Ember Burl Handmade D2 Steel Tracker Knife | Tom Brown Style Stone Washed Blade | Black Micarta Handle with Olive Burl Wood Bolsters & Brass Pipe Inlay | Black Leather Tracker Sheath | Bushcraft Survival Collector Knife & Gift for Him | BMK-1111

Description

Ember Burl is the one that took the longest. The centre of the handle is black canvas micarta — the boring, indestructible part. Everything either side of it is olive burl, flame-figured and caramel-coloured, stepped off the micarta with thin pale liners so the transition reads as a deliberate line rather than a glue joint. Brass pipe inlays run through it, and the lanyard tube at the butt is brass too. Under all that decoration is the same quarter-inch D2 tracker blade we put in every knife in this run.

Built for: the collector who still actually uses the thing. The tracker profile works exactly as it should — chop and skin on the forward belly, carve on the straight section, notch wood and scrape a ferro rod with the sawback spine, baton hardwood without a second thought at a quarter inch thick. The composite handle is not decoration for its own sake either: micarta where your palm grips and sweats, wood where it does not.

On the burl: olive burl is the knotted, swirled growth from the base of an olive tree. Every slab is different, so the figure on your knife will not match the photograph exactly — that is the point of burl, and the reason no two of these leave the bench looking the same.

Care: D2 is semi-stainless — dry the blade after use and give it a light coat of mineral oil monthly. The micarta needs nothing. The olive burl likes a rub of oil once or twice a year to keep its depth. The brass will develop a warm patina; leave it, or bring it back with a cloth and a little metal polish, whichever you prefer. Store the knife outside the leather sheath.

FAQs

What is a Tom Brown style tracker knife? The multi-purpose survival profile popularised by tracker and survival instructor Tom Brown Jr. — a deep chopping belly forward, a straight utility section behind it, and a sawback spine, all on one thick blade. One knife that covers chopping, carving, skinning and fire prep. This is our handmade interpretation, not a licensed original.

Will my knife look exactly like the photo? The steel, geometry, dimensions and construction, yes. The burl figure, no — every olive burl slab is unique. If the grain pattern matters to you, ask us before you order and we will send photographs of what is on the bench.

Is the composite handle as strong as a single-piece one? Yes. The bolsters are pinned and epoxied to a full-tang blade, not glued to each other. The micarta centre section is the part taking your grip pressure, and micarta is the toughest handle material we work with.

What’s included? The knife, its black leather tracker sheath, and a gift-ready box.

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Model: BMK-1111