The latest made for a friend after he bought a new knife. A mish-mash of designs and styles because I have had to make it out of scrap pieces and offcuts and remains from other projects. That...
Liked On: 08-02-2023, 01:49 PM
99% of the time what you have is all I use....other than when trying subs it wasnt an issue....and unless you are hotrodding loads it shouldnt be for you either.
Liked On: 21-01-2023, 06:09 PM
if its very light in weight....and a wee sliver burns fast and sparks I would suggest Totara ...the red colour and yellow flecks suggest it.
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 08:49 PM
Hi Guys! As mentioned in my intro thread I´m a interested in knife-making too. Here is a hunting knife I did a few years back for a mate in Tui: Steel is RWL34, bolsters are brass an handle from...
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 09:25 PM
I am going to quess mahogony it does not look like any native I know
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 12:29 PM
"A River cuts through rock, not because of its power but because of its persistence" Day Two - Fly camp to Tawa Hut to Side creek bliss Woke early to the sounds of birds, The Eastern Whio link...
Liked On: 04-01-2023, 01:56 PM
210762210762210763 Attempt at making a couple of knives, hidden tang hunter made from old file brass gate hinge and rimu bench top. Boning knife I bought in a bar of 1075 steel, same rimu handle....
Liked On: 21-11-2022, 09:59 PM
Yesterday I did a day knifemaking course with John McDonald of Alba Knives in Hunterville - it was a birthday present from the family. Started off with a heat treated D2 steel blank and ended up with...
Liked On: 25-10-2022, 01:23 PM
Used 6 mm wide goat leather lace (super strong it is too) and punched 3 mm holes . No needle , just tapered the ends to a long point and poked through holes . Used a little screwdriver to stretch...
Liked On: 20-10-2022, 09:26 PM
An engineer mate asked if I could do a double knife sheath for a Svord and Gerber knife , this was what I came up with. The smaller knife on the front had a plastic liner in the pouch it came with so...
Liked On: 09-10-2022, 06:05 PM
This one is for a friends sons birthday and is the Mini Skiner in 1084 with scolloped OD canvas micarta over orange liners in hot waxed, initialled and edge stamped sheath ...
Liked On: 09-10-2022, 03:06 PM
I was sent a pair of bog oak scales and a pair of small mamoth tusk pieces. The guy hadn't checked sizes before ordering but wanted to know what I could do with them for one of the knives he has on...
Liked On: 09-10-2022, 03:02 PM
Hi, Its been awhile since i have done any reports. Reason is i took most of the winter off hunting. Did the odd short look but no serious stuff bar one or two hunts. Bodies getting old, aches and...
Liked On: 26-09-2022, 06:06 PM
So as a quick background, I recently inherited this rifle from my wife’s side of the family. It originally was her grandads and it has been looked after by her uncle until recently, when he gave it...
Liked On: 21-09-2022, 07:30 PM
Boning/butchers knife inspired by the old classic timber handled knives the old boy used to use. Good old classic high carbon steel, with a stabilised swamp kauri handle. Cool piece of timber that...
Liked On: 24-07-2022, 07:11 PM