Skinner with Ram's Horn

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Product Description for Skinner with Ram's Horn

Maker: Jim Whitman (deceased) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 99392
Blade length: 3.40 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.30 in.
Total length: 7.50 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.15 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.08 in.
Item weight: 6.80 oz.
Shipment weight: 9.2 oz.
Blade: Convex ground, satin finished AEB-L stainless steel
Bolster: Sheep horn
Handle: Sheep horn
Sheath: Tooled pouch style leather sheath
Description: James Whitman was a knifemaker out of Chugiak, Alaska. Jim was a quintessential outdoorsman and spent much of his free time roaming the woods, paddling through lakes, hunting and trapping. When he moved to Alaska in 1968, Whitman was able to spend even more time in the wild. After an early retirement, Jim pursued his passion of knifemaking. He was well best known for his skinners and hunters. Unfortunately Jim passed away in December of 2013. This knife has been in a single private collection since it was made. It has been meticulously cared for and is in new condition. By all appearances, it could have been made yesterday.
This exceptional deep bellied skinner was made from ultra-high performance AEB-L stainless steel. Many knifemakers and metallurgists feel that AEB-L, with its small crystalline size, tremendous edge stability and toughness, is among the best stainless steels used in knifemaking today. AEB-L was developed for razor blades with a very fine grain structure making it easy to sharpen while maintaining good edge holding capabilities. The convex ground blade will cut beautifully. It is satin finished in the grind and jewel polished on the flats.
The nicely rounded handle is formed from sheep horn set on a full tang. The polished sheep horn bolster is set with three bass pins. The scales are set with brass hidden bolt rivets. The two sections are perfectly joined with a dovetail.
A tooled pouch style leather sheath makes it easy to keep this knife close at hand.


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