Description
A quarter inch of D2, stone washed to a flat matte, cut to the tracker outline: chopping belly at the front, straight working section behind it, saw teeth along the spine.
| Overall length | 11.88 inches |
| Blade length | 6.38 inches |
| Blade thickness | 0.25 inches |
| Steel | D2 tool steel, stone washed matte finish |
| Grind | Tom Brown tracker profile — chopping belly, straight fine-work section, sawback spine |
| Handle | OD green G10 with gold stainless steel screws |
| Lanyard | Drilled lanyard hole through the butt |
| Included | Black leather tracker sheath |
Earns its place: on a belt for days at a time. Bushcraft courses, long walks, survival training, anywhere a knife is worked rather than carried. The OD green G10 keeps its grip when your hands are wet or cold, which is exactly the moment a slick handle causes an injury.
Care: D2 is semi-stainless. High chromium, but not enough to forget about. In practice, drying it when you finish keeps it clean for weeks; leaving it in a damp sheath over a wet weekend will not. The stone washed finish helps, because it breaks up marks a satin surface would show. The G10 is the easy part: soap, water, a stiff brush, no finish to maintain and nothing that can rot. The leather sheath needs more thought than either — let it dry flat and out of direct sun after a wet day, and do not store the knife inside it long term.
Reading the tracker profile
There are three tools on this blade. The deep forward belly is for chopping and for skinning, because a curve does both. The straight section behind it is for carving, feather sticks and anything you do with the knife braced against your thumb. The sawback is for notching and scraping. The honest cost of three tools on one blade: it beats a bushcraft knife at chopping and a hatchet at carving, and loses to each at its own job. Quarter inch stock also makes it a poor slicer — it wedges in anything dense before it parts it.
G10 against wood on the same knife
We build this pattern both ways, with identical steel, grind and dimensions. G10 is fiberglass cloth cured in resin under pressure: waterproof, chemically inert, unbothered by heat or frost, and it will not swell, shrink or crack. Wood moves with humidity and it looks better doing it. Pick G10 if the knife is going to work, and the walnut handled tracker if it is going to be looked at.
What quarter inch stock actually costs you
Mass and prying strength, bought with slicing performance and food work. It takes lateral load that would fold a thinner knife and it will not flex driven through a knot. It will also crush a tomato rather than cut it. The tang runs the full length of the handle under the scales, which is what lets it take that load — see our full tang guide for what that buys you.
Field questions
What is the sawback actually for? Notching, scraping bark, and throwing sparks off a ferro rod. It is not a wood saw and it will not cut through a branch quickly.
Is this a licensed Tom Brown design? No. It is our own interpretation of the tracker pattern, made in Memphis, and we do not represent it as anything else.
Can I sharpen D2 on an ordinary stone? Diamond or silicon carbide will cut it properly. Ordinary ceramic works but slowly. Our steel comparison guide puts D2 next to the alternatives.
Model: BMK-1109
Luis Ramos –
Didn’t think a knife at this price could feel this premium. Steel has a gorgeous pattern that looks different in every light. Would send this as a gift again in a heartbeat.
Kenneth Garcia –
Genuinely totally impressed with how this turned out. Took it out camping right away and it handled everything I threw at it. Can’t wait to see what else this shop has to offer.
Patricia Allen –
Honestly one of my better purchases in a while. Steel has a gorgeous pattern that looks different in every light. Already added a few more items from this store to my cart.
Justin Ramos –
Honestly one of my better purchases in a while. Blade geometry makes it glide through cuts with barely any effort. This shop nailed it with this one.
Kenneth Mendoza –
Did not expect this level of quality for the price. This has quickly replaced my old go to knife for field dressing. Handle feels amazing and the balance is perfect. Weight and balance make it feel like a real working knife not some cheap import. Already planning my next pickup from this maker.
George Martin –
Bought this on a whim and it turned out to be one of my favorite purchases in a while. Pommel and guard are solid, no wobble anywhere on the knife. Steel has a gorgeous pattern that looks different in every light. Shipping was fast and everything arrived well packaged.
William Green –
Bought this on a whim and it turned out to be one of my favorite purchases in a long time. Fit and finish is museum quality. You can tell real craftsmen made this by hand. So worth it.
Ruth Ortiz –
This blade came razor sharp right out of the box. This has quickly replaced my old go to knife for field dressing. Already telling my friends to check this out.