THANK YOU so much for your interest and support! Please SUBSCRIBE and RING the BELL BUTTON to stay notified of upcoming videos. If you have questions, please comment below and I WILL RESPOND as soon as possible. Do you have a favorite carry knife?? Let me know what you guys prefer. Also, don't forget to check the LINKS in the DESCRIPTION BOX. Take care and God bless!
Thank you so much Donald. I am very happy with how it performs as it is a real pleasure to use. I am thankful William was willing to make this possible. Thanks for tuning in and take care.
I just got mine in today. It is with the black micarta scales. It is beautiful and the little bit of carving I have done, it works great. The Blackbird, Blackhat, and Corporals Corner Camp and Trail are my 3 favorite knives.
Congratulations. Gorgeous blade, Matt. The dual grind is an interesting concept. I was skeptical until you explained the reasoning behind it. Fine work on the handle design and materials. Looks like you got a winner.
@@blackhatbushcraft I watch you ,Dave Canterbury,corpals corner and the grey bearded green beret. It is outstanding they even say to check you out. And I do. You all have your own way of bushcraft and I find really interesting. Who is the best. That's a question I cant answer however all of you give great advice and showing what is what is good and whats not
@@johndickens7071 I truly appreciate that John and I feel honored to be mentioned along side of those guys as I have spent time in the field with all of them and respect them all for their knowledge, skills and contributions to the community here. Thank you again for your support sir!
It will definitely make a great companion! You will have two great knives my friend! Thank you for your interest and support and I hope they both serve you well for many years to come. Take care!
Just received my new knife. As usual, WC has great quality. I own several WC knives. Great design Matt. I look forward to using the knife in the field soon. Love the size, handle, blade design and both grinds. I'm tempted to get one more of the first run knives from Ridgerunner blades while they still have a few left. I know they will only increase in value. Everyone will want one of these. Again, great job and congratulations, your name is on a quality product. God bless. Charles, from Give God More Ministries.
Certainly seems to be another great knife from WC Knives in partnership with Black Hat Bushcraft. Well thought out, a perfect size, and a quality design. Looking forward to learning more about this knife. Thank you for sharing this. - Tennessee Smoky
@@spider5001 That’s awesome! What handle material did you get? I would definitely be curious to hear your thoughts on it. I am hoping it will serve you as well as mine has served me. Take care!
I got natural micarta. Micarta is like a double edged sword to me. It is very strong and grippy but! It is also heavy lol. This will be my 4th WC knife. I’ve had a Nessy and a jr. Woodsman. They were both amazing but I ultimately ended up trading or selling them. I regret selling the Jr. Woodsman. I also have a second run blackbird. That knife is amazing and I will never sell it. I’m hoping to do an overnight this weekend. I will definitely let you know how your knife does🙂👍🏻
The Nessy aka Lark definitely influenced my design! That is still one of my favorites and I have no doubt it always will be! This one sort of takes up where the LARK leaves off. They make an Amazing pair :) Thanks for tuning in Todd!
Congratulations, Matt! I promised myself to stop buying bushcraft knives..lol..BUT...this design of yours is beyond amazing and I'm definitely buying one! I love the blade shape, the dual grind and the thickness of it! Its also amazing how you can do pretty much everything with it from camp cooking, to dressing game...to bushcraft! Wow! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Thank you so much Rusty! I really appreciate your kind words and support! If you do get one, I truly hope you will be as pleased with yours as I am mine! Please let me know your thoughts once you get a hold of it. Take care!
I love the knife...and the ergonomic engineering design of the blade, the 2 part beveling...never thought it possible...the handle? Love the ergonomic design..though it has just a slight of a finger guard...made it so now to trust yourself in getting your fingers to trust handling positions of work. Love the knife...and I'm looking to invest in this tool to my bushcraft toolbox for use. I'm not keen on wood handle scales(in general),I prefer micarta scales...but this knife pops with the wooden scales...I like the liners on it as well..this is a beautiful knife...and a hybrid (big plus)..ahhh..let us not forget the 90 degree spine...yes,yes,yes!looking great on form,fit,and function...the sheath with fire loop...liking that...wow...I love to get my hands on it! I look at practicality and uniqueness in all work knives...two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻...no...10..a perfect 10...great video there in showing tests on it..I'll be checking into getting my own...out of all the custom knives I researched, this one I am impressed...thanks once again for the opportunity to see these test demos...take care..and God bless.
