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Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:54 pm
by dmanwarren
Anybody else dabble in making knives? Here's some of mine that I've made, not the prettiest but I make them to use them. If you got some post em up, I'd like to see them.
This is my every day carry made from a bucksaw blade
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My neck knife also worn daily made from an old file.
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Old US Navy knife that had a completely rotted out leather handle so I made one out of antler.
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This is a broadhead for an atlatl dart made from a table saw blade.
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Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:17 pm
by RanchRoper
Very nice work. Thanks for showing us.
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:44 pm
by CT_Shooter
RanchRoper wrote:Very nice work. Thanks for showing us.
X2
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:07 pm
by PT7
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Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:10 pm
by PT7
X3. Great use of older metals. Like the interesting antler handle.
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:18 pm
by Les
Nice work, and a good piece of out of the box thinking.
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:20 pm
by JEBar
very nice .... do you ever watch Forged In Fire on the History Channel ....
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... ire#p32519 .... I've developed a great deal of respect for Bladesmiths and marvel at the what they can create
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:49 pm
by dmanwarren
JEBar, I do like that show. I haven't tried hammer forging yet, so far I just anneal a given piece to soften and cut my shape. finish out knife with grinders, sanders, etc and heat back up and quench for hardness then one or two more heat treats to soften enough to not be brittle.
PT7, Thanks. I had that chunk of antler laying around my shop for ten years waiting on the right blade to put it on. Found the old Navy knife at a pawn shop for $5 and went after it. It's kinda like having a guard for your hand in case you get in a fight with a deer yielding weapons. LOL
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 7:16 pm
by JEBar
dmanwarren wrote:Found the old Navy knife at a pawn shop
my Dad flew off of a carrier in WWII and we have his Navy knife .... per the stamp on the blade it was made by the Pal safety razor company .... it has the hardest metal of any knife I've ever sharpened
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:54 am
by daytime dave
That's nice work. I like to re-purpose things. I haven't reached your level at all.
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:39 am
by Deadwood Dutch
You do very nice work, thanks for the photos!
Re: Anybody else?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:43 am
by Pottsy
I love a good knife. Knife making is something I would love to do one day. I also want to get into making things out of leather, like holsters, scabbards and knife sheaths.