New knife...

[mtcurman]

Here is a knife I finished a couple days ago. I made it out of an old hay rake tooth. Here are some pictures I took of it being made...

Heating it up...

After some beating and pounding I had a flat piece of steel...

Hmmm... that's starting to look somewhat like a knife.. :hmm:

Almost there...

Finished product!

I dyed the handle in tea.

It is most certainly primitive, but I'm pretty pleased with it.

Thanks for looking!

Ben

 

[PA.1740]

VERY NICE!!!!! :thumbsup:
Have Fun
Phil

 

[jamesthomas]

Thats a real nice knife! I like it a lot. :thumbsup:

 

[Flint311]

Nice! I like the "home made look" type knives. How'd you temper, etc. after heating and hammering?

 

[Jim Blair]

Looks like a good walkin' in the woods knife to me. :thumbsup:

 

[stormcrow]

Good job! I hope it serves you well.

 

[asbrown]

:thumbsup: thats just cool!!! It looks to me like what a frontier farmer might have made for himself from scrap. Nothing ever went to waste. Great job, keep it up. :hatsoff:

 

[mtcurman]

It looks to me like what a frontier farmer might have made for himself from scrap.

That's what I was hoping it would look like. :thumbsup: Thank you for the compliments guys!

 

[S.Kenton]

Looks GREAT! I like the primitive look.. BTW I found the 32 cal roundball!!!... :wink:

 

[Rifleman1776]

That will be one tough workin' knife.

 

[Robby]

You have a good eye!! When you going to start making guns! :thumbsup:
Robby

 

[TinStar]

I like the look of the "homemade" stuff. really nice. You have talent!

TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!

 

[MSW]

cool looking knife ... remember: the best tools are the ones you make for yourself!

 

[Spots]

Thats a good looking woods/hiking knife.

 

[cynthialee]

I like it and I showed it to Sevan and it was a hit.
We both really like the look of a home made tool.

Looks like something a farmer way back when might have hammered out for himself.

 

[VTdeerhunter]

Nice work Ben, nice to see younger people pounding at the forge... :hatsoff:

 

[anvil1231]

Very nice knife :thumbsup:

 

[mtcurman]

Thanks y'all! :hatsoff: :hatsoff: