One Done and W'sIP

More great work Ted.

Very nice, thanks for posting.

Godamighty, you sure was busy, Ted. That's beautiful craftsmanship.

Those are looking nice Ted.

Hi folks, hope you all had a great summer! Here's what I did...lol!!!!

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This monster has a 10 inch blade


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I forged this out of a pry bar.

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Each piece is a work of art.

I like 'em. "You've come a long way pilgrim". Welcome back.

Cool stuff, you got your own style for sure.

The prybar bowie is really great.

Loving the Prybar Bowie . May Have to try that Out Have a Bunch Of Old Ones I Got From My Father In Law . He Had a Tool Box With a Lock On It But Lost the Key to It So In a Few Mins I Had It Opened And In Side Was a Bunck Of Files Of All Sizes and Some prybars . He Told Me The Tool Box Has Been Lockd for Over 20 Years And I Got it Opened In a Few Mins . He Said that the Stuff Was Worthless To Him . And With a Grin I Asked If I Could Have them . So I Got them All and the tool Box too .

Thanks guys!

I gave that prybar knife to my neighbor. He's always fixing mowers and chainsaws and such. Long story short he's given me a bunch of mower blades. When I told him he could have it he was grinning like a kid on christmas morning. lol!

Thanks again!

you've definitely got your drawing down. i just noticed the starting stock compared to the tang you ended up with. i can't do that yet at all.

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you've definitely got your drawing down. i just noticed the starting stock compared to the tang you ended up with. i can't do that yet at all.

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Thanks Canid! I drew it out that much with the intention of putting a wooden handle on it with a nut on the end. Well as you can see I ended up cutting it back to about 3 1/2 inches and using a antler for the handle. Got alot of pratice though...lol!

The key to the drawing is you cant rush it! It will just fold on you. Heat it, tap a few times and heat it again. Probly took me a hour to draw out the tang...just to cut it off....lol!

Great work Ted!

Made a new one. 3/16 thick mower blade,oak flooring for scales, and the gaurds are made from those giant cast aluminum folks hanging on gramas kitchen wall.

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Then I recut this blade.

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looking good ,Ted Keep them Comming

Dang man, nice job.

wow just keep getting better and better

Really nice work, Ted.
They already look like heirlooms.

Outstanding work.

Beautiful work.

Scored some walnut flooring scraps, so had to make a couple more skinners. I realy wish I'd by some known steel and get far, far, away from mower blades! Maybe one day.... (when I have more money than mower blades). Well anyway, the blades 3/16 thick. The photos don't do the handles justice, the flooring scraps are beeeutious!


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Radical skinner there.

You definitely have a style all your own.

Nice work.

That's some very nice work, Ted.

Woo Hoo! Fantasy skinners. Well done Ted.

Nice, I like em'....quite a design.
Thanks for posting.

Those are nice! I really like that look.

Willie

Thanks guys!

I got some tiller blades from my neighbor. He said he wasn't sure if I'd want them, being all bent the way they are. I told him "Sure, I got a forge!!!"

These buggers spark like a file!!! I'll post more pics when it's completed.

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Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Well...not my best work, but I'm happy with the result, considering what it started as. Still need to heat treat, sharpen,and polish her up. The scales are from some mohogany door casing. They'll look much better sanded up and a coat or two of poly on then.

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Looking good so far.

Thanks Crash.

I whipped out a couple more. 1st ones another 3/16 mower blade with the walnut scales.(Did you all know wanut will turn yours hands purlish black for days...lol)

The 2nds bedrail with the mahogany.

Still need to heat treat and finish scales.

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Very nice. Those will be dandies.

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LOVE the finger guard treatment on this one!

"B" !!!! How you been dollface! Fabulous I hope!

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Nothing but fab, Ted, chillaxing up in the concrete jungle.
U was missed!

Girl at work asked if I could make a knife with Harley Davidson on it for her boyfreind for his birthday. Nope, I replied, how about a skull on the pomel instead?

I don't think this is ever going to be put to use as a real knife (at least I hope not) So I didn't heat treat or anything. Just profiled some bed rail, cut some Corion, ( I realy hate Corion) a little caving with the ol dremel, and whallar, a fighting knife with a skull pomell.

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Nice work Ted.

great looking knives,keep em coming.

Still have to heat treat, after I try to get the hammer marks out of the blade. Hit it just a little too hard in a couple spots.

10" blade, mower blade (no I didn't drill the holes) 3/16 thick, antler handle a gaurd. 16" overall.

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Another nice one Ted.