July 26, 201213 yr G'day everyone, I been looking through the forum at some of the quallity workmanship of members hand made knives and thought I might throw a couple of mine up for comment. All these are made from Chainsaw bar using stock removal & polishied to a mirror finish. I've used various Handle materials but out of all of them "The Squid" was the hardest to make, I explain as I go through the pictures. My first ever knife was this one a big Bowie 14" long, Stainless finger guard, merbu timber handle & Brass pins. Next I had a crack at a Small hunter with gut hook, Stainless bolsters & pins, Deer Antler & Winchester 357 Shell for decoration. And last of all "The Squid" A small Skinner. Stainless Bolsters and my very first attempt at Free hand Hollow grinding (I did a little Happy dance with this grind :) ) and finally the handle material, it's stone with a prehistoric type of squid. The work involved in grinding & polishing is not for the impatient many days were spent on getting this right and to be honest I wouldn't do it again, one slip and "CRACK" all over red rover. But I don't regret making it as it makes a good talking piece over a beer or three. Enjoy comment from you guys would be appreciated.
July 26, 201213 yr Wow! These are really nice! The designs are really nice and the fit and finish are top notch. Thanks for posting. Mitch
July 26, 201213 yr Author Wow! These are really nice! The designs are really nice and the fit and finish are top notch. Thanks for posting. Mitch Cheers Mitch, Thanks for the look over and your valued comments. :) Regards
July 27, 201213 yr Author All are awesome blades man but "The Squid" is epic. Top notch work. Thanks for the thumbs up JustinJ Cheers
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