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  1. SoldierPalmer

    For Sale Hand forged Sloyd

    Bump reduced to £35
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    For Sale Hand forged Sloyd

    Forged Sloyd with stone finish for sale. 4 inch 1095 blade with spalted cherry handle. £35 including postage to Uk.
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    Heat Treating

    I’d go with Clark Knives as Stew said it costs around a tenner.
  4. SoldierPalmer

    For Sale Forged bushcraft knife

    Bump price reduced
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    I found an axe head. Need advice. Pic heavy.

    What have you used for the haft there Andy?
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    I found an axe head. Need advice. Pic heavy.

    Looks like you have done a good job. I wouldn’t worry about the small gap unless it causes the head to wiggle but you could add another small wedge wood into the front.
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    Chinese traditional axe?

    It looks to me that it can be taken apart and used as a adze or scraper?
  8. SoldierPalmer

    Government consultation on banning large knives and machetes

    That’s how I aimed my argument. The issues lie in high populated areas. I also mentioned how it’s not best practise to use machinery in bird nesting season to manage habitats.
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    Government consultation on banning large knives and machetes

    Oh great, I’ve literally just made a 11” leuku to manage the vegetation on the fishing paths.
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    For Sale Wynter Forge English Puukko

    Named for the materials it is built from. The steel is 1095, brass, fallow antler, spalted oak and brass. Hammer forged down to a taper. The spine starts at 3.2mm and works down to 2.7mm £110 and £5 postage in the Uk. Buyer needs to prove age before purchase.
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    Knife Postage

    Can you not just bubble wrap it and post it as a normal parcel?
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    Reputable custom (damascus) knife makers?

    I think £200 is a little cheap for a custom knife. You’re expecting the smith to first form the stacked layer or canisters then draw it out then work a knife from it. That’s a lot of man hours. You could however buy the steel you are after and supply it to the smith already in billet form.
  13. SoldierPalmer

    Ka-bar

    Hardly going to get it confiscated in the country side unless you decide to go down the local tescos and start wielding it around like some lunatic.
  14. SoldierPalmer

    For Sale Forged bushcraft knife

    Bump. Sheath added
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    Day Out Deceptive Sun.

    I was also going to suggest Neath but I think that’s a long trip for Broch. I’ve had an old springer I kept at my fathers for years. Always fancies a PCP but I just don’t think I would use it enough to justify it.
  16. SoldierPalmer

    Ray Mears carving an axe handle

    I think it is on one of his Canadian videos. Might be a tomahawk handle from memory?
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    Is my axe safe?

    I was about to say the opposite. If the head does become slightly loose a temporary fix would be to soak it over night in linseed oil as this would buy some time. Your quite right in saying that you shouldn’t count it as a repair though.
  18. SoldierPalmer

    Best Bushcraft Knife to Buy?

    As this thread has sort of taken a side step. I personally find what are known as bushcraft knives to have a really thick spine which isn’t that necessary. For my own personal use between 2.5 and 3mm are ideal for carving tasks and even battening through wood. What’s everyone else’s thoughts?