overmodulated Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 After hitting the forum for a couple of months and learning from most of you, I took on the project of making my first knife with handles (as opposed to the primitive one-piece blacksmith knives I had been making previously). So this is a big step for me. The stock is a RR anchor clip (shown) Finished product is a heavy lengthy bowie I'm fairly happy, save the divots and pits in the blade. Any feedback, recommendations would be welcome. Thanks for all of your useful info and shared pictures that guided me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Wow:D That's a sword!! Good work, be proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911a1forlife Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Very nice bowie! is that maple for the handle? I have maple that came from a school gym floor that I use as handles with good results. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Waldon Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Very Well Done!! I'm about to start my first project like that too, I hope my results are close to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Amazing you can take a useless chunk of steel and turn it in such a great knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messerist Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Forging rocks! Don't it? Great knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overmodulated Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the compliments folks. Yes the handles are maple burle. I compression pinned them but did not use JB Weld (I hope that was not a mistake). Still have to coat them with something to make the grain pop. Tung oil? Forging does rock. It wouldn't be the same starting from a perfectly flat pristine piece of bar stock, as tempting as that sounds. Turning scap into shinier scrap seems more rewarding. Thanks again for all the inspiration from this board. Edited July 10, 2009 by overmodulated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flandersander Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 It wouldn't be the same starting from a perfectly flat pristine piece of bar stock, as tempting as that sounds. Turning scap into shinier scrap seems more rewarding Thats whats so appealing about forging to me. Turning scrap into art, tools, and conversation pieces, simply amazing. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Nicely made sword/knife :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 That looks awesome !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.