Pilots Survival Knife

I felt led to make my own rendition of a pilots survival knife.  Mine is a little longer than the standard Ontario or Kabar GI pilot knife.  I upcycled some steel from an antique sawmill blade.  Complete with blood grove.

Cottarknives

Spring 2015

He is some of what I have been working on this spring.

Kitchen knife from antique sawmill blade.  The handle is made of handmade burlap Micarta

Closeup of Burlap Micarta

Custom karambit from an antique sawmill blade

Custom karambit from antique saw blade.  Moonglow handle.

Custom hunting knioe from farrier rasp

Skinner from vintage sawmill blade

Bowie from Owens Handle Co. sawmill blade and stag handle.

Warncliff blade

EDC with Moonglow glow in the dark handle

Kitchen chopper.   Black micarta with Palm wood

New for 2015

This year I am adding a makers mark!  The CK mark stands for CottarKnives.  I use a 20 ton press to stamp the steel.  On annealed flat stock its easier because the steel starts off softer, on the antiques saw blades, I have to anneal the steal which adds an extra step.  I made a fist full of neckers because they are easier to make (no handle material), and fun to carry and use. 

Small skinner / Necker after heat treat

Cottarknife EDC model W/O scales

 



Cordwrapped

Paracord Wrapped EDC

Small Birdhunter

Small Birdhunter Cordwrapped

 

 

12" kitchen knife from antique sawmill blade.  Palm Handle

FireAxe with helmet skull logo and flames reverse acid etched into steel.

Custom hickory handle for fire axe

New concept.  Karambit.

Fire Axe

I had a friend that's been wanting a knife using a material made by TexasBlanks.  He calls this product Hulkinator.  Was very interesting to work with, sanded and worked very well.

New profile. 

 

Just for fun, made some everydaycarry Skull Knucks from bluejean Micarta.