Frosty Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 My edc is a 2 1/2" Old Timer folding knife. If I need larger I have a hatchet, I haven't taken my old Buck Skinner anywhere in a couple decades. That's just me though, I'm more likely to open a box than skin anything. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Even camping I tend to wear a lighter knife; I guess having made it, I'm not afraid to work it hard as I can always make another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I used to take a butter knife camping, I always carried a small jar of peanut butter and the Old Timer is too messy to use. Deep sea fishing I carry a filet knife but most charters clean and filet your fish for you. I like having a backup though. My Estwing hatchet and Old Timer have done everything I've needed a blade for since the early 80s. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 3:04 PM, HondoWalker said: a wider/thicker guard As a general rule I like thicker flat guards too. One thing I do though is to round off the sharp corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HondoWalker Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 I saw a video of a guy who had a stencil for his knives and it seemed easy enough to do. I have no talent for drawing. But after a dozen tries I finally got a stencil that was usable. I tested it out on one of my practice knives and here's the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 It's hard to see in the glare from the flash. Try tipping the metal object so the flash can't reflect directly back to the camera. What kind of stencil did you get? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 this electric stencil?? or some other? M.J.Lampert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Here's one I finished a few days ago. A friend of mine wanted a "really big, scary looking knife" that would be suitable for something like a zombie apocalypse. This is what I came up with. Obviously it is heavily influenced by the kopis sword. It's 80CrV2, sanded to 400 grit and then cold blued. I put the water bottle in the picture for scale. It's 20 inches long overall, 2.5 inches at the widest spot on the belly, and 3/8" at the thickest point on the spine. It weighs in at 2 lbs, 2.5 oz. He seems happy with it, so I am too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Thats pretty wicked Buzzkill. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 "Not available for sale in the UK" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 BIG and SCARY! Mission accomplished Buzz. It brings to mind the scene from "Crocodile Dundee." Nicely done. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Heading toward the "bush sword" category indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I am working on a liner lock blade with fullers. The first blade I screwed up. It may come to mind that it was the fullers, but it was not, I forgot it in the oven....bloody idiot that I was The second blade turned out good. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Bladesmith Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Here are several blades I built recently. The kitchen knife I finished today. The blade is 1095 high carbon with a handle of Koa. The falcata below that I forged from motorcycle chain and 1084 powder cannister damascus. The fittings are nickel silver and the handle is African Wenge. Next is a 4.5" blade Japanese hissatsu with some of my 32 layer damascus and local Alaskan Birch. Then a bowie, and last a dagger also from my 32 layer with nickel silver fittings and an ebony handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I love the pattern symmetry in the dagger. It's like a topo map of a ridgeline. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Same here, I like all of the knives but must say the dagger is my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HondoWalker Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 My latest knife so far. Didn't forge it this time. Got a few curved plow/rake thingys and noticed there's a straight part to it. So I cut it off and made a knife from it. The hole is from where it bolted on to the tractor. The wood is cedar guard is aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPoor Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 This is my newest work in progress. It started as a railroad anchor. Heat and beat it out to 22 inches long and almost 2 inches wide. I hope to finish it in the week to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouser Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Here's my latest Project. Trying to get close to the Doug Marcaida inspired knife seen on forged in fire,,, although instead of a thru tang, I went with a full-tang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HondoWalker Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 I finished the latest one. Got it all shiny and sharp. Well I'm sick of messing with it so I can call it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Hondo, that might be your best blade yet. Very well done. The bolt hole adds some cool character to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 This is my first amd latest. Blade forged from an old file, handle is ash that I cut for firewood, and guard and buttcap are copper that was a welding tip. All opinions and comments good or bad welcomed. This was my first and need criticism to improve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hi, Deli. Good first effort -- certainly better than mine. I have two critiques, one for design and one for execution. As far as design goes, the handle and the blade are not in proportion to each other -- that is, the blade needs to be bigger, or the handle needs to be smaller. If you look at the photo on your computer screen and put your hand first over the handle and then over the blade, I think you'll see what I mean. Take a look at the thread about IFI member templehound's recent "Andaman Swipe" blade for some inspiration. Regarding execution, the knife has a slightly unfinished look, as if you said to yourself, "Okay, good enough" before it really was. Some nice crisp plunge lines and a more confidently defined choil on the blade, better blending of the transition between the wood and the copper, and a better finish on the copper itself would all improve the knife's appearance immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Thanks for the critique JHCC! As far as the handle goes, if I went much smaller it wouldn't fit the hand. Is proportion more important than functionality? I don't wanna make "wall hangers", I want to be able to grab and use any blade I make. And I'm not arguing your critique, just asking because I need to learn? Also I see the fit and finish concerns, and I knew what I had to do better, I just wasn't sure how with my limited tools. That's was made with an ammo can forge, a homemade venturi burner, a 20oz framing hammer, and sanded by hand. Again thanks for the constructive criticism, and I will take it all and use it on my next endeavor! Edited January 15, 2022 by Mod30 Remove excessive quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJustice Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Deli, you don't need to quote when responding to the immediately preceding post. You can find out about that and more here: If you had included the blade's dimensions or had something beside it for a frame of reference, e.g. soda bottle JHCC might have already picked up on the size thing. I agree with the proportion critique. I held my tongue as I have not yet forged a knife to post myself. Given the way the handle is, I feel the sweep of the blade is the wrong way. I would like to see it sweep up rather than down. If you plan on really putting that knife to some hard use the copper is going to get banged up/bent. Thin laminated or inlays with copper are nice but it needs to be backed up by something stronger, IMO. Nevertheless, good job and thanks for showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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