Posted by Brent Good on Feb 25th 2020
The Classic Trapper
The Classic Trapper.
A closer look at our Classic Trapper.
OVERALL KNIFE DESIGN
The Trapper was designed to be a robust version of the woodlore
Bushcraft knife, which through the years has been proven to be a one of
the most trusted designs for outdoor Bushcraft enthusiasts. Despite
being a much larger blade then it’s woodlore cousin, it maintains a well
balanced feel that makes it capable of handling all of your Bushcraft
tasks with ease.
BLADE
The cutting edge of the Trapper exactly 5 inches and is 3/16 thick. It
is beveled with a 20 degree scandi grind, and given a secondary micro
bevel to improve edge strength and durability. The generous blade length
of this drop point design gives you an advantage with batoning through
thicker pieces of wood, and other cutting tasks where a larger blade is
needed, yet still handles whittling and finer detail work with ease.
The spines of our blades are given a 90 degree edge for tinder scraping.
HANDLE SHAPE AND LENGTH
The shape of our handles have the reputation of being some of the most
comfortable handles in the business. The Trapper like all of our custom
knives are given a comfortable ergonomic coke bottle shape, which
naturally contours to your hand, reducing hot spots and fatigue while in
use. The Trapper has 5 inch handle, which makes a great fit for all
hand sizes. It has a large lanyard hole that clears the palm while the
knife is gripped.
STEEL AND HEAT TREATING
Along for being known for. Incredibly comfortable handles, we are also
known for having an incredibly tough knife. Our blades are made in high
carbon 01 tool steel. We heat treat and temper our knives to an RC of
59, which gives our blades incredible edge retention and performance.
MATERIALS
We use only the highest quality materials with our knives. We offer a
wide range of different handle options for our knives. Some of the most
ordered materials are California buckeye Burl, Ironwood, maple, ivory
micarta, and cholla cactus.