New Knife Project

The blank I had cut out of ¼” stock.

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The tools. I really must thank Cowboysurvival for many of the tips he gave me. They have definitely paid off and made the project easier so far.

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Scales removed with 36 grit sanding disk on the angle grinder and the edge smoothed a bit on the bench grinder.

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With quite a bit of the thinning done, it is starting to take shape.

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A bit more thinning to do – I suppose making a small forge, or at least a forced air fed fire pit is in the near future. I want to try my hand at making some blue jean micarta as well. I’ll keep you posted.

For those that know his work, it is probably clear....this was inspired from the design of the Tom Brown Tracker knife - which is a bit out of my price range.

Nice job. Keep the pics coming!!!!!

Looks good so far. Can't wait to see the finished knife.

Nice,, that is an interesting style

I like the blade style, good looking work so far.

Crash, is that a leather mallet on the pegboard above the sander?

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Originally Posted by Ken

Crash, is that a leather mallet on the pegboard above the sander?

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Yep. For leather work.

Nice looking job so far, definately keep the pictures coming.

Definately a unique design! Looks like C1010 modified Hot Rolled Black steel. This knife will prove useful! The thanx is appreciated! so good to feel helpful. I will be building a forge this week the basics of which are a brake disk from an '83 camaro. 2" pipe and a hair drier.

Oh yeah a thanx to you. Last night I was restoring an ax head I found in the field when I went to sharpen it I found the edge was soft as butter. I remembered you talking about heat treating your last blade with the torch so I used the idea on the ax head! Worked great!

Glad it worked. Yeah, I've been holding off on the forge project (still am I guess) - I saw one (in a video) made from an old BBQ grill that seemed to work well. I know several have posted forge projects - Rebel being the most recent. I'm still not sure if this is something I just wanted to try, or if it will become a hobby.

Here is a link to Rebel's forge and some of his comments.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ighlight=forge

I really like the forge that Rebel made. I don't weld (something else on the to learn list) but I guess a hole saw and threaded flanges might work.

I like the design. I was thinking about the same. So, I may make a similar copy.

As for a forge I bet you could make one without welding. For the bottom at the flange, I just drilled holes into the Wok. Then bolted the wok to the flange. All the heat goes up so, after many firings there are no signs of wear. For the supports flat stock steel would work if drilled and bolted . A brake drum would need a piece of metal cut and drilled.

I was thinking the other day about using a 55 gallon drum for the support. Turn the barrel upside down with the hole or top on the bottom.. The piping could be internal and the fire bowl on bottom. A couple of wheels would make a portable forge. No welding would be required. However, a drill would be needed. A hole for your air pipe (belows/hair dryer) in the side and holes for the flange and bowl.

I've been thinking about one made out of a coffee can. I would only use it for knives so it wouldn't have to be huge. Here are a couple of links I like.

http://www.zoellerforge.com/coffee.html

http://www.paragoncode.com/shop/micro_forge/

You could use propane, Bernzomatic or Mapp. I happen to have a Mapp bottle. I just need to invest in some new tips.

If you wanted to make it larger you could use a paint can or even some can larger than that and just apply the same principle.

Just some thoughts if you are getting started like me.

Very nice crash, Little bit easyer with a grinder aint it.Looking forward to the finished knife.

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here is a knife, it works great!

Looking good Crash!

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Originally Posted by Rick

I've been thinking about one made out of a coffee can. I would only use it for knives so it wouldn't have to be huge. Here are a couple of links I like.

http://www.zoellerforge.com/coffee.html

http://www.paragoncode.com/shop/micro_forge/

You could use propane, Bernzomatic or Mapp. I happen to have a Mapp bottle. I just need to invest in some new tips.

If you wanted to make it larger you could use a paint can or even some can larger than that and just apply the same principle.

Just some thoughts if you are getting started like me.

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I've been thinking about a gas forge too. These links are great! My crystal ball says: "winter project".