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Post apocalyptic themed blades.


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I'm a really big fan of post apocalyptic movies or tv shows. I've been making my knives using scrounged materials, trying to make them look like they came out of Mad Max, Book of Eli, or Fallout. None of these are meant to be pretty, I've left them a little rough on purpose for effect. Anyway, here they are. :)

 

 

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This first one's a big heavy machete, made for chopping zombie bits. :P Distressed diamond plate bolster and the scales are an old Kenny Rogers record.

 

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The handle on this one is plywood, construction paper, and elkhorn. I'd never used plywood on a knife before, but with this style, I thought it worked.

 

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This one's my favorite, so I decided to keep it for myself. The scales are elkhorn, with a diamondplate rear bolster and copper wire wrap on the front. The blade's 1/4" thick and heavy. I love it, though.

 

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Not exactly a pair, but they look pretty similar. Hickory scales.

 

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This one started out as a lawnmower blade, if the star on the end didn't give that away. :P

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And the last one, not post apocalyptic-themed at all, just a little knife made as a gift to a friend. Pink and purple micarta with brass pins. :)

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You have some great classic profiles disguised with unconventional materials. I especially like the knife you kept for yourself, as well as the one pictured upside down in the picture you described as "not exactly a pair". Outstanding work! How do you achieve the dimpled texture? Ball peen hammer?      Robert

 

 

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You have some great classic profiles disguised with unconventional materials. I especially like the knife you kept for yourself, as well as the one pictured upside down in the picture you described as "not exactly a pair". Outstanding work! How do you achieve the dimpled texture? Ball peen hammer?      Robert

 

Yep, ball peen. Just hit it a little harder than I normally would to make it look a little extra rough.

 

Finished these 3 about a week ago. I liked the little one I gave away, so I made a few more like it.

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