That's not a Knife

[reefer]

Well here's my 'Manbag'...It's as rough as guts I know...but it it is entirely functional and sturdy as the bull it came from! :lol: and that's

No Bull.! :lol: :lol:
sorry about the pic being askew...don't know how to fix it off-hand.

 

[golddiggerart]

Well here's my 'Manbag'...It's as rough as guts I know...but it it is entirely functional and sturdy as the bull it came from! :lol: and that's https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/775/1611130039_manbag.jpgNo Bull.! :lol: :lol:
sorry about the pic being askew...don't know how to fix it off-hand.

Done

 

[reefer]

golddiggerart...Thank you. :Y: :Y:

 

[Sandbagger]

I've been making knives for a few years now and have lately become increasingly bored with many of the same things over and over again.

Looking to step up not just one, but a few notches, I decided to look for bladesmiths and their knives to emulate. Kyle Royer, MS visited us at a knife show a couple of years ago and I was inspired by his exquisite work. After watching a few of his youtube videos, I thought I'd at least have a go.

Using spring steel, some Banksia wood and a stainless steel bolt from my scrap pile, I set to a daunting, but exciting 12 inch take-down Bowie knife.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/Qi0eLOy12To[/video]

 

[PabloP]

What is the best not too expensive knife sharpening system. I saw somewhere that Lansky is a good one. Around $180 with a bench clamp. Seems a bit expensive.
I thinking of taking up doing a bit of knife making, thats why I'm asking.

Did you tackle the knife making Wishfull?
I too have developed an interest but didn't want to go the whole hog of setting up a furnace at least to start with, to do all the heat treating work. So I am playing with making a small (3.5" blade) knife from an old file, as it is already hardened, and using this process a home oven is all that is needed to temper the knife. I have modified a YouTube vid process as the basis for the work.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/4430/1602383426_knifeprogress.jpg

The blade has been tempered at 400degC (light straw colour) and is razor-sharp. As this is an experimental project I am just going to use some bits of well-cured Red Gum as the handle scales but would like to use Micarta in the future. I have yet to decide what to use for pins on the handle.

Rob P.

Attached are the knife in a reasonable state of completion and the wet formed sheath for it with a fire steel holder as well.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/4430/1603416131_knifeshrunk.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/4430/1603416168_sheathshrunk.jpg

Rob P.

I will use this one as a large bushcraft chopper.

This was my second attempt, again using an old but larger file >6mm thick and using a blade shaping jig that I developed. Well, there were lots of frustrations and build issues, but I am reasonably pleased with the end result but it has nowhere near the finesse that Baz has created with his builds. The handle in this case is made from Micarta that I made from an old pair of jeans, and the sheath used the same basic design as that I used on the first knife.
For those interested in the two bevel angles, I started using a 13 deg as a Skandi grind but decided after a while that that would end up with an edge that would likely be too fine and fragile for a bushcraft chopper, so I changed it to a Skandi 20 deg angle. Due to a couple of "accidents" during the final shaping, I ended up having to do a lot of hand finishing and that process smoothed off the sharp chine between the different grind angles.

Out of lockdown, so unlikely to try another one due to the build hassles.

Rob P.

 

[OzzieAu]

I thought I might resurrect this thread to see what people may be using atm.
I recently added this bushcrafter to my kit.
Lionsteel M390 stainless with walnut scales and hand made leather sheath.4 inch blade

 

[Sandbagger]

Quenching a Japanese katana.

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