Old oak Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 So I have forged out an identical pair of these which is a feat in itself for me since every single knife I have made has been completely different. Problem is I can’t decide where to go with them. I’m thinking bird and trout direction but something about the shape is throwing me off so I’m thinking of taking out a finger slot and then start the grind from there. That way one could choke up on the knife for precision work since the blade is about 4.5”. I have some moose antler laying around so I think I’ll use that for the guard and pommel and use Caribbean rosewood for the midsection with a stainless pin. I’m halfway onto the cleanup on it and trying to make a decision but stuck with knifer’s block... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old oak Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Well the ******* thing bit me... it’s pointy that’s for sure. Came home with a nice new set of files and went to toss the bag on the workbench and forgot the knife was in the vise pointing out... looks like I played roulette and lost... probably use a few stitches but electrical tape works too. So lesson learned. When not working on the knives take them out of the vise and leave on the table. Its turning out nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.IVO Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 About the handle construction, maybe not a good idea to put a pin in such a slim tang. I would epoxy all together and put the pin on the butt cap. Getting stiched in the fingers is very anoying and removing them is extremely painfull. They wouldnt sow in that spot so put an adesive and it'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old oak Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Trust me had plenty of stitches in my time. Pretty much all in my hands. At this point they look like Frankenstein’s monsters hands. The tang is actually about 3/8 or so tall. 1/8” pin should hold just fine and I use epoxy also. I’ll probably do a couple internal pins in the pommel to keep it from popping off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Never leave Any harmful tool or workpiece in a position to bite you because they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 No, that doesn't look like you lost at roulette it looks like you lost at mumbly peg. Never play mumbly peg with the knife in a vise! (SHEESH!) Super glue is your friend. If you use the stuff made for false finger nails it has an antibiotic in the formula. Though to be honest I don't know what kind of bugs could survive a dose of super glue. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 *NASTY* *ONES*. My Daughter the Veterinarian was just sharing with us why you don't want to let your dog lick any open wounds. (A word of advice; NEVER trade gross out stories with a Veterinarian!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old oak Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Yeah. Took 3 butterflies to close it up. At a weird angle on the finger where it slides the whole slab of meat off the finger when I move my finger so I had to splint it too... got a couple ER dr friends that always tell me what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I dont actually put an edge on my blades until after they are mounted to help reduce those incidents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old oak Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Haha yeah funny thing is it doesn’t even have an edge yet. Just really pointy. You know one of those freak accidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 23 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: you don't want to let your dog lick any open wounds. I don't want dogs licking me at all, I know what they use for toilet paper and cats are worse. I don't swap gross out stories with any medical folk, I know vets have a jog often filled with grossity. Express an anal gland anyone? Ever wonder why a vet has plastic gloves that reach to the arm pit? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 7:44 PM, Frosty said: Ever wonder why a vet has plastic gloves that reach to the arm pit? Frosty The Lucky. Because all precision work requires a depth setting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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