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I've got a Northumbria, It's 15 years old and lives in the garage. This time of year its as stiff as a board, and very cold to wear without plenty of layers beneath. There's nothing more robust though for backing through a thorn hedge in a day long downpour. Beats synthetics every time. Had a...

Here are some recent projects I've been working on. The first one is a knife I made from a landrover leaf spring, last year. Originally I made it with a very deep blade with a sabre grind. I was never entirely happy with the lines, so I reworked it to a much slimmer profile and took the bevels...

I've got loads really, there is always a current pair of favourites that I tend to carry around and find any excuse to use. It tends to be the latest pair I've made. There is about a dozen or so knives hanging around that I've made over the last year or so, 4 hatchets, 1 felling axe and sundry...

Thanks for the positive comments guys. I might make two or three more like that. It's a nice handy little design, very comfortable in the grip. I've got at least two more pieces of the maple that are about right for the handle and another file already annealed ready for profiling and grinding...

I've always taken a file to my pull hoe, it makes cutting out weeds from close to young plants so much cleaner. My Dad always kept an edge on his spade. Same principle I suppose. David

Here's a little knife I made in the cold of the garage a week or so ago, it's going to be a give-a-way over on BB. We did a KITH ( knife in the hat)and the only stipulation was a blade of 2" or less.This is what I came up with. The blade is ground from a file, a piece of Sheffield's finest...

I made this knife recently and thought it was high time I should make a proper wet moulded sheath. I've played around with thin cheap leather and made a couple of sheaths before but this was the first attempt with "real" 4mm veg tanned shoulder from Le Prevo. The...

I haven't posted for a while, so here's the fruits of my efforts over the last week or so. It's my first knife of the new year. Strictly speaking its a conversion of a knife I made last year. The problem was that I built it as a full tang from a recycled piece of Sheffields finest, but I made...

Thanks for that Mr . You've been a mine of useful information. David

The blade thickness is just over 4mm with a substantial tang whichis drilled through to take the ebony pin. David

Thanks for the input Mr D. This was my very first attempt at a handle. Your information on the wedges will stand me in good stead For when I do aprpper job on it with a nice piece of ash.I did round the corners on my long axis wedge but I was ignorant of the method for the cross wedge. I prefer...

Here are a few pics of the little axe head I found on Saffron Walden market a few weeks ago. I've cleaned it up a bit and tried to maintain a nice convex profile on it, although it can do with a little more work to get the edge shaving sharp. The script was indecypherable initially but...

If you really have to wear them a good pair of Hunters fit well and can be worn for walking all day. Good socks are a must though. I must say however, I prefer my Zamberlan boots and a good pair of gaiters unless I'm permanently up to my calfs in water. David

Hi Warren, The main problem with the forge is its size, It has worked well up to now because everthing I've made to date has been under 8.5" overall with a blade between 3-4". As long as the blade reaches critical heat its ok , it doesn't really matter about the tang. The forge only has an...

Can you show us a picture of it? I don't know if they are very common around our way. David

Hi Warren, here's a short video clip of the forge in action, it's not very good quality but you can see the Bosch hot air gun being used as a blower. Its very simple; a catering coffee can lined with fire clay with a hole in the side for the blower. It's cradled in a large engineer's vice on...

Hi guys, I do most of my bevel grinding on a little 1" belt sander (Rexxon) and some with good quality filesbut I've got to the stage where I want something a bit more professional so I hope to either build or acquire a 2" by 72" 2 hp belt grinder which will make the whole grinding process...

Thanks for the nice comments guys. I didn't realise that I had any replies because for some reason the thread shows as having had no views! Which is what happened with the first thread I posted, must be something wrong with my set up. The chisel grind cuts pretty well gives pretty good...

Hi everybody, Having put my first post up recently I thought I'd show you guys a few of the knives I've made over the last year. I like working with recycled materials and native hardwoods mostly although I do also use "new" 01 carbon steel as well. The first knife is my...

It still not working . I posted in thre technical problems section and it doesnt show when I then look at that section. I can only see it listed if I then click on last post. It shows that I have two replies but they do not show in the thread. I don't know whats going on:banghead: The original...