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.
Just off the anvil.
Forging done and profiled.
Ricasso flattened in preparation for laying out for grinding and for fitting the guard.
Starting to fit the brass guard with a guard press.
The guard slotted and rough shaped.
Laying out the blade on the handle material.
Thanks for looking – happy making,
Jim
I posted a video on YouTube showing how I forge one of my large bolt bottle openers.
Thanks for stopping by,
Jim
I started this knife quite a while ago. It has been sitting on my bench for over a year – until now.
I made it to be part of a hunting set and showed the smaller first knife here quite a while ago.
Here are the two knives finally together.
I carry the smaller knife as a fixed blade edc pocket knife.
They are both 01 steel with green micarta handles and red liners. The blade on the larger one is about 3″.
I also made the sheath and to be honest – I almost enjoyed that as much as making the knife.
Happy Making and new year to you,
Jim
I got to spend a great day with my dad making knives. I have been interested lately in having a fixed blade pocket knife so, I put together this pattern and we each made the same knife.
Here is how mine turned out:
It is sized like a neck knife, but I specifically designed it to be carried as an EDC (every day carry) pocket knife.
And here it is in its sheath. I made the sheath with the Loveless style cam so it makes a great ‘snap’ when you put it away.
It is comfortable in my front pocket or the leg pocket in my work pants.
Happy Making,
Jim
I love the blade on the Victorinox florist knife. It has a great shape for what I need in my EDC. I do wish though, that it was a little more sturdily constructed.
This weekend, I set out to remedy this issue.
Here is my trusty apple slicer:
You can see that it is well loved! Well, I loved it so much that I felt the need to grind the pins out and take it apart 😛
This knife is really well thought out and well made but I wanted it to be a bit heavier. Also, I am really surprised that they do not put a half stop in the blade. A half stop makes the blade pause at 90 degrees when you are closing it. A nice thing if your fingers might be in the way!
Here are the new brass liners (to replace the light aluminum ones that came on the knife), red liner material, and micarta scale blanks I planned to put on this lovely knife. I also ground a flat on the end of a blade to make that half stop I was wishing Victorinox would have done for me.
A little time passes (internet magic and epoxy…) and here is the spine:
And here it is, sitting so safely at that hoped for half stop:
My knife now has the heft and safety features I was hoping for. My lunch apples are very nervous!
Happy Making,
Jim
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