He s out in the sunset to night on duty waiting for dinner to arrive.Got this mongrel last night,but he s fussy what he eats.Gets a rabbit every second night,i throw the big ones away,but he catchs a...
Liked On: 08-12-2020, 07:09 AM
Just got back from my annual year 10 hunting camp in The Urewera. Went in on Friday and out today. Hunting was pretty good with plenty of animals around. We took in 8 year 10 boys along with 5...
Liked On: 03-12-2020, 08:34 PM
155187 this is the finished product
Liked On: 03-12-2020, 05:39 PM
I do the odd pet portraits using pen and pencils ( animal art , pet portraits thread ). I have just finished one for a forum member and have been given permission to show it here as an example of my...
Liked On: 03-12-2020, 05:37 PM
I generally don't do people Tahr . Much prefer nature and not limited to dogs - animals , birds , flowers etc ... I am slowly doing a red deer stag at the moment and I'm considering maybe doing a...
Liked On: 03-12-2020, 05:37 PM
double price for north islanders :P
Liked On: 03-12-2020, 05:36 PM
The acid etch removed all the loose scale and cleaned out all the rust in the forging pits which was not the look I wanted so I decided to re rust the blade now it was etched so the pits would look...
Liked On: 30-11-2020, 07:37 AM
Heres the part I was really looking forward to.. the acid etch. I was uneasy about using hot vinegar for the etch acid as its not very strong so would need to be left in over night. I didnt want...
Liked On: 30-11-2020, 07:34 AM
Next was the final grind and polish process which I didnt seem to take any pics of? :( https://i.ibb.co/yyyt9Rr/20201109-145242.jpg (https://ibb.co/vPPpFBS) Onto the scales, I went with the...
Liked On: 30-11-2020, 07:34 AM
Happy with the first grind, its on to the heat treat and temper. Mikey-p warned me that the heat treat on this type of forged steel can be very risky, the different metals heat and cool at different...
Liked On: 30-11-2020, 07:32 AM
For the scales I had some nice heart Walnut and a piece of Wenge wood to choose from that was left over from some pistol grips I made years ago. I am leaning toward the darker Wenge wood as it will...
Liked On: 30-11-2020, 07:31 AM
Kramer inspired 8 inch chefs knife in 14c28n stainless. Crazy pattern G10 handles running Carbon pins. Off to a keen home chef as a Christmas pressy.154783
Liked On: 28-11-2020, 09:50 PM
Ive got a KOA in D2, holds a mean edge but was definately chippy running through joints etc, must be at a reasonable hardness. They have a very low angle compound bevel on the Canadian belts knives...
Liked On: 28-11-2020, 09:48 PM
Latest Chef's / kitchen knife, Kramer inspired. 8 inch full flat grind in 14c28n stainless. Lime green and purple dual layer Micarta , G10 liners and Carbon pins. Going under the Christmas tree as...
Liked On: 28-11-2020, 09:47 PM
One of my broody hens has done a good job of looking after 4 of my orphaned duck eggs.. Another one hatching at the moment.. Its quite comical watching mother hen try and coax the early hatchling...
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 07:33 PM