Skinners/Capers

Skinner and Caper knives come in an almost endless variety. They're great for game skinning and
heavy cutting chores in a smaller blade. Here are several examples of our favorites...
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"Etched-Cherry" Skinner

This Skinner style knife has a 5 5/8" blade forged from W2 high carbon steel. The blade is clay-quenched with
and etched hamon (quench) line and has acid etched and forge-marked flats. The contoured guard and set pin are
silica bronze. The handle of this knife is stabilized A-grade Cherry Burl wood. The overall length of this knife
is just over 11" and it comes with a fully tooled leather pouch sheath.
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Available at "Arizona Custom Knives" e-mail them at... sharptalk@arizonacustomknives.com
My link at AZCK... http://www.arizonacustomknives.com/artists/?artist=828

"Coffin-handle" Skinner in Buckeye Burl

 This Skinner knife is forged from 1084 high carbon steel with an etched than hand-rubbed finish. The knife has
a 3 7/8" cutting edge and has an overall length of 8 3/4". The handle scales are stabilized California Buckeye
Burl wood shaped in a "palm-swell" style and set with three stainless steel handle bolts. The knife comes
with a border tool leather pouch sheath with belt loop.
Price, with leather sheath: $300.00 

"Wide-belly Skinner" in Ball- Bearing Damascus

This wide-bellied Skinner has a 4 13/16" blade that's 1 3/8" at its widest point forged from 52100 high carbon
ball-bearing damascus steel. The blade steel has a tight twist, file worked spine and visible hamon line. The
contoured guard is "jail-bar" wrought iron. The handle is lightly dyed and stabilized Curly Maple wood
with a stainless steel pin/lanyard liner and black spacer. The overall length of this knife is 10 1/8"
and comes with a fully tooled, angle carry leather sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath, $600.00

"Sow Belly-Trailing Point" Skinner

This knife is a combination Trailing Point knife with a deeper "Sow" belly, a really nice blend of both styles.
The knife above has a 608 layer high carbon damascus 5 5/8" long with an overall length of 10 1/2".
 The oval guard is "wagon wheel" wrought iron with file worked accents. The handle is top grade
Maple Burl wood with a throat of Buffalo horn (both are stabilized), black/copper spacers
and a stainless steel pin. The tooled leather blade sheath comes with exotic skin inlays.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $800.00

Seguine-Style Skinner

  This skinner blade is based on a pattern I came across by a maker that has passed on by the name of
M.W. Seguine (Juneau, Alaska). I loved this particular heavy skinner pattern so much I had to try forging
something similar in my own style. This skinner has a 4 1/2" blade of 350 layer "double-cut" damascus steel
with file-work and top bevel (roughly 10 1/4" overall length). The handle is Desert Ironwood Burl with a
throat of Malachite stone, nickle-silver and black spacers, mosaic pins and a guard and pommel of
nickle-silver. The handle The knife comes with a tooled leather blade sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $850.00

"Antiqued" Small Caper in Cocobola

This little caper blade is forged from 5160 high carbon steel and done with an antique finish. The blade
is flat ground with a convex edge and a slight top bevel on the spine. The contoured, stippled guard
is made of "red brass" alloy. The handle is Cocobola wood with a throat of stabilized Honey
Buffalo horn and a black spacer. The knife is finished up with a stainless steel pin. The 
leather pouch sheath is border tooled with a matching belt loop. The knife is 7 1/8
overall with a 2 5/8" cutting edge.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $350.00

"BLS"- The Turquoise Eagle

This style skinner is for those who like a wider blades for skinning and general camp chores. The BL skinner
has a 5" hand-rubbed, distal tapered blade of 5160 spring steel, with a total length of 9 1/8". The handle
is fronted with stabilized Giraffe bone, backed with Desert Ironwood and has a turquoise spacer between.
The four pins, handle bolts and lanyard are stainless steel. The taped tang also has black liners.
This knife comes with a tooled leather blade sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $650.00

Baby Bola in Ironwood Burl

This Baby Bola makes a great skinner or utility hunter. The blade is forged from 3/16" thick 1095HC
stock and has a hand-rubbed finish and file worked spine. The knife is 9 3/4" overall with a
4 1/2" cutting edge. The tapered tang handle has A-grade Desert Ironwood Burl scales
with black liners and stainless steel handle bolts/lanyard liner. The knife comes
with a border tooled leather pouch sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $425.00