@viper is there any way those of us without facebook can see the models and materials you offer?
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@viper is there any way those of us without facebook can see the models and materials you offer?
Yeah totally, pm me your email address and I will send you through some profile pictures of the various models and photos. I can give you more details within the email.
Viper, I’m also a fan of carbon steel whether it be a Green River skinner or a Svord drop point. How do you rate the steel in a Svord blade compared to those you use?
[QUOTE=Dicko;1219499]Viper, I’m also a fan of carbon steel whether it be a Green River skinner or a Svord drop point. How do you rate the steel in a Svord blade compared to those you use?[/QUOTE
No idea sorry, I have never used a Svord knife and don't know anything about the steel they use.
I am no expert on steels, I know what I like to use and what works for the applications of the knives I make.
If you want to talk to a guy with a vast knowledge of steels and decades of knife making experience then talk to John Worthington on the forum.
He mentors me ( poor bugger ) in knife making.
Svord is L6 carbon steel. It is a basic low alloy tool steel. It doesn't really have any specific carbide forming alloys added so will have the same edge holding as the equivelent simple carbon steel (Although will be a bit tougher due to the added nickel, a function not super important in a hunting knife, simple carbon steels are allready very tough due to fine carbides).
L6 is around 0.7% carbon, and the steel Viper uses is 1084 which is 0.8-0.84% carbon, so his steel will have a bit better edge retention at a given hardness.
The Svord knives are very soft, usually around RC 56, Viper, assuming a standard custom Hest treat protocol for. 1084 is probably somthing in the realm of 59-60rc, quite a lot harder.
In short vipers and most custom knife makers simple carbon steels will eclipse a knife like a Svord.
It all comes down to moisture content at the end of the day.
20 years in an open shed in the Buller vs 20 years in Central Otago will give two different moisture contents.
You ideally want 12% or less.
I put Kauri grips on my kiwi knife,although its a soft timber 20 years later they are still fine.
Nick-D,
Thanks for the Svord insight.
Viper, I’ll send you a pm.
Stabilising is the way to go for alamost all knife handle wood for elimination of moisture uptake and also adds a toughness to the wood that aids in wear resistance. I have a reasonable amount of swamp Kauri and have used it on a number of knives for those in the US who want NZ woods.
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One thing about lock down is I made some progress on orders for patient customers. A Mamba model hunter in 14c28n. Stabilized Black Walnut ( thanks John ) and linen Green micarta. Away to an Auckland based hunter.
Stunning looking knife Viper.
Top to bottom.
Puma Hunter, this is a treasured gift from a mate
Bench made Skirmish
Norwegian utility knife made by Brusletto, its nice and light and holds a decent edge.
I tend to stay away from the 10xx and instead opt for O1, I figure if you are going to go and make the effort you might as well get damn fine small carbides in the process, although recently I have got hold of some nitro v and am seeing how that works out, my goal is to get some of this new cpm Magna cut, which is the first steel since aeb-l actually made for knives (as opposed to steel made for other purposes and can also be used for knives).
Nah, he does not use much L6 anymore, except in his big brutes like his Bowie’s and goloks, L6 is actually pretty good for a chopper and he personality heat treats everything himself (as in behind closed doors where even his employees don’t see the temperature which is a little weird), most of his knifes are Swedish sandvik steel, which is good stuff, very clean.
Svords are good for the price, just a little unimaginative and his bevels and sheaths usually need some work, he told me once he would rather have another producer than a quality checker if he was getting more staff.
I may have gotten carried away in the last couple of weeks. I do a lot of butchery so it was time I got some more Victory knives. I am extremely pleased with The Jack knife from @Nga that arrived. And my Lion Steel B41 turned up today. I think I am done spending money on knives for a good while now.
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I’m moving to Wairarapa in the near future and will be looking at the idea of opening up to teach people to make their own knives, any interest drop me a line..
Sexy as mate.
