The Backyard Bushman

I made my first stick tang (full tang) knife as a science project. Something I really wanted to do. I made it with a combination of reindeer antler, leather and curly birch. I searched and searched and was never satisfied with a butt cap that could thread on to the full tang and not ruin the looks of the knife. So, I asked a local machinst to make me up a couple custom caps. It worked out great, and the knife was gorgeous! But doing that for sale is not something that I could do at a reasonable cost. I had to come up with another plan.

First, here is the full tang, stick tang style of knife I came up with for sale.

 

I wanted to be able to make the handle out of more or less a solid piece of material and I figured out how to do that with a traditional tang nut.

The knife comes in your choice of handle materal. If it is something odd, just double check that I can get hold of a piece first. I have no issues getting something special. I just have a list of options as a “starting point.”

Right now, I am only using brass hardware. At a minimum, there will be a piece of brass between the handle and the blade. If you want it dressed up with leather, liners or even a piece of bone, let me know and we will work it out. To keep costs down, I just want to make the majority of the handle a solid piece.

Additional Specs:

Blade Length: 4.25”

Overall Length: 9”

Thickness: 3/32”

Grind: 12.5 degrees per side

Steel: O1, A2 or D2

Pricing and Options:B

ase Knife Price: $220.00

Thickness Options:

3/32″ – $0

Steel Options:
01 – $0

A2 – $10

D2 – $10

Grind Options:

Scandi – Default Grind

Handles (Micarta):

Green Canvas – $0

Black Canvas – $0

Natural Canvas – $0

Red Linen – $0

Maroon Linen – $10

Handles (Wood):

Cocobolo – $20

Bocote – $20

African Blackwood – $25

Stabilized Curly Birch – $90

Desert Ironwood – $40

Desert Ironwood Burl – $65

Curly Maple – $25

Maple – $20

Cherry – $20

Walnut – $20

Something else in mind? I can do almost anything you want. Contact us for pricing.

Sheaths:
Foldover sheath – $0 (specify if you want a firesteel loop added to the sheath. Otherwise it comes without).

Dangler (same as foldover sheath but with detachable dangler loop) – $5

No Sheath – (subtract $20)

Matching Firesteel (Army Sized Light My Fire Blank) – $25