Thank you so much for your kind words Steven!! I really appreciate your comments and the good news is they will be getting some micarta models in this week that may be exactly what you want. I believe there are 3 green, 3 natural (brown) and three black micarta models on the way. I hope you can grab one and I truly hope it will serve you well my friend! I hope to hear your thoughts once you get to handle it. Take care and God bless you as well!
Super excited for you! Nice to see some innovative thinking and not just another 5” Scandi drop point that could have come from one of a thousand makers. Did I miss the discussion on the steel? I know you’re not a steel nerd, neither am I, but would be interested to know if you had any discussion about steel choices.
Wonderful looking knife you abd everyone involved with it should be very proud of it. Shame I am in Cornwall England as not a chance I will be able to get one….. poor me poor me.
Thank you so much for your kind words and I know shipping is steep but I feel confident they would get it to you if you wanted. Either way, blessings to you across the pond my friend!
Hi John, Thank you so much and just to give you a heads up, you aren't too late. They should have the first shipment of these around mid week so definitely check in with them. I appreciate your support very much and if you get one, I truly hope it will serve you as well as mine is for me. I would be glad to hear your thoughts on it! Take care and good luck.
Congrats on your fulfillment of designing and implementing your knife. I am glad you were able to find someone to bring it to life but also someone to provide sheaths for it. Rich Blessings
Thank you so much Jeff! It truly is a pleasure to use. As you can see, I fancy it quite a bit :) I hope you can get a hold of one and I hope you will like it as much as I do! I hope to hear your thoughts if you get one. Take care.
I'm not sure about those finger choils on the handle, that I always hate but the rest of the design, seems like the perfect outdoors knife!!! I really like ,where WC knives have ended up. Didn't like his first knives, these though...it's the opposite! Good job mr W.C.!!!
Well after getting one I can say the finger choils as you called them are wonderful and amazing, even for my large hands. I dont know if I would change anything with this knife tbh except maybe making the lanyard attachment just a little longer and stick out more. Im so impressed that I may see about getting another.
William is a superb gentleman. He is a master humble enough not to know it ...he did master that double grind for to great grids I have a prototype of his and never gets uncomfortable Matt I just look said no results at ridge runner
Hi Tom, I totally agree sir, William is indeed a master of his trade! I am so pleased to partner with him on this project! Ridgerunner will be getting the first shipment this coming week so you aren't too late. Probably by mid week they should receive the package and it shouldn't be long from there. Good luck and I hope you get one! If you do miss this one, there is already a second run ordered. Take care sir and thank you for your interest and support.
Tom, if you are not able to get a first run, I did order two. Loved the first one so much. I will sell the black micarta if you need one. No profit, just at cost. But if you get one, id like to keep both. Good luck. Both are first run. I love this knife.
@@givegodmoreministries2315 That is a very kind offer from you my friend. I am so glad to hear you are enjoying the knife! I hope it serves you well for a lifetime. God bless you and yours!
Thank you so much Andy! They should be receiving the first shipment by Wednesday or Thursday this week. Good luck and please let me know what you think when you are able to get one! Take care my friend.
Congratulations on bringing your idea into production. I'm sure they will be difficult to get one. It looks very well thought out and versatile. Will you keep making batches until sales slow down?
As I'm exploring the need to do more bushcraft, I've been looking for a knife. I prefer quality especially if its something I am going to be relying on and using alot of. My concern is that Ive got large hands and tend to find handles with finger ridges tend to be uncomfortable or dont line up with my hands properly. How long is the handle? I need at least a 4-5 inch handle for it to fit my hand properly.
Knife just arrived. The coyote suretouch was beautiful. Ive got very large hands and it fit well. The handle is thicker which is nice. The finger grooves are subtle but perfect and aid in having a solid grip. One thing that wasnt mentioned was how the tang sticks out a little bit beyond the handle for a lanyard attachment. Its also slightly recessed with the handle being relieved to create a cavity to feed the lanyard into. While it might make it slightly difficult to feed in a lanyard I like it. it also would let you hit something with it. So far i am very pleased and impressed with it. I got the non fero rod vertical sheath. Its very robust and the knife joes sit deep within it . I just wish it had a positive retaining strap as I would be concerned about it loosening up over time.
