BeaverNZ Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I am having a go at making some folding pocket knifes, the blades are made from Sawmill bandsaw blade and railway track, I am going to try a coffe etch to see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Nice looking blades. Looking forward to seeing how the finished knives come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincinnatus Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Looks great so far, let us know how they turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 For a variation on that style "Knives and Scabbards, Museum of London" has an example from the late 13th century CE; #309. I reproduced it one to high levels of authenticity---like no modern abrasives...no electrically powdered tools, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Looks very much like the Svord "Peasant", but with a much nicer blade! I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverNZ Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 TwistedCustoms yes I have copied one of those but didnt want to sayso dirrectly unless someone got upset Good spotting Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 BeaverNZ, it certainly doesn't upset me! I would call it an homage. Sometimes a production blade is just too cool not to tinker with. One of my favorite Bowie blades is the Cold Steel Trailmaster. Not a particularly high end knife, but in profile the lines are just..."right". You have the makings of something really special there and I look forward to seeing it completed. No one is going to mistake a blade as nice as yours for a Svord! Since you took the steel to a new level, maybe consider adding liners to the scales to further distinguish it as a Custom. Any rate, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 And as I previously mentioned that design is quite close to knives being made at least as early as the late 13th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverNZ Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Its all done and I have used a coffee etch which did improve the contrast and using 2000 grit sand paper really helded as well, I had to make 6mm screws into 4mm screws which was a bit fiddley and the barrel was turned from a bronze bolt. I think I will make some more of this style of blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Those are very cool! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverNZ Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 I have given them both away to a couple of guys who have done a great deal of vollentary work with cubs and scouts just as a random thankyou for your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I was just looking at one from Roman times that was in an old issue of Archeology Magazine, The handle was a 3 dimensional carving of Hercules. The Deutsches Klingen Museum in Solingen has several other roman examples in their collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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