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rebel
01-17-2010, 05:39 PM
I was going to pull it out from annealing but, it was still hot. Maybe tomorrow.
I've just started vacation but, the honey-do list is pretty long. We'll see.
crashdive123
01-17-2010, 06:31 PM
Well then - I look forward to seeing it tomorrow.
rebel
01-17-2010, 09:52 PM
Well then - I look forward to seeing it tomorrow.
Yea, I'll sneak in a little time. Heck! It's a vacation. Please!
crashdive123
01-17-2010, 10:46 PM
Well - aren't you the big tease.
panch0
01-17-2010, 11:50 PM
Can't wait to see it. I love the way raspy knives look.
rebel
01-28-2010, 06:31 PM
I found a little time to work on this project so, I fired up the forge. Here are some pics after a little hammering. Do you have any suggestions for a blade style?
crashdive123
01-28-2010, 06:45 PM
Looks like a great start. As far as blade style - it looks like it's going to have a big belly - me likey.
rebel
01-28-2010, 06:48 PM
I wanted to thin the blade with out grinding / sanding. I kind of like the hammered look too. I can cut and shape to most any design.
rebel
01-28-2010, 07:01 PM
Looks like a great start. As far as blade style - it looks like it's going to have a big belly - me likey.
I'll call it the mirror knife.
Camp10
01-28-2010, 07:04 PM
I found a little time to work on this project so, I fired up the forge. Here are some pics after a little hammering. Do you have any suggestions for a blade style?
Your the artist...you pick the blade style! I like the hammer marks also on some forged knives. Can't wait to see the finished knife!
pocomoonskyeyes
01-28-2010, 10:42 PM
I don't know,but when I looked It seemed to be lending itself to a Nessmuk design. Sort of anyway.
rebel
01-29-2010, 12:48 AM
Slowly but Shirley (that's for rick).
Ole WV Coot
01-30-2010, 05:45 PM
You've got a good start on a skinner. Nessmuk, you would have to beat it a lot more. Clip the back of the tip and you got the shape of a Buck skinner or a Green River.
Shirley that's gonna be a good lookin' knife. Love the scales (rasps) left on it. Sort of looks like snake scales. You could name the knife Awanyu. It's a serpent that is guardian of the water in Tewa culture.
rebel
01-31-2010, 10:07 PM
It's starting to take it's shape with the rough sanding. I'm thinking about some homemade scales.
welderguy
01-31-2010, 10:08 PM
That is shaping up nicely. looking forward to seeing the finished product
panch0
01-31-2010, 11:41 PM
Oh yea thats looking cool. Looks like a great chopper.
crashdive123
02-01-2010, 07:44 AM
Looking good Rebel.
Camp10
02-01-2010, 07:50 PM
Man, thats lookin nice! I really like that handle shape, keep us posted!
rebel
02-04-2010, 09:10 PM
Another mod. Unfortunately, after these pics I dropped the Mrs's camera. It's trashed. Good thing she's at work!
Holy cow!! That's really nice. Now, go put the camera on the floor on her side of the bed. Hurry up.
rebel
02-04-2010, 09:13 PM
Holy cow!! That's really nice. Now, go put the camera on the floor on her side of the bed. Hurry up.
That's pretty funny! Thanks for that.
Camp10
02-04-2010, 09:22 PM
That looks great!! To bad your wife will kill you with the thing when she finds her camera!
rebel
02-04-2010, 09:26 PM
That looks great!! To bad your wife will kill you with the thing when she finds her camera!
I'm taking Ricks advise.
crashdive123
02-04-2010, 09:46 PM
I really like the way it's shaping up. Sorry to hear about the whoopin you're about to get.
Sourdough
02-04-2010, 10:27 PM
Very nice, I like lots of belly on a working knife. It looks great.
welderguy
02-04-2010, 10:49 PM
Wow thats shaping up nice,you do great work. cant wait to see pictures of the finished product ( that is if your allowed to use the camera again).
rebel
02-08-2010, 12:54 AM
Trying out the new camera...
klkak
02-08-2010, 01:34 AM
I lightened the picture up a bit so I could see the knife better. It's looking good.
Sourdough
02-08-2010, 01:37 AM
How long is the blade and how deep.......?
crashdive123
02-08-2010, 08:08 AM
Great looking work Rebel.
rebel
02-08-2010, 08:43 AM
I lightened the picture up a bit so I could see the knife better. It's looking good.
Thanks for your help.
rebel
02-08-2010, 08:44 AM
How long is the blade and how deep.......?
