May 13, 201313 yr Hey guys so heres my first knife forged from a file. As you can see its far from done. I am wonder if i should make it a flip blade style (which would be cool but i have little to no experience in the flip style) or just a fixed blade. Only problem with fixed blade is that i dont usualy make sheathes for them as i also have trouble doing it. Im leaning more towards to flip blade style so if any1 has ideas or knows of the style i talk about please share if possible. I have rose wood, walnut, swamp rata (native new zealand tree), london plane, sycamore, and sum others. Will upload pics of wood if youd like.
May 13, 201313 yr Looks good!! When you say "flip" blade, do you mean a folder type? There is another section under the Bladesmithing forum especially for folding knives.
May 13, 201313 yr Author Its like a folder but only has one rivet and the tang is held by your thumb to keep it open
May 14, 201313 yr You can do 2 things: learn how to do a sheath and learn how to do a folder. No, you have another option: make a flip and then a sheath to keep it closed in your pocket/at your belt, so you will work on 2 projects in one. If you send me a PM with your email I can explain both... Anyways, if your hands made that beautiful tiny knife by hammer, you will have no problem in making a sheath or a folder!!!
May 14, 201313 yr Author Why thank you. And yes it is fully hand forged and will be strickly file work only. Its a piece of file steel. Still got a bit of wet n drying to do but almost ready to harden and temper. I bought a cheap hand carving set from the 2 doller shop to give that a try too sometime. I will PM you now.
May 14, 201313 yr Author So heres a pic of the wood i got from a turner for handles. Tell me what u think. As you can see i wet them a wee bit to show off the grain and rings.
May 16, 201313 yr I believe so. You've got a bit of tang there, why not give it a twist if you have still yet to HT? (If you are going with a friction folder after all)
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