Recent content by Geoff b

Havent done it since i was a lad but you can get very accurate, takes a great deal of practise though, mine was a stainless steel firemans hachet, as i recall i held it nearer the head, you have to find the point of balance that works for you. Geoff.

Its true that battoning is a bit tricky, but providing you use smaller sized wood, its not a problem, check out this vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMbyA4ay0VM Geoff.

Small knives are very underrated, i have a few myself These are sambar stag The bushpup was made from my dogs bone that he left in the garden, the lightcrafter is made from stabilized oak burr

Cheers robbi, very kind of you bud.

You could use a chicago screw for your pin, makes a nicer job. This is the kind of thing, tandy has a store in northampton, or try ebay http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/1290-051.aspx Geoff.

Theres a discription here, on page 3 http://www.manuellisaparty.com/articles/pfd%27s/Some%20Thoughts%20on%20Butchers.pdf

Time to get your logo sorted out phil

Whenever i see gerhards work it allways amazes me how he gets that, less is more look from his knives, from the hamon to the slightly caved butt, the whole thing is a work of knife art at its best, very nice indeed Geoff.

About 6 years ago, i was walking the dog down an old track in some remote woodland, the track had a sharp right hand bend that lead into a clearing, on turning right into the clearing i was face to face with a large black cat. It was bigger than any labarador ive ever seen, my first concern was...

This is how i did my plunge line when i first started out,these days i do them with the belt grinder, but if youre only making 1 or 2 this method works fine. Get 2 pieces of 01 clamp them together and drill holes , making sure all edges are level before you start drilling. Heat treat so thet...

Heres mine, made of banksia nut. Cheers. Geoff.

Its a whole new world to me stu,the most annoying thing is that ive spent a lot of my life outdoors and ive been totally ignorant to the plants around me, so its time to put things right.As you say its not easy, i tend to forget things in books so im taking pics of all the plants and looking...

Cheers matt, look forward to speaking to you guys about all sorts of stuff. Geoff.:happy22:

Hi ya , i found wild arum, which is poisonous but the root can be boiled a couple of times and eaten i think? I also found marsh marigold, which is also mostly edible , leaves, flowers etc but has to be cooked first, im looking into that one at the moment. Cheers geoff.

Mark the blade with a marker, then scribe along it with a vernier,that way youl get a good scribe mark on the blade that is very visible, if the marker rubs of youve still got a nice scribe line. PLUNGE; you need 2 flats of hardened steel with holes in,you clamp it on the knife and use it as...