Found my first sheath knife, must be 60 years old, didn’t get Chinese crap back then!179486179488
Liked On: 23-09-2021, 05:50 PM
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...
Liked On: 21-09-2021, 01:23 PM
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...
Liked On: 20-09-2021, 05:25 PM
New knife from Cutlers. It awaits testing 179164
Liked On: 20-09-2021, 05:24 PM
179130 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. ...
Liked On: 20-09-2021, 10:23 AM
This one away to Florida in the morning. A 4x4 Hunter with both the horrozontal sheath (10 degrees down for security) and the standard behind the hip sheath. 4 inch blade of 1084 with curve back...
Liked On: 19-09-2021, 07:14 PM
Thanks to Puffin for organising the buying. Big bugout brother to mini bugout. Very light and very sharp. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210915/fee059714c27d2a9e16500cd04b1cf9a.jpg Sent...
Liked On: 16-09-2021, 04:48 PM
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...
Liked On: 15-09-2021, 07:54 PM
Nick-D, Thanks for the Svord insight. Viper, I’ll send you a pm.
Liked On: 12-09-2021, 08:33 AM
Quick update, John Worthington has made the generous offer to send me some stabilized wood to kick start this project Please don't expect to see anything soon, I have to wait for level 4 to end so...
Liked On: 10-09-2021, 09:39 PM
I used Black Maire on this knife I made 20 odd years ago. It is my go to hunting knife and the handle has not shown any sign of deteriorating. It was interesting to work. I ended up using an angle...
Liked On: 10-09-2021, 04:24 PM
Sorry guys I realized I didn't mention that I already have a Lightweight burner so sorted in that regards. Have had a look at the primus as mentioned earlier and that is pretty good for cheap but...
Liked On: 09-09-2021, 08:43 AM
The best way to remove the wire edge is with a hard backed leather strop and green stropping compound. This is a video I did a while back on sharpening new knives I had finished for a bulk order. The...
Liked On: 08-09-2021, 10:13 PM
There's 15% off Hammock Gear quilts for the next couple of days if anyone is interested. I got one of their Economy Burrow quilts for work last year and I really like it, will have easily spent more...
Liked On: 05-09-2021, 11:34 AM
Latest, still cooking 176992
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 09:56 PM