Friend of mine broke his Junglas batonning (don't ask), so he handed it to me cause he knows I like to mess with projects when I'm bored. With the very short portion of the blade left, I figured the best inspiration for a large/small blade would be our very own Gibson Pinch. I must say I am digging it.
It turned out a pretty sweet blade. Perhaps could use some holes in the tang with the shorter blade. It could also have been the J3
That's the idea. I'm working over the handle now. I want to keep some of the iconic Junglas handle look while giving it a fresh ergonomic feel for a smaller knife.
Yeah, the handle is effectively the same size, just balanced it out a bit by losing the pommel weight.
How much cutting edge was lost with the, uh, accident? I have come back to look at that re-profile several times and it looks like a very usable and handy blade. I want to throw it in my Wicked Edge vice and put a keen edge on it.