cutting a hazel peg for a purse net etc or taking a slice of pork pie if you like me and think with your belly ha .

Handling options are wide as it would suit from novice knife maker to experienced, with the option of 5 large pins or 22 small pins or any combination you like. Or simply wrap it para cord dip it in fibreglass resin and let it set.

I hope you appreciate the thought that went into this lot and hope you feel it would give you the confidence to do whatever you need of it without fuss or fault.

For now they are £25 each that is posted first class recorded to the UK. But this might need to go up in the year unless i find a way to get the costs down .

 

i hope the pics show how accurate they are in the grind ??? iv not numbered them as they are all the same !!

 

[midnight 657]

Next up is my bush craft knife, I’m going to call this one “fieldcrafter” as is more fitting to those of use that hunt rather than camp.

They are 5.5mm thick precision ground o1 tool steel and have a bush craft theme to them but with more than a touch of hunting and butchery influence to them.

Everything that needs to be said about this style of knife has been said at one time or other , and I hold my hands up and admit that this is someone else’s style of knife but 100% my own design and take on it , we have a dropped pummel for correct hold !!!!! I’m sorry to anyone that disagrees with me on this. A straight handle is not better, safer or stronger, the drop at the pummel actually increases leverage and it’s ergonomically designed to fit the hand. Look at the open palm of your hand the muscle of the thumb is largest, now make a fist round your other index finger, the thumb muscle now is level or more normally lower than that of the other large muscle group opposite side of your hand. This is where the dropped pommel fits under that muscle!! We are designed to have joints that lock into place under high pressure or strength positions and in that clench it’s at it’s strongest. That’s why your wrist doesn’t collapse when you punch or pull!!

The blade design is more slender on this version with a sharp point to aid with field butchery/ deer dispatch as a large consideration this is also why this one is thick. Everything else is simplicity it’s self.

I have done 3 grinds on this group #1 #2 and #5 are all correct scandi grinds 1/3 of blade width. #3 #4 are sabre ground one slightly higher than the other, in real terms it’s the same grind they both go to 0 with no other bevel but the sabre is higher, what this does is give a much finer blade edge, not so much suited to the true bush craft but more to a field sportsman use, they are both very sharp but the scandi grind is more utility and I’m told easier to sharpen with stones.

 

Again these did not just fall of a log and happen there is loads of work in them before the where ever made.

These again are also £25 posted first class recorded anywhere in the UK.

I hope you like them?

 

 

im sorry to anyone that wants them handled and sheathed im not able to offer that on this batch , but will in future as i have to much on and not enough materials !!

all the best , matt

[Gin 498]

I will take number 3 Fieldcrafter Matt.

Thanks

[Gin 498]

Forgot to add,- great styles and perfect for purpose.

Crackin blades, at a give away price.

[midnight 657]

thank you gin . il send detaiols over , it confirms i was right with the grinds , but you where the one fella i expected to want the true scandi grind ha ha .

maybe a little of my method madnes is infecting you

[midnight 657]

"born hunter" your gonna shit when you see what i made you mate !!! its a compleat one off because its been a bitch to make , its a hybred with a big game hunter and the damascus skinner in my avatar and i think its something totaly new !! sorry about the wait but i have buggered this one up more than twice now !!

im off out lamping now then il be up sheathing !!

 

"derbylad1 " yours will be done to tonight to . looks a nice little thing to !!!

[B.P.R 2,798]

I get it now bud.....

 

I currently use a morra knife for all skinning/ gutting etc.....are these similar design to that?

[midnight 657]

number 1 and 3 of the bushcrafters sold !!

thanks gents

[Rake aboot 4,935]

Well

 

I recieved a gift today, in the shape of a Midnight bushcraft clone knife,, handles in pearwood, and sheathed.

 

What a peach, It feels lovely, well weighted, nice thick blade, and the ergonomics on the handle are lovely,, slightly uneven which shows the fact that it is handmade and actually suits a right handed grip.

 

This will now be my main knife for all uses, fieldcraaft, camping, hunting etc, and I will stick up a few pics of the knife in action.

 

Cheers Matt. A lovely handmade piece that will do me a long long time

[Gin 498]

Matt, its more the "fieldsportsman" use i was thinking of for this one.

I like the sabre grind on them.

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

I like the forest & field blanks, if money wasnt so tight at the moment id have bought one off you.

[B.P.R 2,798]

Well

 

I recieved a gift today, in the shape of a Midnight bushcraft clone knife,, handles in pearwood, and sheathed.

 

What a peach, It feels lovely, well weighted, nice thick blade, and the ergonomics on the handle are lovely,, slightly uneven which shows the fact that it is handmade and actually suits a right handed grip.

 

This will now be my main knife for all uses, fieldcraaft, camping, hunting etc, and I will stick up a few pics of the knife in action.

 

Cheers Matt. A lovely handmade piece that will do me a long long time

 

Youll be hard pushed to find a use for it as a hunting or fieldcraft knife....... you actually have to get out the campervan to use it

[Born Hunter 17,751]

"born to hunt" your gonna shit when you see what i made you mate !!! its a compleat one off because its been a bitch to make , its a hybred with a big game hunter and the damascus skinner in my avatar and i think its something totaly new !! sorry about the wait but i have buggered this one up more than twice now !!

im off out lamping now then il be up sheathing !!

 

Looking forward to seeing it.

[midnight 657]

I get it now bud.....

 

I currently use a morra knife for all skinning/ gutting etc.....are these similar design to that?

 

they will be a no frills field and forrest mate , they will be like BMW compared to KIA , both good cars but one your proud to own and use !

thats the theory anyway , i have 10 to do as a test .

[midnight 657]

born hunter its finaly done .. im really sorry it has takewn so long as you know this one fought me all the way !!

i broke every needle i have and my awl stitching this one , it hates me ha ha .

 

derbylad here is yours mate .