The design is a bit more unique, but I'll bet it gets the job done well. It's hard to tell the specifics on how well it fits together, but with my basic knowledge of take downs, I'm impressed. It seems the more pieces you have to line up, the more room for problems you can have, but from the photo in the gallery, it appears you got it all tight together. Great job.

Jeremy

Thanks Jeremy!

I had other pics here but I guess they were too big, so I have added a couple more here.

Interesting Ed. And no I dont mean that in a bad way. Good fit and finish, the handle design looks good. The customer should be very happy. Kind of a bullnose nessmuk. I like the knife except for the rounded point area, that is just me. We each have different tastes.

Good job on a what can be a tough build.

Brion

Looks like that would take care of a moose hide in short order. Good fit and finish and a nice style , thanks for showing. Paul

Thanks for the kind words Brion & Paul <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//cool.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />

Brion, I agree, I would prefer a "point" too. Although I wasn't "sold" on the concept, I took the idea as a challenge, added some touches I wanted on it (blade finish, pins, finial nut)...now I don't want it to go <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Thanks for the input.

By the way, no lathe or mill. I "turned" that finial nut on my drill press with files <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//blink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' />

I got a similar request for a blade with that kind of shape last year some time. I didn't go with a takedown but the blades shape looked like a beaver's tail. With no point at all. In retrospect I should have just made an ulu. (An Inuit skinning knife) LOL it would have filled the request of a knife with no point.

Great looking knife ED!!

Jared,

You are right, and I thought of an Ulu as well as several other options, but the customer wanted this style because of the way he prefers to skin and hold the blade.

Mike,

Thanks! How are you doing? I just talked to Brad yesterday. I'm trying to find a way to get down there in October for the Hammer-In. We'll see <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//cool.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />

I hope you can it would be great to see you and make some knives.