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I am getting married Saturday and these are the gifts I pounded out for my Groomsmen. 2 damscus from band saw blade and binding straps and 2 from a coil spring off an old Ford truck.

Welded up the blank for the drop point and then tried to make the most of my effort so I worked on the end piece I cut off from the billet and made the bottom blade as well. The weld did not take to well on the bottom blade and I added the two welding rods for handle but the knife is junk so I think I will try and make something out of it for practice. Band saw blade and banding strap is what I used. Back with finished pics when I find the time to get them done. Bob Urban

Probably been covered on this forum many times but I cannot find any threads that talk about making a knife vise? Could someone direct me to thread(s) talking about this. I have seen some really nice ones made from pieces of pipe and would like to make my own. Any pictures of what you are useing would help a ton. Thank you for any advise, pics, help you can provide. Bob Urban

I will try just that? I have access to so much cable frome crane cables to chokers to ??? Just did not know what, if any, would be any good. I will give some a try next time I am in the shop. I really like the Cable handle on the knife Bob Urban

very nice - got to try the cable thing. Does it hold an edge well? I have tons of cable but also have no clue what it is made of(type of steel) so I worry about going to all the trouble to get a nice blade and have it not harden well or take a good lasting edge? Looks real cool though. Bob Urban

Very nice - How many layers did you start with? How many times did you fold the billet? Awesome blade - Bob Urban

Alan - I read you description of how you welded the chain up a few times and still cannot picture exactly what you did? If at all possible can you show some mocked up picks of what you described as welding it into a doughnut and so on? A newbie wants to know? Very nice by the way - I am hoping to make one myself. Bob Urban

Longhunter - Maybe we should do a forged Knife Swap? On a traditional bowsite I hang out on called "Tradgang". Every year we start a post about a knife swap with a dead line of like 3-4 months out. Then everyone, no mater what their skill level, makes as many as they want to trade and all names are put it a hat and let luck be your friend. If you give one, you get one. It is really fun and there are a few real pros and a lot of amatures like me. Last year I made a carbon blade and a bone handle stone knife(I am a flintknapper too). I think it would be a lot of fun with all forged knives. Lets keep it in mind - maybe in the spring. Bob Urban

Forged the finger guard, heat treated the blade and added a handle. Just need to put the finishing touches on this one and give it to my friend.

Craig it was a coil spring from an old Ford truck. Probably 1/2 - 3/4 inch spring that is coiled about 6" around. If that makes sense. I have a lot of it. Thanks for the compliment I am headed to the shop this morning to forge a finger guard and fit it all up. Also going to try and forge anothe damascus billet today. I love this stuff Bob Urban

BG - It was part of a tine from a shed moose palm I had laying around. I se moose antler to make billets(Hammers) for smashing large stones into smaller pointed stones. Some call it flint knapping but I make a lot more dust than arrow heads and blades so I cannot call myself a knapper. Moose antler is very solid with almost no pithy center anywhere in the antler so it makes a hard hammer and great knife handles. This was an old shed so I used some of the weathered area to get the older look and after I sanded it to shape I filled the small cracks with super glue, resanded and rubbed the whole knife with oil for a finish. I am going to try to make a larger one next Bob Urban Bob Urban

Pretty much a hodge podge of what was available. Steel is lawnmower blade, band saw blade and banding strap folded a few times. The handle is made of some moose antler I had laying around and the liners are cut from a plastic paint tray. Thanks for the compliments Bob Urban

Well with the help I got here and a couple other sites I got it done. Not perfect but I like it and now I know how it is done so more to come. Thank you for your help.

Very Nice. tell me what you use and how long you etch? I am just learning and made my first damascus blade recently. Thanks - Bob Urban

Forged this out of a coil spring today. Got to forge a nice finger guard and finish it up. Going to leave it pretty rough for a 1800's rendesvous look.