Latest version of the file knife. 90mm drop point blade, leather bound bamboo handle.
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Latest version of the file knife. 90mm drop point blade, leather bound bamboo handle.
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God wouldn't want to stick anything, you'd never get it out!
I think it would come out ok, just leave a bigger hole than when it went in :D
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Mate put a new oak handle on an old chopper for me. It's very choppy.
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Really like that style, just brought a commercial version of that nakiri style for my better half.
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@Tommy is yours choppy enough to do that? you said it was VERY choppy.
My machete is very choppy also. I love my cropped martindale
Sigh.......
I have a martindale, the full length (maybe a number 2-can’t remember as the sticker has worn off), too a lot of effort to get a good edge on it as the factory one was poo, the handle also took a bit of work to get it smooth, it now has an 18 degree per side angle, it’s ok but I find the steel, which I think is 1070, is a tad soft.
I much prefer khukuri for chopping, I have a mirror edge on my Reinhardt khukuri and it’s a beast!
@Shelley mines the 18", I don't know what size that is. I cut the top sweep off so its flat not pointy so it wont stab you in the melon if you get too close.
I also agree about the edge and the handle. I took to the edge with a flapper wheel on the grinder and blended it in until it was sharp, don't know what the angle is but I am very happy with it and its not as rough as it sounds.
Made a scabbard from an old fire hose-the layflat type. Made a file up to fit in the scabbard to keep it sharp in the bush.
Also did some smoothy smoothy and ergonomic shaping on the handle.
I had one when I was 14 so a bit of sentimental value there. It was modded as described at the rewanui mine workshops by a fitter there. I used to carry that everywhere in the bush. I always found it hard enough to cut and just soft enough to sharpen if I had to. Cheap not even 40 bucks at farmlands.
Bloody thing got pinched from my mums from the dickhead neighbours when I was in OZ.
My neighbour in OZ had an ex military Golok. That was quite a neat little machete. They are bloody pricey to get but I wouldn't mind one, one day.
I could imagine the Khukri type better for chopping. The blade would have a bit more weight to it than the martindale.
Three knives I made at the September Bark River "grind in" in the States. I worked it in with a holiday and visiting grandchildren. They open their shop up twice year. Well organised and excellent master-bladesmen to assist. There were 80 attendees.
The top one I made for my son who was up on the California fires with the NZ contingent. The other side was engraved "California Fires 2018". Its S35VN stainless.
The second is what I designed for myself (CPM 154), and the third for my wife (a Bird & Trout in CPM154).
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Latest knife my wife brought this for me https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a46eb81e94.jpg alba knife by John McDonald
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Hi @madjon_ do you make and sell these scabbards?
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First one I’ve ever made lots of lessons learned but should be a functional functional knife once I sharpen it
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Two more ready to sharpen this knife making is addictive !!!!!
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Thanks Dublin , couple more cut out of old electric hacksaw( pipe cutter ) blade to come
Birthday present from me mate Josh
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Nice! That'll make the next filleting job easy.
Made this recently, haven't done anything serious with knives for a couple years. This knife and others are what a friend waggishly terms "The knives formerly known as Zedteq". Will probably post a couple of other images down the track. May as well include a shameless plug for a website I set up a few weeks ago NZ made knives - Hunting and Outdoor knives ]Attachment 100295Attachment 100296[ATTACH]100297[/ATTACH.
Knife above : Made of L6 carbon steel. Blade length 102 mm, overall length 224 mm, thickness at spine 3.9 mm, Rockwell hardness C55. Full untapered tang with Wenge handle scales, shallow hollow grind.
Very nice, looks similar to the loveless drop point.
That one would be $250, including sheath, delivered. Cheers, D.