Recent content by Woodcutter2

If you look up Bogdan Drevtskiy on Fb you'll find lovely Karelian Birch blocks coloured and plain etc. I have used upward of 25 blocks now and can happily vouch for the quality. I don't know which stabilizing resin is used as it is different to the blocks I've bought from America that buff to a...

I recently rehashed the Explorer design that I used to make a few years back. It now has a bit of a clip point to it and a deep Sabre grind that although thick enough at the edge to have a nice strong mini Scandi bevel rather than a fine secondary for Bushcrafty tasks but is also quite slicey to...

Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated. The sabre grind I feel started off hoping to be the 'allrounder' but while perfect for lighter tasks it would need an axe or heftier camp knife in the pack, that said this one is in 3mm steel so another in 4mm might offer more confidence in heavier...

Hi Folks, its been a while since I posted some pictures here so having hoping to make up a bit of ground take a look at this pair in Desert Ironwood. The project started as a refresh of an older model, after a while I realised it was basically a new knife so undecided as to which grind might be...

I spoke to Mike (organiser) a couple of weeks ago, he was not hopeful sadly.

Hi Ollie In the Ash wood frames I make I set a Bahco blade to deflect or ping in the middle of the blade about 6-10mm or so when all is taught and set, because the blades are thin and can be snapped if a bough/branch closes up in cutting I am a big fan of cutting deeply on the pull stroke not...

DMT continuous diamond stones are and have been for at least 20 years the go to flat hone system for all my sharp stuff off belts and plattens, there is always by virtue of the grinder belt a slight convex to the grinds (sometimes required) DMT all the way to flat them out to the required...

Richard at Barmonds has been the source for both plus Jantz in the USA for A2 wich was not so cost effective. A2 is trickier to get for sure, I've bought bits from the Gembloux knife show in Belgium but 14c28n is much more readily available. If A2 was more 'available' I think I'd pretty much...

O1 for sure, my favourite chisels were made from it 50 ish years back and take a lovely edge to this day, I have made countless knives for my-self, my kids and clients over the years so am very happy to rely on its ease of sharpening, toughness and its fine fine edge if I have honed it through...

Great for shroom hunting! nice find

Bronze age indeed, I think I remember the early version on a worktop somewhere in darkest beyond with noise sensitive neighbours posted on another forum long since lost to tumbleweed !!! Always impressed by the ingenuity of makers determined to make. Hat's off gents

So glad to be reminded of this genius jig, steampunk excellence at its finest. Fine knife too.

Hi Ruud I made a few of these in Ash wood, it has natural flex in its grain and is immensely strong and not so prone to cracking under high tension as Oak can be. It is also lighter in weight in your pack

Another very strong :cool2: vote for Z-poxy from me, been using it for 6 years now, it dries clear and retains a modicum of flex that I think is important to allow natural handle materials to move a fraction as they do through the seasons without 'popping' off the steel. Watch the batch...

They look fantastic, really like the Green one, nice work.