Hello and thank you for your interest! The store is Ridgerunner Blades. I have a link to their site in the description box. They should get the first shipment this coming week so give them a call or keep an eye on the site. I hope you can get a hold of one and if so, I would be glad to hear your thoughts and experience with it. Take care.
Hi Axel, it can definitely serve that purpose. I have used it quite a bit to process food and meat and it does great for me. The sheath can be purchased from Randy Smith at Stitched Gear Outfitters. Randy has designed a perfect fitted sheath for this knife. If you get one, please let me know what you think. I would be glad to hear your feedback.
@@blackhatbushcraft I was waiting to hear back from you before I ordered the knife, I think they had three or four available at the time. However I didn’t hear back from you in time and I panicked a little bit as over the past five or six months I’ve had similar things happen, where I tried to get one of his knives and something weird happened or they sold out from underneath me somehow. So I decided to order the knife even before I heard back from you. Hopefully it goes through tomorrow without any issue because they were closed when I ordered it. They only had one option for a sheath at ridge runner, it’s the vertical sheath without the fire rod holder. I went ahead and included that in the order, but I think I’ll send it to Randy when I get it so he can treat it with the beeswax stuff that he has. It’ll be a little bit of an inconvenience but it’ll be worth it according to him. The sheath was on the expensive side a little bit but according to what you said in the video that she is very nice and worth it.
@@blackhatbushcraft Your video definitely helped me decide on this knife. I already have a couple dedicated hunting knives, but I wanna be able to use this one as well and have this in a backpack for hiking and for hunting as a back up knife for sure. Or Bushcrafting knife. With the drop point tip, I think it will do fine on processing a deer even the skinning and cutting part I think it will be fine. But also it seems like a very versatile knife for other things. I am not a woodworker by any means or a woodcarver, but I think it will be good for other tasks. You did a great job on the video
I wanted to let you know I got the black hat knife today in the mail. It’s a nice looking knife, and I really like the maple wood handle on it. I have not had a chance to do anything with it as I need to send the sheath to Randy at stitched gear outfitters to put his wax treatment on the sheath! So far I like what I see with the knife, my only complaint is that it doesn’t have much of a finger guard. For being such a big and long blade, I think it would benefit having more of a finger guard for sure. I’m going to see if I can get used to it if not I might sell it. Maybe I can learn how to get used to it, but I’ll have to get a really tight grip a pie near the base of the blade
So Mat, What no hook. I'm hooked, lol I guess your not. My first hook was of course The Tracker, 20 some odd years ago, wow. The woodsman grind is of course Williams, he doesn't claim it. But I think he's deservedly made it his own. I've gone more toward a sloping hook with the wedge grind. Great Vid well done you really covered a lot of aspects of your design. BK
Thank you so much Robert! I agree, I know there have been others to do multi-grinds but I personally feel like William has taken it to the next level. He is an amazing craftsman. I do like the hooks, they perform well but I guess I didd go a little more traditional on this design. Thank you for tuning in and commenting Robert, I really appreciate it.
3mm (Almost 1/8th) is the max you can go with a scandi grind medium size knife. Less than that will slice better, ore than that is a NO NO. Marketing trends and the huge misinformation spread on UA-cam, is responsible for tons of valuable knowledge on many tools. Axe was the frst victim, that chainsaws killed, now it's the knife, that UA-cam kills it.
THANK YOU so much for your interest and support! Please SUBSCRIBE and RING the BELL BUTTON to stay notified of upcoming videos. If you have questions, please comment below and I WILL RESPOND as soon as possible. Do you have a favorite carry knife?? Let me know what you guys prefer. Also, don't forget to check the LINKS in the DESCRIPTION BOX. Take care and God bless!
Awesome, super proud and happy for you Matt! If anyone ever deserved a branded knife it is you.
Congratulations Matt! It's a beauty!
Thank you so much Jerry! I appreciate your kind words my friend.
Great concept. I’ve wanted a WC knife for awhile. This might just be the one.
Thanks for the video!
