Justin Topp Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Finally finished this Yakut knife I started months ago and forgot about. Forged from a Nicholson file with a Crotch oak handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I like the finish on the blade and the wood is beautiful. Good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thank you. I was impressed with the wood. I didn’t expect it to be nearly as nice as it was. Here are close ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Oh yeah, that is nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Like the knife love the oak. Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven NY Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Excellent looking knife. I have been researching this style of knife, could we get a few shorts of the edge profile. I would like to compare your knife to what I think I know about the shape of the blade. I am always on the look out for reference material. Did you put in the single sided fuller with the blade supported in a swage? I guess to put it another way would you mind sharing your techniques for forging this unique blade style? Thank you and have a good one, W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Thank you both ! steven I forged it as you would a normal knife but I didn’t have any swages so I just didn’t forge bevels oh this one. If I was gonna make multiple of them I probably would make a bottom swage. To make the fuller I just used a ball peen hammer. This is the shape of the edge. Basically a convex chisel grind with a big fuller. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Very good looking knife that I hadn’t heard of before and had to do some research on. Interesting concept on the grind making it easier to cut and sharpen as well as which side to fuller depending on if the user is left or right handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven NY Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 GuardedDig2 Thank you for the information, and the great picture. I have not seen that one before. I am glade to see the ideas I had about this type of blade were accurate, I will have to try making one one day. Thanks again and great work, W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks. This is a left handed variant but it is a really neat design. you betcha. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel-J Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Looks great! Sharpening's good, I see you tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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