Stormcrow Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 These are yet another, different direction from how I typically make knives; they're stock removal. The steel of these is plow disk from my family's farm, which works out to be approximately 1080 high carbon steel. They were cut out, the profiles cleaned up, then they were heated and flattened, I stamped my touchmark, and then they were normalized multiple times. Straightening and stamping is all the hammering they've seen. The rest is grinding. The steel is about 1/8" thick. I tried out a new handle wrap method with these, one I have seen several different places. There is a slab of leather on either side of the tang, extending the full length. The hole at the end of the tang also goes through the leather. Then I wrapped hemp cord on top of the leather, going 'round and 'round through the hole at the butt end before anchoring it. After tying the Turk's head knot at the front of the wrap using black cotton cord, I sealed the wrap with shellac. It ends up being a very comfortable, slightly flexible grip. The texture on the steel is rust pitting from lying years and years in the dirt under live oak trees. I love the aesthetics of combining the works of nature harmoniously with the works of man. The Bowie has a 6 1/2" blade with an overall length of 11 3/4". It also has the first triple strand Turk's head knot I've done in a while. The others have double strand Turk's heads. The hunter/EDC knives have blades 4" long with overall lenghts about 8 1/8". The quasi-Nessmuk has a blade 3 3/4" long and overall length of 8 1/4" I'll definitely be continuing this train of thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 It's a good train. Very nice knives. It's been years since I made a turks head. I'd have to break out the book again. Good job! Mark <>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Good job on the knives. I like the looks of the slightly hammered finish. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal-k Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Very nice combination of pitted blades and wrapped handles. Love the look, and the blade design meshes perfectly with it. Definitely gonna give this a shot myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Great looking collection of knives. Well Done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Thanks, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlissStreet Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I really like the looks of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 i also like the apearance and i very much like the idea that they came off your farm, and were lying 'dormant' under the oak trees - this makes them so much more special, like you said its kind of like picking up what nature started off.. i really love the thought that the pieces had different uses and lives before and that the blade is only part of the story. they look groovy too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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