I’m moving to Wairarapa in the near future and will be looking at the idea of opening up to teach people to make their own knives, any interest drop me a line.. will be keen on hunting as part payment if you can take me to good spots but only if you are a responsible person, had my share of going out with great people…. Until a deer is making noise then they become Liabilities, not saying people here are like that but the one person I hunt with I trust with my life, he never shoots without 110% identifying target and I know because we have had a few pretty scary moments in the bush.
One shot, any more info on that knife in image 5370? NGA are you the maker?
That's made by @Nga, I'm not sure if he has anymore, or if he is going to do another run of them, but I'm sure he will let you know. I haven't used it yet but there are others on here with experience with this knife.
Thanks to @Puffin for organising the buying. Big bugout brother to mini bugout. Very light and very sharp.
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Big call out to @Shelley who has very kindly donated a set of liners and S/S pins for my project.....
Been beating the crap out of this rwl 34 test knife for a couple of days. It's whacked through a couple of 4x2s and smashed some nails, Very impressed with the steel. Keeps its edge well and doesn't deflect. Could be run very thin. All in all an excellent stainless option that sharpens and finishes much like a simple carbon but has edge holding capability not far of more complex vanadium alloys like s30v.
I've tested a few steels now looking for the right steel for my hunting knives, this is a front runner for me.
Used some little tasmanian blackwood offcuts for the handle, man it's pretty timber.
I will have a similar style rwl 34 bird and trout knife that doesn't have a home in weeks if anyone is looking for one. Just need to whack a handle on. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0b4b1c06a0.jpg
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Slow progress :
I have hardened the blade then heat treated at 200c for two hours twice. I presume my oven was not quite at 200c as the steel is still really hard on some parts of it and the file barely attacks the steel. I have carried on the grinding in the scandi edge style a bit more and finished it with diamond stone. It holds a very sharp edge very well. Not the flashiest design but I wanted a scandi grind with a drop point so as to be able to gut a deer with out piercing unwanted parts. Also the point is thick enough and strong enough to cut the wood around an arrow head buried in a tree .
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I managed to get three knives finished over lock down, this is number two. Mamba model in 14c28n, full grind , laguna snakeskin juma combined with stabilized curly birch from Finland.
Heading off to a southern hunter based out of Dunners.
New knife from Cutlers.
It awaits testing
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Hi team, well John’s donated stabilized Rimu arrived at the weekend (huge thanks again mate), so its time to get my ‘A into G’
First off, this will be a Bushcraft Knife, ive been getting into it lately and it’s a hobby I want to pursue in the future
The knife will have ALL the attributes I want in this project, a true ‘one off’ even though it’s a production blank (Condor Bushlore)
So it will have jimping, (for choking up) lanyard hole (orange paracord so I wont lose it) rounded pommel, (for ease of tip drilling) and a nice forward finger groove (for comfort)
I will ‘base’ the overall shape on the ESEE RB3 knife (below)……
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First off, cut the Rimu into two scales, cutting with the woods grain
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Then in the milling machine, make both scales flat, square, parallel and the same size…..watch this space
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Scouser’s Bushcraft Knife Project Phase 2
Auckland level 3 today, so I was off to Blademasters to ‘click & collect’ my Knife Blank……
Made a simple aluminium jig so I could machine the new shape with a carbide cutter
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Finger groove & pommel done…..
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Jimping grooves done…..
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Will de-burr jimping groves with my diamond files when I get home……
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Found my first sheath knife, must be 60 years old, didn’t get Chinese crap back then!Attachment 179486Attachment 179488
I was a Boy Scout for five minutes when I was twelve…ish until I got kicked out for being a disruptive little prick (well that’s how I remember it) and I had the knife at that point in time. There are two knives that I would like to be reunited with (but never will be) that one and my dad’s pig sticker that his brother made for him.
I read that as coils of weed full stop for some reason...
To be fair I’m as pure as the day I was born, never tried any drugs that weren’t prescribed by my Doc! I’ve always seen it as a weekness, and am a little bit pedantic about what goes into my body! Saying that I smoked till I was 23 hahahaha