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I wish my anvil was in that good of condition. lolz

for knives???

nice knives, did you grind the teeth down of the files at all ?

get the best finish (highest grit) you can, polish etc. but if its not "stainless" stock then expect some tarnish. i dont use oil or anyother chemicals cuz i like to be able to cut food.

i got a source a local flee market , 16 inch by 1 3/4 at widest part by 5/16 thick, nickleson brand (i think) for 50 cents each. he's got hundreds and lots of other random stuff, i have a horseshoe rasp (also 50 cents) i cant wait to use... question, did you grind your teeth at all, because ive found cracks in some that i didnt grind fairly well?

wow i wish my first two knives had that level of detail, reminds me what patience can get, sweet knives, how were they heat treated/ tempered???

what a beauty. thats the kind of craftsmenship i aspire to be able to perform.

i would bet that knife would hold up ok but at that price people would just throw it out when it became dull and buy a new one. (probably hard to sharpen bc of steel used) we will drown in our own garbage one day unless we return to quality products made from quality material that lasts. im canadian and i dont think i shouldpay for chineese prosperity at the cost of our own. srry bout the rant..,.

well its still an awesome blade

very nice. how did you colour the faux bolster , i mean the lines that look like they are coloured bronze, very nive knife.

this was to be a present for my niece but i think ill make her a more practical piece like a little skinner not sure of the fate of this guy. also the original handle was to be butternut but when i was assembling the handle i split one of the slabs so i cleaned up the epoxy and found some douglas fir, it was meant to be cuz i love the stuff.

11 1/2 inch (oal)
7 1/2 inch blade
3/8 tapered towards blade to 1/8
axe blade profile (convex/concave???)
old nickleson file (steel)
mild steel pins
douglas fir handle
10 w 30 quench, file tested
tempered twice @ 380 for 45 mins
hand hammered, hand filed, hand sanded to 600 grit.
spine is torch drawn.

i didnt even have to sharpen it after sanding its razer sharp.

man i gotta find some ironwood.

sleek, awesome handle wood.

borax is flux and soap isnt it?

very sleek yet tribal.

thats awesome. man thats a beauty...

nice big chopper...

very classy set of knives

wow, killer knife, im jealous

sweet link Hacal, thanks........

nice knives, how did ya do the sheaths???

nice first knife, isnt the shape of the kukri just awesome ,or the greek kopis for that matter , it just naturelly wants to chop and cut.

hello . i was just wondering what do i use as lubrication for wet/dry sand paper or emory cloth. i finished my first knife recently and was surprised at how fast the snadpaper became clogged. i use silicon carbide paper start at 60 or 80 and progress through to 400 (i just got some 800 i will try with next knife)i do all work by hand. so if anybody can tell me the best luberication and how much to use as well please and thank you. i started to look through here but my eyes hurt from staring at the monitor for last couple of hours.

look to see how kukris are made. i believe they use natural sap or resin of some sort.

what an awesome forge weld design, how is it made???