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[Paul Holtom]

Yup certainly looks like a rifle bolt, very nice work by the way.

 

[SOAR]

I voted for woodwork, I work on trees everyday so I am always getting bits from work to carve with.

 

[hog]

All of it stunning.

 

[Klenchblaize]

 

[BushEd]

whats that weird metal thing on the right?! looks awesome...

 

[Cromm]

Great stuff

 

[rob63]

Few things I made from bamboo during a quiet moment at my last job, I was mightily bored as the weather was grim so I retired to the workshop. The knife I made for the Mrs as she was a Scout leader at the time. The bamboo fork, knife and cup were just little exercises to see what I could do, I doubt if they are very practical as I haven`t used them in anger.

 

[John Fenna]

I love that bamboo work!
I have a mug/bowl and a letteropener that I made while in Thailand.
There bamboo makes almost everything from food to houses

 

[SOAR]

You can make great match boxes out of Bamboo.
I whipped some cordage around this one.

 

[brancho]

I am happy with this but was sad to give it away

 

[Cael Nu Mara]

been making a lot a lot of frost clipper knives sheaths lately

if im not mistaken a Tikka bolt, T3?



Sam

 

[Archy]

here's one i made after er indoors thought £85 for one off a well known site was a bit mutch

 

[Whittler Kev]

Good job Archy. Hope she's pleased with it, I would be

 

[Tiger Eyes]

Yes I am pleased with it, I'm so glad I looked on here before buying one.

 

[belabear]

to build knives you have to do some metalworking, woodworking, leatherworking, antler- or bonework, scrimshaw.....

i´m not good at anything but i get better... ;o)

blade poul strande
handle stab birch, mammoth ivory, copper
sheath veg tanned leather

blade mikael eklund
handle jarrah, bone, fiber spacers
sheath veg tanned leather

cheers
belabear

 

[BushEd]

wow that first knife is wonderful...although, mammoth ivory? Bizzaro

 

[Soloman]

Im not going to post any of my efforts in the metalwork dept,coz after seeing the posts here i think mine are rubbish.
There are some really talented people here,superb.
Soloman.

 

[belabear]

soloman take heart and show your stuff!

really would like to see them!

thanks bushed! glad you like it!

got some small pieces of mammth ivory from a salesman in germany who get´s it from siberia, still found a lot there

when you hold it in your hands it´s like holding history as the pieces are between 7000-10000 years old.... quite a feeling

cheers
belabear

 

[johnbaz]

I love both metalwork and woodwork, i've never tried any of the other options but would love to have a go at leatherwork

here's a couple of short swords that i made years ago- without any powertools (gawd it was hard work using a big old file with emery cloth/wet and dry paper wrapped around it )

this one i hammered out of a strip of packing steel at work, unfortunately it's only mild steel so is just a wall hanger...

this one started out as a sharpening steel for edging up carving knives and so was very hard steel, again i bashed it out rough (after heating it with oxy-acetylene) then used the big file with emery cloth wrapped around it

the hilt and knuckle guard i made at work (i work in a foundry), i carved a very basic pattern for each piece then filled the mould with molten brass, then the emery treatment with brasso to finish

the blade laid upon a strip of Japanese oak...

and together with the 'pirate sword' oooh arr jim lad

John

 

[johnbaz]

Im not going to post any of my efforts in the metalwork dept,coz after seeing the posts here i think mine are rubbish.
There are some really talented people here,superb.
Soloman.

Come on mate- they can't be any worse than my efforts


John