Just ordered mine from Ridgerunner Blades - looks like an awesome blade and can't wait to put it to use!
have you had a chance to use it? What are your thoughts on it?
Meat Trapper, Your review of the knife was outstanding as well. Thanks for the video.
@@MysticalDragon73 You can check out the latest video on my channel for my review
@@givegodmoreministries2315 it was wasnt it.
@@Meattrapper Actually I did and thought it to be a great video. Even commented. I'll likely be ordering one soon.
Beautifully designed and crafted knife and sheaths, sir. You've made me want one!
Thank you so much Larry. I appreciate you tuning in sir!
That's a beautiful designed knife, you did a great job on it looks really nice.
Thank you so much Donald. I am very happy with how it performs as it is a real pleasure to use. I am thankful William was willing to make this possible. Thanks for tuning in and take care.
Well, you sold me on it, Matt! It's a really nice looking knife and well thought out.
Looks great
Congratulation Matt. Well done !!
I like the continuous curve of the edge.
God bless you!!
Thank you so much Carlos. Me too brother! It performs so well in my opinion. I appreciate you tuning in!
I just got mine in today. It is with the black micarta scales. It is beautiful and the little bit of carving I have done, it works great. The Blackbird, Blackhat, and Corporals Corner Camp and Trail are my 3 favorite knives.
Congratulations. Gorgeous blade, Matt. The dual grind is an interesting concept. I was skeptical until you explained the reasoning behind it. Fine work on the handle design and materials. Looks like you got a winner.
Thank you so much James! I appreciate you tuning in and your kind words!
Awesome blade my friend!!
I'm In! This is in response to the gaw for pathfinder kitchen . Just making sure you know that ive been a subscriber for years 😉👍
I don't know if anyone else seen it
But he used the the whole knife in the demo. It's great to see
Awesome vid
Thank you so much John! I appreciate your kind words and interest to tune in!
@@blackhatbushcraft I watch you ,Dave Canterbury,corpals corner and the grey bearded green beret. It is outstanding they even say to check you out. And I do. You all have your own way of bushcraft and I find really interesting. Who is the best. That's a question I cant answer however all of you give great advice and showing what is what is good and whats not
@@blackhatbushcraft Three Bushcraft Gentleman said to check you out. You didn't disappoint
@@johndickens7071 I truly appreciate that John and I feel honored to be mentioned along side of those guys as I have spent time in the field with all of them and respect them all for their knowledge, skills and contributions to the community here. Thank you again for your support sir!
@@johndickens7071 Thank you and I really appreciate their referral!
a perfect companion to my s.r.o. mountaineer and will accomplish any camp task. Be proud my friend you've earned the respect. Can't wait. :)
It will definitely make a great companion! You will have two great knives my friend! Thank you for your interest and support and I hope they both serve you well for many years to come. Take care!
@@coreyschultz7018 How do you like it?
Nice design!
Just received my new knife. As usual, WC has great quality. I own several WC knives. Great design Matt. I look forward to using the knife in the field soon. Love the size, handle, blade design and both grinds. I'm tempted to get one more of the first run knives from Ridgerunner blades while they still have a few left. I know they will only increase in value. Everyone will want one of these. Again, great job and congratulations, your name is on a quality product. God bless. Charles, from Give God More Ministries.
Wow. Tremendously engineered. Nice job. It'll take me a while but I'm gonna save my pennies to buy one of i can some day.
Certainly seems to be another great knife from WC Knives in partnership with Black Hat Bushcraft. Well thought out, a perfect size, and a quality design. Looking forward to learning more about this knife. Thank you for sharing this. - Tennessee Smoky
Thank you so much my friend! I appreciate you dropping in and sharing a kind word! Take care.
Congratulations, well done!
Thank you for tuning in!
I have one coming tomorrow from ridgerunner. I’m really excited to get it out in the woods. Also it’s finally comfortable camping weather 🎉🎉🎉
@@spider5001 That’s awesome! What handle material did you get? I would definitely be curious to hear your thoughts on it. I am hoping it will serve you as well as mine has served me. Take care!
