{"product_id":"canoe-pocket-knife-camel-bone","title":"Canoe Pocket Knife, Hand Forged with Camel Bone Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA straight handle lies across the bottom of a pocket and digs in when you sit down. This one does not, because both ends curve up and the middle is pinched in, so it rolls to the shape of your leg. Closed it is 3.75 inches. The blade is 2.75 inches of 1095 high carbon steel and the scales are camel bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.75 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.75 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand rubbed satin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpear point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlip joint, no lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrescent nail nick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCamel bone, nickel silver bolsters at both ends, brass pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave leather slip pouch\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\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe steel is 1095 high carbon, finished in hand rubbed satin. That means abrasive worked up and down the flat by hand until every scratch runs the same way, which leaves a soft grey that does not throw light back at you. The shape is a spear point. The edge and the spine curve toward each other and meet at a tip in the middle of the blade, a shape for controlled cuts rather than heavy work. Carbon steel greys as it ages and marks where water sits on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lock and the opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo lock, like most knives shaped this way. A flat spring runs through the back of the handle and presses on the tang. It keeps the blade out while you are cutting and pulls it home when you close it, and it moves under a firm push either way. Nothing is fixed in place, so keep your fingers out of the path of the edge as it shuts. Opening is a crescent nail nick cut in the flat for a thumbnail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamel bone is pale, close grained and hard enough to take a polish, and it wears smooth instead of chipping. The canoe shape puts a nickel silver bolster on each end rather than only at the pivot, so the frame is capped at both. That is where the outline comes from, two curved ends with the waist narrowed between them. Brass pins pass through the scales. Closed the knife is 3.75 inches, small in the hand and smaller again in a pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pouch is vegetable tanned leather with a basket weave stamped into it, stitched by hand. It is a flat sleeve with one end open. The knife goes in shut. It will not hang off a belt, since there is nothing to hang it with, which is why we call it a pouch instead of a sheath. A small knife gets lost in a bag, and this is the answer to that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who gave up carrying a knife over how it sat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople in trousers rather than work gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who found a straight handle digs in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want small before impressive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners who like bone and bright bolsters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe canoe on camel bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA stamped basket weave pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA card about care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharpening free, forever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBone varies. One pair of scales is nearly white, another mottled brown. The satin on the blade is put there by hand, so the run of the scratches shifts a little between knives. Nickel silver picks up its own dull sheen. Yours will look like the photograph without copying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry it after use and it behaves. Lint packs into the joint, so rinse it under a tap now and then, dry it, and feed a drop of oil into the pivot. Oil on the blade before it sits in a drawer. Bone asks for nothing but a dry life. When it stops cutting, a stone and strop put it back. There is more on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngraving is laser cut at 20 dollars per blade, picked before you pay. Around 30 characters goes on, and shorter reads better on a blade this size. We send a proof image, you approve it, and the order takes 3 to 5 business days longer. Buy 10 or more and it costs you nothing. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e answers the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is it shaped like a boat?\u003c\/strong\u003e The curved ends and pinched waist let it lie along a pocket, not across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 2.75 inches enough?\u003c\/strong\u003e For letters and the odd apple, yes. Heavier work wants a bigger knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it lock?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. A back spring holds each end of the swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Dry the steel and oil the joint, and let the grey come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I carry this one?\u003c\/strong\u003e Laws differ by state, city and country, so check your local rules, and we cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long is shipping?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the same idea with more blade, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trapper-pocket-knife-stag-antler\"\u003etrapper on stag antler\u003c\/a\u003e is longer. Flatter again is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/gentlemans-folding-knife-buffalo-horn\"\u003egentlemans folder in buffalo horn\u003c\/a\u003e. All sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pocket-knives\"\u003epocket knives\u003c\/a\u003e holding old patterns and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eeveryday carry knives\u003c\/a\u003e the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44146085068918,"sku":"VEF-FLD-HC-2205","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/folding-14-carbon-canoe-camel-bone_60da039d-c9f6-412b-b09c-eed22c49306c.jpg?v=1788859666","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/canoe-pocket-knife-camel-bone","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}