First Knife
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- stringnstik
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First Knife
ok here it is for those that have asked.
Learnt lots. would do things different next time.
Not sure its a particularly hard finish.
Made from a lump of spring steel. work mate chopped out the blank for me and ground the rough main edge. I ground and shaped the upper edge and sanded down all the ruff marks.
Engraved a few things, wasnt happy but it did not matter as most would be hidden by the scales anyway.
Vic ash scales died with a green blue . Lots of applications with lots of sanding in between to give it that distressed look. Not happy with the final polish, tis life.
Pien sorat the pins but was going to mess the wood up too much.. allready created the fated rings so it will do as is..
just gotta make the sheath now
Learnt lots. would do things different next time.
Not sure its a particularly hard finish.
Made from a lump of spring steel. work mate chopped out the blank for me and ground the rough main edge. I ground and shaped the upper edge and sanded down all the ruff marks.
Engraved a few things, wasnt happy but it did not matter as most would be hidden by the scales anyway.
Vic ash scales died with a green blue . Lots of applications with lots of sanding in between to give it that distressed look. Not happy with the final polish, tis life.
Pien sorat the pins but was going to mess the wood up too much.. allready created the fated rings so it will do as is..
just gotta make the sheath now
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- the lump of steel
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- prehandle and view of edge criscross on tang
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- pre handle and old engraving trials
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- Showing upper edge
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- In hand
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"I am the arrow..the arrow is me...together as one...I fly to thee"
"the stick maybe crooked and the string hath no form,
then married by bowyer, transforms when first drawn"
"twang....thud"
"the stick maybe crooked and the string hath no form,
then married by bowyer, transforms when first drawn"
"twang....thud"
- stringnstik
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Re: First Knife
forgot a shot
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"I am the arrow..the arrow is me...together as one...I fly to thee"
"the stick maybe crooked and the string hath no form,
then married by bowyer, transforms when first drawn"
"twang....thud"
"the stick maybe crooked and the string hath no form,
then married by bowyer, transforms when first drawn"
"twang....thud"
Re: First Knife
pretty good for your first knife, well done
Re: First Knife
Fantastic little knife.
What about heat treatment, if any was done ?
I like that shape, good on ya !
Alex.
What about heat treatment, if any was done ?
I like that shape, good on ya !
Alex.
Re: First Knife
Hats off on the fileworking matey.. I like that sort of decoration on a knife. Well done.
Mick.
Mick.
"One has been a bad spectator of life if one has not also seen the hand that in a considerate fashion - kills." Nietzsche.
Re: First Knife
tracker wrote:Hats off on the fileworking matey.. I like that sort of decoration on a knife. Well done.
Mick.
Very good looking knife! Seems comfortable too.
Dylan
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Re: First Knife
Good on you, Well done Mark. I'm sure I know that shape, where have I seen it before.
Hope to see you on Sunday with knife on hip.
Cheers TonyJ
Hope to see you on Sunday with knife on hip.
Cheers TonyJ
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Very nice Mark . Steve
- stringnstik
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Re: First Knife
Well Im hardly worthy of collecting your fillings and I certainly appreciate the encouragement.
We did cherry red the knife and dunk it in engine oil but thats about the total as far as tempering went.
the criss cross pattern was done with a dremel cut off disc. I marked the ends all around the spine taking great care to tighten the distance around the inside of the finger hold (dont think you can see this) and widen it around the end. An attempt to make it look in perspective. then I very very carefully cut between the two marks with the dremel. It was tricky to see what I was doing and tricky to make the ends meet..or was that not meet. I think a file would have been more accurate.
I was very pleased with how well it sits in the hand, it gives the urge to upercut and stab something
I make no claims over the shape it is indeed "inspired" by Trad bounds http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7875
Would you believe it. I show it to the family and Mrsstringnstik seems to think its hers!!!!
Ill bring it along on sunday tony but Ill doubt ill have the sheath done and thus it wont be on me hip. But seriously this is one of those across the chest holstered knives
We did cherry red the knife and dunk it in engine oil but thats about the total as far as tempering went.
the criss cross pattern was done with a dremel cut off disc. I marked the ends all around the spine taking great care to tighten the distance around the inside of the finger hold (dont think you can see this) and widen it around the end. An attempt to make it look in perspective. then I very very carefully cut between the two marks with the dremel. It was tricky to see what I was doing and tricky to make the ends meet..or was that not meet. I think a file would have been more accurate.
I was very pleased with how well it sits in the hand, it gives the urge to upercut and stab something
I make no claims over the shape it is indeed "inspired" by Trad bounds http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7875
Would you believe it. I show it to the family and Mrsstringnstik seems to think its hers!!!!
Ill bring it along on sunday tony but Ill doubt ill have the sheath done and thus it wont be on me hip. But seriously this is one of those across the chest holstered knives
"I am the arrow..the arrow is me...together as one...I fly to thee"
"the stick maybe crooked and the string hath no form,
then married by bowyer, transforms when first drawn"
"twang....thud"
"the stick maybe crooked and the string hath no form,
then married by bowyer, transforms when first drawn"
"twang....thud"
- Mick Smith
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Re: First Knife
I was pleasantly surprised mate. You've done a top job.
Seeing that your first one was so good, I can only wonder how good they will be after a few more tries.
Mick
Seeing that your first one was so good, I can only wonder how good they will be after a few more tries.
Mick
There is no use focusing on aiming if you don't execute the shot well enough to hit what your are aiming at.