Texas Camp Knife!

thewheel82 said:
How hard was it to get the knife all cleaned up after trimming the brisket? Seems like it would be gunked up pretty bad.
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Some sections of that fat cap are extremely soft and found their way into every little joint of the #98. Despite that it wasn't to bad to clean up just a little time consuming. I open both blades completely and the punch and can opener to half stop. I flush the entire knife in a bowl of hot water and dish soap until I can no longer see fat. After that I shake as much water as possible out of the crevices and then hit the internals with rubbing alcahol to displace the water. Once that air dries I oil the entire knife, work all the blades and check the joints, touch up the edges and call it a day. Takes a while but it's a good excuse to mess with one of my knives :D

Railsplitter said:
Yum! What time should I show up for supper? :D
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I popped that and a ten # pork shoulder in 10:00 pm last night so I'll see you for supper around 4:00 pm! :thumbup:
 
Here's my prize for winnin' Charlie's campin' photo contest a while back. I love the big ol' Texas Camp Knife! Thanks Charlie!!!



Fun thing to do for campin' and such: I take a bit of cotton with petroleum jelly in it and wrap it in a bit of waxed paper. You fluff the contents up on the paper and spark with the punch blade, and.. instant fire!

Here in the Pacific Northwest, I carry a couple of these and a small striker when huntin' on those dark, dreary, rainy fall days while chasin' the elusive Blacktail buck. Bic lighters are worthless when cold and wet and have a feeble flame.

Dry firewood? It's under the trees everywhere in the form of dead limbs that are still attached to the trunk; all other wood is wet and will not burn.

For the BBQ, just use starter fluid and spark.... right thru the grill! No muss, no fuss.
 
gunstockjack said:
Here's my prize for winnin' Charlie's campin' photo contest a while back. I love the big ol' Texas Camp Knife! Thanks Charlie!!!
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With all the work that you have done for the forum membership with the forum knives, it does my heart good to see all that good karma doing its thing. I think it is very cool that the knife went to you. And I rejoice a bit more each time I see it.
 
Is there still a distributor with these still in stock? I have been searching with no luck. Any help is appreciated
 
knarfeng said:
With all the work that you have done for the forum membership with the forum knives, it does my heart good to see all that good karma doing its thing. I think it is very cool that the knife went to you. And I rejoice a bit more each time I see it.
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I couldn't say it better, Barry. Congrats and thank you for all you do.
Kind of a late response but still appropriate.

Note to self; finish first cup of coffee before replying to a post. ☺️
 
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TOTAL AGREEMENT!!

Great to see this, Thank you for all that you do Barry, most of what you do is unseen by many people.
 
Good on you Barry. A very deserving win.
Only one problem and it relates to your firemaking .
I like the cotton wool idea .Dryer lint is good too.
You simply dont need it if you are using a Bear Grylls ferrocerium striker flint.Ive used one up completely over the last couple of burning seasons. In my indoor wood heater with many forms of tinder I struggled to get it going.Bear on the other hand builds a fire with wet rotting twigs at the bottom of a creek in a rainforest in the pouring rain.Strikes once and wooof.I just dont have Bears mighty outdoors ability I guess.:)
 
It is an outstanding knife. I use the heck out of mine. While I often look for large knife/scout knife combinations, or fixed blade/scout knife combinations for field use, the Texas Camp knife does a really good job on its own, handling all duties quite well.

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Good looking knives, gents! I passed on picking one of these up back when they came out because of the size and price. I regret that decision.
 
- This is great reading for me this Morning, I have been thinking hard about the amazing Knives I own, and decided to carry more of them - but carefully, This Texas that I have pictured alongside this Camillus Built Rem is an outstanding Knife, I cannot explain just how much of an amazing job Bill and Charlie did with this Knife, in fact the build is so good that if you received this Knife from a well known Custom Knife Maker - you would be very pleased.
GEC are at time most underrated - this Big Camp Knife blows me away with how good everything is, the fit and finish, the Grind on those Wicked Blades.

Charlie- Thank you for aspiring and reaching for your dreams- and just look what we have because of your passion..
I would like to point out that the Remington ( Camillus) is a very nice knife- and I like owning such a good knife, but it pales in Comparison to the Stunning Texas Camp Knife
 
Thanks for the nice assessment Duncan. It was all Bill!!!
He had a desire to do that traditional pattern just right, And he has such great finesse, he succeeded enormously!! There is only one Bill!!!
 
That assessment comes too easy Charlie - Bill did good for sure, and I hope I get to talk to the man when I am at the Rendezvous.
 
Now thus is waay too spooky.
I just this minute packed it to go for a camp out at the foot of Macquarie pass.
Stopped packing to have a bite of lunch and up pops a campknife thread.
Pics to follow tomorrow. Gunna be cold enough to don the swanny. Duncan knows what i mean.
 
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