I got natural micarta. Micarta is like a double edged sword to me. It is very strong and grippy but! It is also heavy lol. This will be my 4th WC knife. I’ve had a Nessy and a jr. Woodsman. They were both amazing but I ultimately ended up trading or selling them. I regret selling the Jr. Woodsman. I also have a second run blackbird. That knife is amazing and I will never sell it. I’m hoping to do an overnight this weekend. I will definitely let you know how your knife does🙂👍🏻
@@blackhatbushcraft
@@spider5001 That sounds awesome! I can’t wait to hear how it does for you and I wish you a safe and enjoyable outing my friend.
Great looking knife Matt 🤠
Thank you so much Herb!
Congratulations on the roll out of your blade . Have a great day
Thank you so much John! I really appreciate that. Take care buddy!
Very well designed and executed
Thank you so much for your kind words and for tuning in!
Looks Great. Awesome Video. Thank You !! H.
Thank you so much Wendell! It has turned out to be everything I hoped for. Take care!
Great knives!!
Super nice...!! "LARK II" is running thru my mind....LOL
The Nessy aka Lark definitely influenced my design! That is still one of my favorites and I have no doubt it always will be! This one sort of takes up where the LARK leaves off. They make an Amazing pair :) Thanks for tuning in Todd!
Congratulations, Matt! I promised myself to stop buying bushcraft knives..lol..BUT...this design of yours is beyond amazing and I'm definitely buying one! I love the blade shape, the dual grind and the thickness of it! Its also amazing how you can do pretty much everything with it from camp cooking, to dressing game...to bushcraft! Wow! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Thank you so much Rusty! I really appreciate your kind words and support! If you do get one, I truly hope you will be as pleased with yours as I am mine! Please let me know your thoughts once you get a hold of it. Take care!
I will definitely let you know. I'm patiently waiting for the release
@@rusty1999 have you gotten yours yet? What are your thoughts on it?
Love it. Well described
You got me. Just ordered one.
I hope you will love it as much as i do brother! I look forward to hearing your thoughts! Thank you for your support my friend.
I love the knife...and the ergonomic engineering design of the blade, the 2 part beveling...never thought it possible...the handle? Love the ergonomic design..though it has just a slight of a finger guard...made it so now to trust yourself in getting your fingers to trust handling positions of work.
Love the knife...and I'm looking to invest in this tool to my bushcraft toolbox for use. I'm not keen on wood handle scales(in general),I prefer micarta scales...but this knife pops with the wooden scales...I like the liners on it as well..this is a beautiful knife...and a hybrid (big plus)..ahhh..let us not forget the 90 degree spine...yes,yes,yes!looking great on form,fit,and function...the sheath with fire loop...liking that...wow...I love to get my hands on it! I look at practicality and uniqueness in all work knives...two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻...no...10..a perfect 10...great video there in showing tests on it..I'll be checking into getting my own...out of all the custom knives I researched, this one I am impressed...thanks once again for the opportunity to see these test demos...take care..and God bless.
Thank you so much for your kind words Steven!! I really appreciate your comments and the good news is they will be getting some micarta models in this week that may be exactly what you want. I believe there are 3 green, 3 natural (brown) and three black micarta models on the way. I hope you can grab one and I truly hope it will serve you well my friend! I hope to hear your thoughts once you get to handle it. Take care and God bless you as well!
Cool knife 👍
Super excited for you! Nice to see some innovative thinking and not just another 5” Scandi drop point that could have come from one of a thousand makers. Did I miss the discussion on the steel? I know you’re not a steel nerd, neither am I, but would be interested to know if you had any discussion about steel choices.
Wonderful looking knife you abd everyone involved with it should be very proud of it. Shame I am in Cornwall England as not a chance I will be able to get one….. poor me poor me.
Thank you so much for your kind words and I know shipping is steep but I feel confident they would get it to you if you wanted. Either way, blessings to you across the pond my friend!
Congratulations
Thank you Hiram!
Awesome knife Matt heading over to ridge runner knives hope there’s some left peace out Boston soldiers
Hi John, Thank you so much and just to give you a heads up, you aren't too late. They should have the first shipment of these around mid week so definitely check in with them. I appreciate your support very much and if you get one, I truly hope it will serve you as well as mine is for me. I would be glad to hear your thoughts on it! Take care and good luck.
Congrats Matt. That's a great blade
Thank you so much Tom! I appreciate your kind words!
