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Lol yeah I'm glad that Crash pulled through.:) As far as the sheath I'm making one right now. I have all the holes punched I just need a big needle. It should be don'e this week I think. I'm really glad you like the knife:DQuote:
Originally Posted by huntermj
Thanks everyone! I'm so glad you appreciate my work. I hope to keep this up and make many more knives.
BG - That is some serious art work! You did a fantastic job!
Thanks a lot Rick:D glad you like it!
Nice work for your first, and thanks for posting the picks. Not sure if you're aware of this, but when making the sheath, don't forget to put that extra strip of leather, so you don't wind up slicing the stitching with the edge of the knife.
Ahh thank you for reminding me of that Gray Wolf, I would have forgotten to put that in there. Yeah it'd hate to have the knife cut right threw the stiching of my sheath.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray Wolf
wow BG thats a really good looking knife you made! i love the finish on the blade. you should keep on making knives!
Great blade BG. Are you going to make the sheath as well?
Thanks, when I show the knife to people they usually don't know what the finish is, but I'm glad that you liked it. Yeah I'd really like to keep on making knives. When I eventually have to stop the apprenticeship, I'm going to get my own forge and anvil and belt grinder ect so I can keep it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonester
Thanks. I'm in the process of making a sheath right now. It will be done sometime with week with any luck. I still need to get a big needle to sow the sinew.Quote:
Originally Posted by chiye tanka
When your apprenticeship is over, maybe you can get a job with him.
For the Pewter pins, After you drill the holes in the tang and the handle. Use a counter sink on the handles on both sides,Clamp all togeather down on a hard surface, Pour the melted pewter in the holes, Let cool and sand smooth>
I'd love to get a job with him making knives, but my apprenticeship will probably stop when I got to college. And seeing as he's here in New York adn I'm going to college in ohio, I wouldn't be able to work with him. I definitely want to keep making them though. Custom knives fetch a great price, and I love doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
I think that's what we did exactly. But there wasn't a good clean hole between the wood and metal in the middle and we didn't get a good connection there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Runs With Beer
It has to go all the way through to hold solid.
YEah, but I've used glue and epoxy to help. I wish that teh hole was better drilled, though so I wouldn't have had the problem. But I see at as a lesson learned. I'll make the holes bigger and more clear next time, and possibly make more of them.
Most often, Three pins on a knife handle is the norm. The holes thru the tang need to be at least 3/16. the counter sink in the handle holes A 1/4 counter sink about half way thrn your handle materal. Hope this helps you.
Thanks for the information. I'll remember that with the next knife I make.
I really like your knife Blood Groove, great work i'm kinda jealous.
Hey thanks a lot Beowulf, I'm glad that you like it. I can't wait to work on my new designe, although I'm sure it's not going to happen for a while. I have to forge a present for my brother.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beowulf65