O1 Blades and kits
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Biker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Had an email from my mother to say my blade turned up too. Will get to see it in 10 days time, thanks!
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Here is the Nessy I made from the blade I bought:
Moose antler scales. I decided not to do the lanyard hole because I never really get on with them or use them for anything. The work on the pins is carp, the work on the handle is ok for a personal user, not top grade by any means. I may go back and do some more until it is done (also have very little abrasives at home, I mostly carve wood into shape rather than sand stuff). I may stand it for a few days in linseed oil/turps mix to let it penetrate properly.
The handle turned out ok rather than perfect for a general working blade, but should work quite nice when it is doing it's primary task that the whole knife was designed to do (game processing). I like the look and feel of it. In case someone wonder "why"; the antler "bulbed" a bit in the pomel end, so i had to file it down, both for comfort and to make the pin reach.
Now I just need to figure out a sheet that will work. My normal scandy style will not work, and the "trapper/buckskinner" style is not my cup of tea either. I may end up with either a deep pouch with a lid (as Grohmann does for the Canandian army; http://www.grohmannknives.com/images2002/grohmann r3sa.jpg) or a "blade only and a snap around the handle" style. Any one with experience and suggestions?
Moose antler scales. I decided not to do the lanyard hole because I never really get on with them or use them for anything. The work on the pins is carp, the work on the handle is ok for a personal user, not top grade by any means. I may go back and do some more until it is done (also have very little abrasives at home, I mostly carve wood into shape rather than sand stuff). I may stand it for a few days in linseed oil/turps mix to let it penetrate properly.
The handle turned out ok rather than perfect for a general working blade, but should work quite nice when it is doing it's primary task that the whole knife was designed to do (game processing). I like the look and feel of it. In case someone wonder "why"; the antler "bulbed" a bit in the pomel end, so i had to file it down, both for comfort and to make the pin reach.
Now I just need to figure out a sheet that will work. My normal scandy style will not work, and the "trapper/buckskinner" style is not my cup of tea either. I may end up with either a deep pouch with a lid (as Grohmann does for the Canandian army; http://www.grohmannknives.com/images2002/grohmann r3sa.jpg) or a "blade only and a snap around the handle" style. Any one with experience and suggestions?
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I like it
might have to try some Moose
Im not usually a Antler style handle fan
but they do suit a nessy
ATb
Duncan
might have to try some Moose
Im not usually a Antler style handle fan
but they do suit a nessy
ATb
Duncan
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I am of the same opinion, pretty much. I like the idea of antler, but in real life few pieces are as ergonomic as a nicey shaped wooden handle, so I end up with wood. I have a blade that needs a haft, and am thinking of using a piece of antler, but then rasp and file it to shape, much like I'd carve a piece of wood. Then I would get me something a bit like my nessy, but in a scandi style.
Do you have moose antler to play with?
I think the sheet will be the Grohman army style, simpliest for a knife that will not be my primary working tool out in the woods, and I can always make another one if I figure out a better way or end up using it differently. And such a sheet would not be totally dependant on the catch working, which I detest with many styles of sheet.
It is really growing on me, even if I know it to be a poor blade for all the "crafty" things I do out in the woods