@@blackhatbushcraft anytime Matt of you need someone to review it lol ????
Nice knife. Great video. Good job. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Thank you so much Glenn! I really appreciate your kind words my friend.
IMatt just put in my order 5 minutes ago. The Black Hat and Master Trapper should be a good combo
Beautiful looking knife and looks very functional!
Thank you for your time, interest and kind words! I appreciate you tuning in!
Congrats on your fulfillment of designing and implementing your knife. I am glad you were able to find someone to bring it to life but also someone to provide sheaths for it. Rich Blessings
Congratulations that is an awesome knife gotta get one
Thank you so much Jeff! It truly is a pleasure to use. As you can see, I fancy it quite a bit :) I hope you can get a hold of one and I hope you will like it as much as I do! I hope to hear your thoughts if you get one. Take care.
Excellent video thanks . I do like the knife and would like to see how it handles. Good luck at the knife show.
Thank you so much my friend! I am looking forward to it! Should be fun meeting new people and reconnecting with old friends! Take care!
i like it, good job.
Thank you so much Gerard!
Thats a nice knife looks good and looks like the knife to have in your kit
Thank you so much for your interest and kind words George! I appreciate you tuning in and commenting.
I'm not sure about those finger choils on the handle, that I always hate but the rest of the design, seems like the perfect outdoors knife!!! I really like ,where WC knives have ended up. Didn't like his first knives, these though...it's the opposite! Good job mr W.C.!!!
Thats my concern too as I have large hands and all too often shaped handles dont line up well for me or are very comfortable.
Well after getting one I can say the finger choils as you called them are wonderful and amazing, even for my large hands. I dont know if I would change anything with this knife tbh except maybe making the lanyard attachment just a little longer and stick out more. Im so impressed that I may see about getting another.
William is a superb gentleman. He is a master humble enough not to know it ...he did master that double grind for to great grids I have a prototype of his and never gets uncomfortable Matt I just look said no results at ridge runner
Hi Tom, I totally agree sir, William is indeed a master of his trade! I am so pleased to partner with him on this project! Ridgerunner will be getting the first shipment this coming week so you aren't too late. Probably by mid week they should receive the package and it shouldn't be long from there. Good luck and I hope you get one! If you do miss this one, there is already a second run ordered. Take care sir and thank you for your interest and support.
@@blackhatbushcraft welcome Matt good luck with the blades
Tom, if you are not able to get a first run, I did order two. Loved the first one so much. I will sell the black micarta if you need one. No profit, just at cost. But if you get one, id like to keep both. Good luck. Both are first run. I love this knife.
@@givegodmoreministries2315 That is a very kind offer from you my friend. I am so glad to hear you are enjoying the knife! I hope it serves you well for a lifetime. God bless you and yours!
Hey Matt, you designed a knife o have always wanted. I think this is a winner. When will this be up in Ridgerunner?
Thank you so much Andy! They should be receiving the first shipment by Wednesday or Thursday this week. Good luck and please let me know what you think when you are able to get one! Take care my friend.
@@blackhatbushcraft Thanks Matt! I will try to snag one up and report back. Hopefully I don’t miss it.
Congratulations on bringing your idea into production. I'm sure they will be difficult to get one. It looks very well thought out and versatile. Will you keep making batches until sales slow down?
Do you have any updates on the second run?
Very nice Matt. Oh honey, remember how I said I didn't need anything? Well....
LOL! Thank you Randy and feel free to blame me :) It isn't your fault but mine...and William's... Thanks for tuning in brother!
@@blackhatbushcraft , I'm getting in line for one of these. Congratulations.
As I'm exploring the need to do more bushcraft, I've been looking for a knife. I prefer quality especially if its something I am going to be relying on and using alot of. My concern is that Ive got large hands and tend to find handles with finger ridges tend to be uncomfortable or dont line up with my hands properly. How long is the handle? I need at least a 4-5 inch handle for it to fit my hand properly.
Just ordered one with a coyote suretouch handle they had 2 rosewoods a coco and a red micata in stock but the coyote suretouch popped.
