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Scagel Inspired Hunting knife

Posted in Blacksmithing, bladesmithing, brutdeforge, Forging, knifemaking, Leather working, metalwork with tags Brute de forge, custom knife, hunting knife, Scagel on January 2, 2019 by Jim

Here are the last two knives I finished:

Custom Hunting Knife

Posted in Blacksmithing, bladesmithing, Forging, knifemaking, metalwork, Tool Making with tags Camping, custom knife, edc, forged, hunting knife, Knife on July 20, 2018 by Jim

A little hunter I just finished up with some progress pics. It is 1084 steel with a stabilized box elder burl handle and a brass guard.

handmade forged hunting knife

forged knife blade

Just off the anvil.

Forged and profiled hunting knife blade

Forging done and profiled.

Hunting knife blade flat ricasso

Ricasso flattened in preparation for laying out for grinding and for fitting the guard.

Knife guard fitting jig

Starting to fit the brass guard with a guard press.

Brass hunting knife guard

The guard slotted and rough shaped.

Fitting handle wood onto blade

Laying out the blade on the handle material.

Thanks for looking – happy making,

Jim

From paper to blade!

Posted in Blacksmithing, bladesmithing, brutdeforge, design, design sketch, knifemaking, metalwork, template making, templates with tags bladesmithing, custom knife, design, design sketch, Forging, knife design, knife pattern, knifemaking, make stuff with your hands, patternmaking on June 28, 2017 by Jim

Video, video, video, I made another video.

This shows how I take a rough forged blade, try several different final designs for it on paper, and transfer the best design onto the blade for accurate grinding.

It’s funny, but it took me a year to figure out this really simple way to transfer the paper pattern onto the steel easily and accurately.

Happy making,

-Jim