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Well here are some before and after shots ...
After getting them back from a brother here on the website who tempered them for me ...
And then I cleaned em up a little ... making some progress anyway!
Tell me what you think! :hmm:
Davy
Nice Davy,I still like that big'un and if'in it's to heavy I'd be glad to tote it fer ya! :haha:
Well here is one of the knives with a sheath ... notice the crack on the handle ... it appeared as I was finishing up the handle ... gives it character I like to think .. certainly ages it! Hope you like it! I am think on aging the blade too! :thumbsup:
Davy
Thanx James .. its plain old cow bone I bought at the pet store ... I wanted to make them from scratch, and I did and it shows I guess! :haha:
I also tried to age them somewhat by soaking them in a wood stain for a couple of hours ... you can see the results. :hmm:
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That really looks nice! I have never worked with bone before. Do you have to seal it?
Ogre
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Hi Orge
This is my first time also ... I dunno honestly ... I hear pro & con. I am assuming that it would be more stable in the long run if done so ... but I understand to do it correctly, you have to have the equipment to pressure stabilize it. I did not do that in this case .. just stained it a bit & sealed it with a wax coat. :hmm:
You CAN buy it already cut into slabs & stabilized for more money ... I chose not to this time.
Davy
This is my first time also ... I dunno honestly ... I hear pro & con. I am assuming that it would be more stable in the long run if done so ... but I understand to do it correctly, you have to have the equipment to pressure stabilize it. I did not do that in this case .. just stained it a bit & sealed it with a wax coat. :hmm:
You CAN buy it already cut into slabs & stabilized for more money ... I chose not to this time.
Davy
50cal.cliff
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Davy, it turned out well. :thumbsup:
The crack is probably stress from that rivet but, it does add character. I love the sheath too. :hatsoff:
Was that veg-tanned leather?
The shape of that knife is one that I have been thnking of building. Every time I see one in a magazine or catalog with that shape it always stands out too me!
What did yo use to age the blade the last I seen it was polished?
I like it but if your unsure send it my way and I'll test run it for a couple of years and then............ :grin:
The crack is probably stress from that rivet but, it does add character. I love the sheath too. :hatsoff:
Was that veg-tanned leather?
The shape of that knife is one that I have been thnking of building. Every time I see one in a magazine or catalog with that shape it always stands out too me!
What did yo use to age the blade the last I seen it was polished?
I like it but if your unsure send it my way and I'll test run it for a couple of years and then............ :grin:
Howdy sir
I agree on the crack problem .. but its ok I guess.
The leather was from Tandy leather, and from what they told me when I asked it is indeed vegatable tan. :thumbsup:
The blade is not yet aged ... but I will probably ATTEMPT do so this weekend!
For those interested in such things the blade is 5 1/4 long by 1 1/4 wide by 1/10th inch thick. Handle 4 5/8 long.
Thanks to Pitchy and his plazma cutter for providing the rough blade. And Wick for his invaluable help.
Davy
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that big middle blade looks like something a buff hunter would have in his belt sash - looks genuine. :thumbsup:
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Nice work Davy. :thumbsup:
50cal.cliff
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I see now Davy, must have been the camera angle before casue the blade looked dark in the first pic. Reason I was asking is cause I got one I am debating on darkening or leaving it shiny after being polished. Almost seems a shame to etch the blade after all the work it takes to get on to that mirror stage. Let me now what you use to etch it, if yo decide too.
You done real good on that one though! :thumbsup: I like how the bone turned out as a handle!
You done real good on that one though! :thumbsup: I like how the bone turned out as a handle!
The "smell" of burning bone is what gets you! Uggh! :shake: :barf:
If cutting with a bandsaw use a push stick for safety! They will be odd shaped when cut due to the bone configuration ... then use sandpaper on a flat surface to shape them!
Davy :thumbsup:
If cutting with a bandsaw use a push stick for safety! They will be odd shaped when cut due to the bone configuration ... then use sandpaper on a flat surface to shape them!
Davy :thumbsup:
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As a newbie, can/would you let me know what the process is on these (what did they start off with as basic metal, and what is your process to get here and from this point on)? I like the look of what you have done. I am working on making my own horns, doing my own scrimshaw, building my own flame throwers from kit, etc. and would like to consider whether I have the proper resources to get into this part of the hobby? If you would rather not disclose your process in coming up with good knives, I would understand.
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:hatsoff:Hola Deano
I do not mind at all, I am just a beginner myself ... they all came from different backgrounds ...
1. The big Bowie blade ... was made from forging it from a truck spring that my good friend Pitchy did for me.
2. The middle Plainsman Hudson Bay type knife blade started life from a solid square bar of 01 tool steel I purchased from ENCO Supply CO.
3. The smaller buffalo skinner type knife was cut from a saw blade that Pitchy cut for me with his new plasma cutter. What a nice tool and gentleman.
From these beginnings I ground and shaped them all to size and shape with a beltsander, angle grinder, files and sandpaper. No surpizes there except how much work I put into it.
I sanded and polished until I got them where I wanted, and then sent them off to another good friend Wick, who tempered them for me in his temp controlled oven. They are now back in my possession and I am trying to slowly finish them in the style and shape that I want them to be.
I also will make the sheaths as well, having made the first one a few days ago as you see. I can only hope they turn out nice enuff as so many of the fine ones I have seen on this site. We have some real talent here that have been very generous & shared many ideas with me. We are a big family here I like to think.
BTW the reason the sheath is black is due to when I wet formed the leather it left some black smudges on it and I could not remove them even though I wanted a brown more traditional colored sheath .. I just dyed it black with Feiberlings USMC BLACK Dye to cover the smudges up!
Hope this helps ... :hmm: :thumbsup:
Davy
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I do not mind at all, I am just a beginner myself ... they all came from different backgrounds ...
1. The big Bowie blade ... was made from forging it from a truck spring that my good friend Pitchy did for me.
2. The middle Plainsman Hudson Bay type knife blade started life from a solid square bar of 01 tool steel I purchased from ENCO Supply CO.
3. The smaller buffalo skinner type knife was cut from a saw blade that Pitchy cut for me with his new plasma cutter. What a nice tool and gentleman.
From these beginnings I ground and shaped them all to size and shape with a beltsander, angle grinder, files and sandpaper. No surpizes there except how much work I put into it.
I sanded and polished until I got them where I wanted, and then sent them off to another good friend Wick, who tempered them for me in his temp controlled oven. They are now back in my possession and I am trying to slowly finish them in the style and shape that I want them to be.
I also will make the sheaths as well, having made the first one a few days ago as you see. I can only hope they turn out nice enuff as so many of the fine ones I have seen on this site. We have some real talent here that have been very generous & shared many ideas with me. We are a big family here I like to think.
BTW the reason the sheath is black is due to when I wet formed the leather it left some black smudges on it and I could not remove them even though I wanted a brown more traditional colored sheath .. I just dyed it black with Feiberlings USMC BLACK Dye to cover the smudges up!
Hope this helps ... :hmm: :thumbsup:
Davy
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Your on it bro, very nice work indeed. :thumbsup:
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