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Great looking knive:) very unique
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Nice work! i love How dark the blade looks. it looks like an antique knive.
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I actually got into blacksmithing because of a combination of a long standing love for fire, and a youtube vidoe by puirgatory ironworks. just go to youtube and search for purgatory iron works. he has a lot of great info. he even has a video that shows how to make a brakedrum forge. I made one and have been a kid in a candy store ever since. they are great for knives, just the right size. atleast for me they are.
good luck
i used to watch purgatory ironworks and i agree. he has some great tips. i only need a good source for fire. when i get some free time and extra money i will make one:) -
Looks good
No material huh, have you tried looking for railroad ties or rebar? Even car springs could be used.
i am currently talking to a man that has car springs. i hope he will let me take them this week. and since i don't have a forge yet i cant use a rebar -
im getting bored... i haven't had any material for knife making for over 2 months now. -
Put a copper or brass guard or washer at the blade end, and a matching copper or brass cap to cover the horrendous nut and thread, then it will be truly eye catching. As it is it looks very nice, way better than it did earlier. Did you do some added work on the surface finish? It looks a lot cleaner.
Phil
That is exactly what i want to do:) im going to get some Brass tomorrow and make a Cap and a guard i am also going to Put some lacquer on the Handle to make it darker. Hopefully i will have a beautiful knife by the end of the week! but about the Surface finish... i think it's just the Camera, i used a different one for the other photos. -
ok...so here it is after i put a Birch handle on my big knife! i think it looks good...better than taped up Rope.
i was wondering what you think of the knife:P i would love to get some criticism:)
it's made out of a Truck spring and the only thing i used to shape it and sharpen was an Angle grinder and some sandpaper:).
im pretty new at this so it's not a beauty but it works well.
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Birch, while rather tight grained, accepts stain nicely, so you are not limited to blond handles. Many stains penetrate well and will not wear away quickly.
Phil
hmm maybe i should play around with the Color of the handles...thanks:) -
I've made two knives out of Spring steel and they are both around that thickness. if you want it to be sharp just have the Edge high enough of the knife:)
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Just a tip here,the native birch has some excellent figure in the stumps and any of the areas around the branches and especially the forks of the trees.If you can get access to a firewood pile(try local farms) you`d be able come back with some really nice stuff for your knives.
I know wood is scarce up there but any of the ports or large cities may be a source of pallet/crate material.Try the NATO base down in the south west corner(pronounced,Ray-key-a-vic) if you`re close enough,they have a woodworking shop on base and lots of shipping material floating around.
One of the places up north where we were billeted(pronounce A-coo-airy)had enough wood floating around that we were able to find enough to keep us entertained.
The handles on the Two daggers and the Indian knife is Actually Birch:) me and my father were taking down an old Birch tree and i decided to make something out of it. 2 days later i found two old Files and made the two Daggers. the Handle on the Indian one is about 2 years old. and thanks for the tip, my grandfather is a sculptor and uses wood Drift wood from Akureyri in his work:) maybe i can get him to make me a beautiful carved handle. -
there's nothing ugly about any of ur blades..it appears u used bone for the handles except for the one w/cord wrap..would I be correct on that?
Gene
It's actually Birch:)and the Big one with the Black handle is actually just some Green cord held together with electrical tape. I just made it to chop up trees at where i was working:) i just ordered Paracord online and got a local business to make the holes in the handle for me to thread it through and also for the Guard. and hopefully i can make it shiny and good looking in time. -
Here are some of my Ugly but Effective knives:) the only thing i use to make these is an angle grinder. since im living in Iceland and it's hard to get decent steel around here i used an old Car spring on the Big one but steel files on the 2 small ones with wooden handles, The Indian one was owned by my grandfather but i made the Handle since the old one was a little bit old and uncomfortable.
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thank you:)
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So...i live in a country where getting coal or charcoal is VERY hard...and a tank of propane is very expensive...so i thought, would i be able to use just plain wood? does it get hot enough? and if you know any ideas for cheap fuel i would really like to know... since i don't live in the states i am really xxxxxx off about how short i have gotten. i can barely build a descent forge... if you can help me please do:) greetings for Iceland
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looks more like a Kitchen knife than a Tanto if you ask me... but nice work