{"product_id":"bird-and-trout-knife-damascus-olive-wood","title":"Bird and Trout Knife, Damascus Steel with Olive Wood Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bird and trout knife is the small blade you pick up when the work gets fiddly: dressing birds, cleaning fish, getting into tight joints where a big hunter is clumsy. This one has a slim Damascus blade with a fine point, light enough to steer with your fingertips. The handle is slender olive wood in pale gold and brown, with a brass pin and a brass lanyard tube. Full tang, no guard, brown leather sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThis knife\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus over a high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched pattern, narrow profile, fine point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang, unbroken from tip to butt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOlive wood, brass pin and lanyard tube\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBolster or guard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSheath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrown leather, hand stitched\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Damascus is pattern welded over a high carbon core, so carbon steel does the cutting and the pattern is what you see on the flats. On a blade this narrow the pattern runs tight and close, and no two come out alike because the billet never moves the same way twice under the hammer. It takes a keen edge and comes back on a stone easily. The trade off is the same as any carbon steel. It will darken, and it will spot if you put it away wet or sheath it damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlive wood is dense and slightly oily, which is why it wears well on a knife that spends time around water and fish. The grain runs pale gold and brown with darker figure through it, and no two blanks are alike. With no guard in the way you can choke right up to the blade and pinch the tang for close cuts, which is how most people hold a knife this size. A brass pin and a brass lanyard tube finish it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a specialist, and a good second knife rather than the only one you carry. It suits anyone who spends more time on small game and fish than on big animals, and anyone who likes a light knife they barely notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird hunters dressing quail, dove and pheasant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnglers cleaning trout and panfish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunters carrying a larger skinner too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of Damascus in a slim shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bird and trout knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe leather sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free engraving quote on request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach blade is forged and etched by hand, so the Damascus pattern belongs to that piece alone and never repeats. Olive wood varies the same way, in color and grain. The photographs show one knife. Yours is the same shape and steel with its own figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWash by hand and dry it straight away, especially after fish. Never the dishwasher, never left soaking, and dishwasher damage voids the warranty. Carbon steel wants dry storage and a light coat of oil. Do not leave the knife sitting in the sheath, and let leather dry slowly, away from heat. Sharpen on a whetstone at roughly 20 degrees per side, then strop, and skip pull through sharpeners. More on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade, added on this page. Around 30 characters fits on a blade, and a longer message sits better on the sheath. We send a proof image before the laser runs, so you see the layout first, and it adds 3 to 5 business days. Clean line art engraves well, photographs and gradients do not. Details on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is this shape actually for?\u003c\/strong\u003e Small, close work. Dressing birds, cleaning fish and getting into joints where a wide hunting blade is too much knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does it have no guard?\u003c\/strong\u003e So you can grip right against the blade and control the point with your fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill olive wood hold up around water?\u003c\/strong\u003e It does well. Olive wood is dense and naturally oily, so it takes damp work better than most woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill my knife look exactly like the photo?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The Damascus pattern and the olive wood grain differ on every piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow sharp is it out of the box?\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharpened by hand and ready to work. Free sharpening for life is included, and you cover shipping to the shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you engrave it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, 20 dollars per blade, and free on orders of ten pieces or more. You approve a proof image before the laser runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a bigger blade in the same wood, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/gut-hook-knife-d2-olive-wood\"\u003egut hook knife in D2 with olive wood\u003c\/a\u003e is the natural partner, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-skinning-knife-bone-handle\"\u003eDamascus skinning knife with a bone handle\u003c\/a\u003e rides well on the same belt. The rest of the season is in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hunting-knives\"\u003ehunting knives\u003c\/a\u003e, every pattern welded blade is in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, and this wood shows up again in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olive-wood-handle-knives\"\u003eolive wood handle knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44128919814262,"sku":"VEF-HUN-DAM-BT-108","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/hunting-08-damascus-bird-and-trout-olive-wood-f_08ef65a1-bee7-4c72-b958-a8345c1732a3.jpg?v=1788662822","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/bird-and-trout-knife-damascus-olive-wood","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}