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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 31, 2015 13:24:46 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 31, 2015 13:26:50 GMT -5
I bought a couple of knife blanks on ebay to practice shaping the scales and finishing.   |
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Post by parson on Aug 31, 2015 13:45:30 GMT -5
Great job! I really like that blade shape. What's the length?
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Post by HuntMeister on Aug 31, 2015 14:39:54 GMT -5
Beautiful knife!
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 31, 2015 15:05:45 GMT -5
Congratulations! That looks nice. I'd think there's a bit of self-gratification in all that work. Any idea how hot it has to get for an annealing process?
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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 31, 2015 15:20:12 GMT -5
Great job! I really like that blade shape. What's the length? The blade is 3.5" long the the over all length is 7 3/4" |
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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 31, 2015 15:21:26 GMT -5
Congratulations! That looks nice. I'd think there's a bit of self-gratification in all that work. Any idea how hot it has to get for an annealing process? I'm not sure on the exact temperature. I just built a good size fire and stuck the file in it. I left it there until the next day. It was soft enough to bend with some pressure. |
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Post by stevein on Aug 31, 2015 15:39:59 GMT -5
Sharp looking knife. That is a lot of polishing. The image of the camera in the first photo shows how well polished it is.
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Post by duff on Aug 31, 2015 20:40:17 GMT -5
How much? I would buy one...
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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 31, 2015 20:44:42 GMT -5
I'm still learning. I'm not ready to sell anything yet. I want to make sure they will hold an edge.
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Post by saltydog on Aug 31, 2015 21:29:10 GMT -5
Nice knife scrub !!! I admire your skills..
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 31, 2015 21:30:54 GMT -5
Atta boy!
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Post by stevein on Sept 1, 2015 9:10:32 GMT -5
Scrub I had to take another look at that knife and sheath. The beavertail is really nice, a unique material for a special knife. What is keeping the knife from cutting it's way through the sheath? I am used to seeing some cooper rivets on the sheath.
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 1, 2015 12:21:05 GMT -5
That is really a good-looking knife!
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 1, 2015 15:17:34 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
Stevein, there is a strip of leather stitched in between the front and back pieces of the sheath. It protects the artificial sinew from getting cut. When you look at the sheath from the side it looks like 3 pieces stitched together.
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Post by Sasquatch on Sept 1, 2015 17:59:09 GMT -5
That is really nice! I appreciate the big pile of sandpaper!
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 1, 2015 19:11:48 GMT -5
That is really nice! I appreciate the big pile of sandpaper! Me too! I thought it added another dimension to the photo. The man is an artist! |
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Post by HighCotton on Sept 1, 2015 20:03:33 GMT -5
You're quite the machine scrub! Very impressive and I love the passion for all you do!
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 1, 2015 22:20:59 GMT -5
Thanks guys. It seems the older I get the more desire I have to learn new skills and make my own gear.
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