New Knife Project

[nell67]

WOW! Crash,those are great looking knives! Great job.

[crashdive123]

Thanks all. Now I have to make a few more for the Jamboree.

[rebel]

Very impressive knives!

[crashdive123]

Thought I'd give an update. Here's the progress I've made so far. I still have to do some fine sanding to the scales, get the knicks and scrapes out of the blades and then sharpen.

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[tonester]

sweet looking blades crash!

[Pal334]

Very nice work

[Rick]

D double dang. You did a nice job. Those denim scales turned out nice, too!

[panch0]

I like the scales with the brown and blue colors. I may just have to put in an order for some soon. Those look very handy and I bet there are tree limbs shaking from fear right now. Great job crash! Now they need some leather pants.

-frank

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

Gees you make 4 to my one! They look good I really like the handles I will have to try that trick on my machete which I want to make next. Guess I am just poking along learning to keep the design a little simpler in the future.

[crashdive123]

Gees you make 4 to my one! They look good I really like the handles I will have to try that trick on my machete which I want to make next. Guess I am just poking along learning to keep the design a little simpler in the future.

Yeah, but that monster you're making would probably cut these in half.

[panch0]

Yea but you could throw three at him and still have one to swing.lol. The more I see the brown and blue the more I want some.

[crashdive123]

Yea but you could throw three at him and still have one to swing.lol. The more I see the brown and blue the more I want some.

All I did for that was pick up a bunch of different colored scraps at WalMart. It actually has blue, yellow and dark green in it. The cool thing about them is, I was never quite sure how they would look, and if I didn't like the look - just keep sanding a little and it changes.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

The next will be much smaller and with a plain design. Getting the saw back right and all of the scratches out is proving to be a challenge on this one, I work slow cause I have seen that with all the adds i risk ruining it with each step. Overall I am pleased but looking forward to having the forge and everything together to be able to tackle one in much less time. Yours look pretty big on here.

[panch0]

There are alot of different style knives I would like to make but could never find the templates. I found this site from a friend this week. You just print out the picture and cut out the shape. I thought it was really cool. I am going to try some blades on this site soon.

http://www.hurleyknives.com/lloydtemplate/index.html

[crashdive123]

Cool site - thanks.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

What if anything are you planning to control rust? I have considered gun blue and even waxing mine. Any ideas?

[crashdive123]

After I finish cleaning it up I'll spray it with Strike Hold CLP and then wipe it down. http://www.strike-hold.com/

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

Looks like just the thing. I had left my project outside and it flashed quick! I still may try the gun blue. I wish I could parkerize it though. I really like the parkerized finish on my 870.

[panch0]

I have a knife I bought made from 5160 and I rubbed mustard on it and let it dry. Wiped it with 0000 wire sponge, then repeated it 3 more times and it gave me a nice dark patina. I liked it.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

Post a pic about the process when you have time, I sure would appreciate it. Sounds like I may like it too!