Neat Looking Skinner

[varmint]

I'll take the bottom one......  

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Man those are nice!! Pure torture since you dont sell them! LOL

[tippit]

Well it's snowing here so I'll have to wait to take the dogs for a walk.  So I re-visited that skinner.  It just didn't feel right in my hand.  Handle seemed too long & too busy.  Back to the grinder to make some adjustments and polish the blade...at least as much as I polish a blade!  I think it will do to skin some bears this spring.  Now what type of handle material??  Doc

 

[Tom Phillips]

Doc,
  Keep up the FINE work :-)

            Bear Chaser

[sticshooter]

That's a great blade doc like all your blades. I feel Like I should do you a big favor. Send it to me and I'll put a handle on it and get it back in time for the bear hunt..... Really!    :rolleyes:               <><

[Lewis Brookshire III]

LOL, yeah I gots plenty of wood here too!! HAHAHA

[4runr]

Got Osage?  

[LAR43]

Hey Doc,
Sweet as usual!
What are you quenching in?

Larry

[tippit]

Larry, I quench in cooking oil.  I'll heat it to around 125-150 F first.  Then just edge quench on my cradle that you can raise or lower by turning the carriage bolts.  I'll test the depth before I heat the blade to quench.  That way you can get the edge hardened and keep the spine softer for more flex to the blade.  Long answer sorry Larry!  Doc

 

 

 

[LAR43]

Thanks Doc,
I have a similar adjustable table I use as a stop. Been using trans. fluid. But after reading Karl's responses re: quenching oils, been thinking about giving Brownells Tough Quench a try. Don't really know what if any diff. (other than less smoke) it'd make as my blades are super hard (in a sacrificial test they shatter when struck) when I take 'em out of the trans. fluid.
Thanks for the get back. Long time no 'speak'.
BTW, nice thread!!        

Larry