8 & 3/4 long, 1 & 5/8 deep.
rebel
02-08-2010, 05:33 PM
I have some seasoned pecan wood that I smoke fish & fowl with and, I thought I'd make scales. The Northerners pronounce it: (pē kän′, -kan′; pi-; pē′kän′, -kan′). The Southerners say: (pee-can) and unless you've spent days bent over picking them up, you should say "pee-can" when speaking to southerners (just a little tip).
Anyway, It's tough wood! My first result was a failure.
gryffynklm
02-08-2010, 08:06 PM
Looks great, Peecan has a nice figure and color. I look forward to seeing the finished knife.
I have no idea what I am then because we've always called the Puhcahns.
crashdive123
02-08-2010, 08:12 PM
Nuts................
You and General McAuliffe.
pocomoonskyeyes
02-08-2010, 08:40 PM
Just to add to Rebel's explanation of the proper pronunciation of Pe-can. In every word in the English language that has -can- in it, it is pronounced the same way as in tin can. Ex. American, Candidate, Cancellation, Canopy, etc. With all other words this is true.... except for the nut. Then it is pe-con. I ask, are you an Americon? Do you vote for your favorite Condidate? Are you going to Concel your dinner reservations? When you camp do you put up your dining Conopy?:innocent:
rebel
02-09-2010, 03:03 PM
I got this idea to add a ferro rod and perhaps one of Rick's button compasses to the scales.
So, I ground out a seat for the rod. Here are a couple pics:
crashdive123
02-09-2010, 03:08 PM
Careful - the title of Gadget Master has been taken already.
welderguy
02-09-2010, 03:08 PM
Thats a Good Idea Rebel, I look forward to seeing it compleated.
rebel
02-10-2010, 07:03 PM
I'm gonna make it a WSF D.O.C. auction. I hope it turns out well. The rasp is somewhere in the 50 + year range. It's been made in the traditional way. A hard wood fire to anneal it. A charcoal fire with hammer and anvil to shape it. Followed up with a charcoal fire to harden and temper. It'll be next week before I can post pics.
rebel
02-15-2010, 08:33 AM
I've got a gap in the handle between the steel and the antler that I'd like to fill. Any suggestions?
Camp10
02-15-2010, 04:27 PM
I've got a gap in the handle between the steel and the antler that I'd like to fill. Any suggestions?
I use vulcanized fiber as a spacer for nearly all my carbon steel knives. It looks good and I think it gives just a little bit more of rust protection...just in case you dont get the epoxy everywhere.
rebel
02-15-2010, 04:55 PM
I use vulcanized fiber as a spacer for nearly all my carbon steel knives. It looks good and I think it gives just a little bit more of rust protection...just in case you dont get the epoxy everywhere.
Thanks Camp10.
rebel
02-15-2010, 05:04 PM
My skill level just isn't there yet. This is the 4th or 5th handle I've tried to put on and the grind on the blade is wavy. Maybe, in a couple of years and with a lot more practice, I'll be able to have something descent. Until then, I think it best to retract my post, #43 of this thread. I sure wouldn't want someone to feel they got a bad deal.
Thanks to everyone for their advise and encouragement.
crashdive123
02-15-2010, 05:32 PM
My skill level just isn't there yet. This is the 4th or 5th handle I've tried to put on and the grind on the blade is wavy. Maybe, in a couple of years and with a lot more practice, I'll be able to have something descent. Until then, I think it best to retract my post, #43 of this thread. I sure wouldn't want someone to feel they got a bad deal.
Thanks to everyone for their advise and encouragement.
I think it's a fine looking knife that anybody would be proud to own.
Camp10
02-15-2010, 07:20 PM
I think it's a fine looking knife that anybody would be proud to own.
Yeah, I agree with Crash! Besides, the early ones are the valuable ones when you make it big!!
COWBOYSURVIVAL
02-15-2010, 07:23 PM
And remember alot of us like things to have a little character. The stores are full of cookie cutter knives!
rebel
02-15-2010, 07:25 PM
Well, I learned a couple of things and maybe I'll remember to use them the next time.
welderguy
02-15-2010, 07:39 PM
That is a good looking knife rebel.
rebel
02-15-2010, 08:49 PM
Thanks folks. I should take the Mrs advise and take a class.
I did make a neat discovery this evening that I'd like to share. After sanding the antler I applied brown shoe polish and buffed it a little. I think it highlighted the cracks and made it look cool.
Before and after:
Very nice indeed. I agree with you on the highlighted cracks.
COWBOYSURVIVAL
02-15-2010, 08:52 PM
I use shoe polish alot! Ox Blood is a fun one. I use Black over brown and or ox blood it gives a really rustic look. Looks great to me!
welderguy
02-15-2010, 08:54 PM
That gives it an antiqued look very nice.
standingbear
02-20-2010, 10:45 PM
Nice looking knife:tongue_smilie:
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