Knife just arrived. The coyote suretouch was beautiful. Ive got very large hands and it fit well. The handle is thicker which is nice. The finger grooves are subtle but perfect and aid in having a solid grip. One thing that wasnt mentioned was how the tang sticks out a little bit beyond the handle for a lanyard attachment. Its also slightly recessed with the handle being relieved to create a cavity to feed the lanyard into. While it might make it slightly difficult to feed in a lanyard I like it. it also would let you hit something with it. So far i am very pleased and impressed with it. I got the non fero rod vertical sheath. Its very robust and the knife joes sit deep within it . I just wish it had a positive retaining strap as I would be concerned about it loosening up over time.
I'm in
Very nice. So how do I buy one of these? Can't find it anywhere.
I have a friend who will be in Wilkesboro next week and will stop by Ridge Runner.
Hello and thank you for your interest! The store is Ridgerunner Blades. I have a link to their site in the description box. They should get the first shipment this coming week so give them a call or keep an eye on the site. I hope you can get a hold of one and if so, I would be glad to hear your thoughts and experience with it. Take care.
Would this knife make a good hunting knife? Also, where do you get a sheath for it?
Hi Axel, it can definitely serve that purpose. I have used it quite a bit to process food and meat and it does great for me. The sheath can be purchased from Randy Smith at Stitched Gear Outfitters. Randy has designed a perfect fitted sheath for this knife. If you get one, please let me know what you think. I would be glad to hear your feedback.
@@blackhatbushcraft I was waiting to hear back from you before I ordered the knife, I think they had three or four available at the time. However I didn’t hear back from you in time and I panicked a little bit as over the past five or six months I’ve had similar things happen, where I tried to get one of his knives and something weird happened or they sold out from underneath me somehow. So I decided to order the knife even before I heard back from you. Hopefully it goes through tomorrow without any issue because they were closed when I ordered it. They only had one option for a sheath at ridge runner, it’s the vertical sheath without the fire rod holder. I went ahead and included that in the order, but I think I’ll send it to Randy when I get it so he can treat it with the beeswax stuff that he has. It’ll be a little bit of an inconvenience but it’ll be worth it according to him. The sheath was on the expensive side a little bit but according to what you said in the video that she is very nice and worth it.
@@blackhatbushcraft Your video definitely helped me decide on this knife. I already have a couple dedicated hunting knives, but I wanna be able to use this one as well and have this in a backpack for hiking and for hunting as a back up knife for sure. Or Bushcrafting knife. With the drop point tip, I think it will do fine on processing a deer even the skinning and cutting part I think it will be fine. But also it seems like a very versatile knife for other things. I am not a woodworker by any means or a woodcarver, but I think it will be good for other tasks. You did a great job on the video
I wanted to let you know I got the black hat knife today in the mail. It’s a nice looking knife, and I really like the maple wood handle on it. I have not had a chance to do anything with it as I need to send the sheath to Randy at stitched gear outfitters to put his wax treatment on the sheath! So far I like what I see with the knife, my only complaint is that it doesn’t have much of a finger guard. For being such a big and long blade, I think it would benefit having more of a finger guard for sure. I’m going to see if I can get used to it if not I might sell it. Maybe I can learn how to get used to it, but I’ll have to get a really tight grip a pie near the base of the blade
So Mat, What no hook. I'm hooked, lol I guess your not. My first hook was of course The Tracker, 20 some odd years ago, wow. The woodsman grind is of course Williams, he doesn't claim it. But I think he's deservedly made it his own. I've gone more toward a sloping hook with the wedge grind. Great Vid well done you really covered a lot of aspects of your design. BK
Thank you so much Robert! I agree, I know there have been others to do multi-grinds but I personally feel like William has taken it to the next level. He is an amazing craftsman. I do like the hooks, they perform well but I guess I didd go a little more traditional on this design. Thank you for tuning in and commenting Robert, I really appreciate it.
What type of steel 1095/ Stainless?
Were is the steel from?
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3mm (Almost 1/8th) is the max you can go with a scandi grind medium size knife. Less than that will slice better, ore than that is a NO NO. Marketing trends and the huge misinformation spread on UA-cam, is responsible for tons of valuable knowledge on many tools. Axe was the frst victim, that chainsaws killed, now it's the knife, that UA-cam kills it.
need more bacon, oh, wait, still need bacon but cool knife.
LOL, Thank you Steve, there's always room for a little more bacon :)