Knife making competition 2013

[Biker]

OK I think I may have a go....

If I use a kipper does it have to have a sheath?

Just use a larger fish with a bigger mouth, stupid.

Sheesh! Some people's kids!

edit; Sorry I lost my temper a bit there, but you newbies can make it so frustrating for us "old hands" I've calmed down a bit now John. Sorry for calling you stupid. You're not, you've just got to take things as a slower pace. You need to learn to walk before you can run. OK? Still friends? Hope so

 

[Mesquite]

OK I think I may have a go....

If I use a kipper does it have to have a sheath?

As I keep saying... there is no rule about what the knife has to be made from or type of knife.

So if you wish to enter a kipper knife then by all means do so

I'd love to see it go through the heat treating though

 

[John Fenna]

Next doors cat ate my kipper!
So I thought I would enter this instead.....
I will enter it into the bought blade section - but really I traded the blade for an electronic version of my "A Basic Guide to making your own Budget Bushcrafting Equipment" book so actual cost to me £0.000000000000000000000000000000000001
The glue I made from conifer resin, charcoal dust and shavings off a beeswax candle I got from a charity shop. I foraged the resin, made my own charcoal from my own willow trees in the fire at home so total cost £0.00000000000002.
The Rawhide was made from a dog chew that cost £3.00 but I only used less than 1/10 of it so that cost about £0.20
The leather for the sheath was scraps from another project and I value the lot at about £0.25
So Materials for the knife in total - a little less than £0.46

Tang blunted and handle cut to size and slot cut for blade

Fitting the blade

Glueing the blade


lashing the blade in with wet rawhide

Knife wet lashed and finished sheath - I forgot to take photos of the making of the sheath...

I will add photos as the build progresses ... though there is only really trimming the rawhide once it is dry and oiling the handle to do....

 

[JohnC]

I like that knife!, how much does the rawhide shrink by? Can it shrink too much?

 

[Dreadhead]

nice work there John!

 

[John Fenna]

I like that knife!, how much does the rawhide shrink by? Can it shrink too much?

Rawhide shrinks by about 50-75%
lashing wet



lashing dried

In fact it shrank a bit more after that photo!
The shrinkage is not a problem (except you get a slightly gappy looking final look) and the rawhide sets bone hard and extremely tight and strong.
I have been using that bronze age adze quite hard and with resin/charcoal/wax glue and the rawhide fixings only the head has not loosened at all.
Those "primitive" folk knew their business OK!

 

[TomBartlett]

Always wondered where to get raw hide - off to the pet store then.

 

[Biker]

Hey John, sweeeeeeet knife mate. Most impressive. Please bring it to The Moot as I'd like to see it up close.

I too wondered if it's possible for raw hide the shrink too much. My question would be could it shrink so much that it breaks the flint by constriction? Unlikely I know, being a mineral and a solid and all.

Really nice job that WELL DONE!! :notworthy

Congrats to the cat for getting the kipper, maybe next time eh?

 

[John Fenna]

Many thanks for the comments guys
Once the rawhide is dry I will wax/oil it (if it has not crushed the obsidian) and take final photos ... maybe add a neck thong for the sheath... and re-photo it

 

[Mesquite]

Very nice John, very nice indeed

 

[DaveBromley]

nearly finished mine just working on the handle at the moment

wanted to take some "in progress" shots last night but got too carried away with the file lol

Dave

 

[John Fenna]

The final stages done

 

[Mesquite]

And John is our first official entrant

Entered into the Makers Bought blade section

Lovely looking knife John

 

[DaveBromley]

finished mine now, already put pics up in another thread not in here though as i wanted to get some better pics before hand lol

Dave

 

[HillBill]

Nice little knife that John

 

[Bluebs4]

Well done john it reminds me of one my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather made

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[JohnC]

Finished the sheath

 

[JohnC]

And I'm now using the knife, so i'll call that finished....

as regards cost, i found the piece of car spring, and a lot of the bits were left overs from other projects eg the leather, the wood for the sheath... There are x2 2p coins... And i did buy charcoal. So possibly £10?

great fun making it...

 

[Mesquite]

Nice looking entry there John

 

[Albus Culter]

Nice work JohnC

Been following the make with interest. Fantastic to have a start to finish knife you made yourself.