guzzo Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here are a couple of my knives made from 5160. I am a bowhunter and I use the Bowie for chopping out wild pig jaws and other heavy work. I have some picks of it in use but fear blood and bone may offend some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 really nice! Probably a good idea about the blood and bone, why do you chop out the jaws? what are the specs on the blades? Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I love the knife; nice and heavy with a wide blade... We often hunt hogs with dogs and kill 'em with knives - although I personally prefer a pistol. Sounds much harder than it is except on the big ones (which is 300-400 around here). My son had a nice pack of pits, black mouth curs, a heeler and one giant Rhodesian Ridgeback - he's down to one BM and the Ridgy now. I made his pig sticker out of a file with a wide tanto point because IMHO the chisel tip cuts arteries better than a point. Stay safe - piggies can be a real bad trip under the wrong circumstances... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzo Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 really nice! Probably a good idea about the blood and bone, why do you chop out the jaws? what are the specs on the blades? Josh Thanks, If I get a good set of tusks I take the jaw. I will measure and post the specs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzo Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 I love the knife; nice and heavy with a wide blade... We often hunt hogs with dogs and kill 'em with knives - although I personally prefer a pistol. Sounds much harder than it is except on the big ones (which is 300-400 around here). My son had a nice pack of pits, black mouth curs, a heeler and one giant Rhodesian Ridgeback - he's down to one BM and the Ridgy now. I made his pig sticker out of a file with a wide tanto point because IMHO the chisel tip cuts arteries better than a point. Stay safe - piggies can be a real bad trip under the wrong circumstances... A lot of blokes up here hunt with dogs but they have to be buffalo proof or they don't come back. I have had my share of close calls with the angry hog...they sure make a scary noise when they charge....400lb are big pigs for sure....do you have a pic of the pig sticker you made your son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzo Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here is a pic from my trail cam just behind my home...I got into knife making because I was sick of buying second rate knives and decided to make my own...never looked back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here is a pic from my trail cam just behind my home...I got into knife making because I was sick of buying second rate knives and decided to make my own...never looked back 10guage with buck shot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oof Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 that's a lotta bacon. mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maillemaker Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 10guage with buck shot..... 10 gauge? That's just a cannon pretending to be a shotgun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 10 gauge? That's just a cannon pretending to be a shotgun! my grandpa owns a 8 guage beretta, he can shoot it, im too afraid of it..... he shot a 8 point buck with a slug.... lets call it a not-so-clean kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I wouldn't be offended by blood and bone. And I think that group of hogs would interract well with some well placed explosives. Or maybe a submachine gun. Oh yea, nice blades! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzo Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Blade is 2 1/4 inch wide, 12 inch long and weighs 2 lbs....It is a bit ugly but it can chop through the jaw bone of a pig without blade damage so it does what i made it to do.......here is a pic of why a lot of hunting dogs in my area never come home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Have you heard of the "dogo dog" from Argentina? They were bread to hunt pigs down there and seem to be great family dogs also. Look into the history and the different dogs crossed to make this family friendly hunting dog. Of course, three dogo's would be better than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Blade is 2 1/4 inch wide, 12 inch long and weighs 2 lbs....It is a bit ugly but it can chop through the jaw bone of a pig without blade damage so it does what i made it to do.......here is a pic of why a lot of hunting dogs in my area never come home That's a real beast. We put ballistic armor jackets on our dogs but they still get cut up sometimes. My son had an old Catahoula dog (he died of heat stroke a couple years ago) who would grab a pig or cow on the nose and spin, which caused the other animal to flip. I saw him turn a 1000 steer over on its back - and the dog weighed about 70 lbs. Best dog judo you ever saw...<LOL> I'll ask my son to bring his knife over for a pic. It is nothing fancy; I used a stag horn butt for the handle and put a full loop finger guard on it so CW doesn't lose his grip when the blood starts flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzo Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 That's a real beast. We put ballistic armor jackets on our dogs but they still get cut up sometimes. My son had an old Catahoula dog (he died of heat stroke a couple years ago) who would grab a pig or cow on the nose and spin, which caused the other animal to flip. I saw him turn a 1000 steer over on its back - and the dog weighed about 70 lbs. Best dog judo you ever saw...<LOL> I'll ask my son to bring his knife over for a pic. It is nothing fancy; I used a stag horn butt for the handle and put a full loop finger guard on it so CW doesn't lose his grip when the blood starts flying. The old boar is a tough animal....I tried a chop on a 90 kg boar I shot with the bow to see what the Bowie would do...it went straight through the spine with ease so as a last line of defence it has my trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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