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just bought this on your say so david southey, for 99 whole pence from 'the bay'...it had better be good...i know where you live...muahahahahaha

they look great...really like the look of them. thanks for sharing...

ordered a UCO lantern on friday and it was here today...no problems. hope you manage to get your issue resolved as they seem to be a good company.

IVe never thought about it as I didn't think anyone would want to buy one of my knives considering the amount of talented blade smiths on here...

this is mine...and my very first attempt at making a blade. Its very rough, and scaled in oak, but the blade is accidentally fantastic. Holds and edge so sharp it could cut the time-space continuum! Ive made several since, and all (thankfully) an improvement, but this just seems to fit nice in...

sounds like a great night out! well done, and thanks for sharing! im out meself tonight...

yup wabbit...if you can see the hind foot prints, the forepaws will often be slightly forward and slightly staggered with regards to each other. thats generally how i spot if its dinner or not.

WOW! that is one of the best looking blades i have seen....great job!! really impressive...would love to see the finished sheath too if you're producing blades like that. thanks for sharing...

cheers robin...never thought of the selective tempering side of things. I was referring to hardening which i realise for 01 is around 820-840-ish. I was surprised the plate was a bright cherry red (i wondered if it was safe) i thought if ceramic coated enamel (i think) could get cherry red, then...

Sorry if this is in the wrong place mods, please feel free to move it. Just wondering if anyone has HT'd on an Aga?? I have tempered in mine a number of times, but yesterday I noticed the Aga top plate had been left on with the lid down...and when i lifted the lid, it was cherry red hot...

thanks for the kind comments...i realised about the pith and ensured the wood was properly dried out before carving...hopefully this will remedy the situation...if not, i have an excuse to carve more :) cheers!

hello... ...been mucking around the last few days and rustled up these. 2 hazel spoons and a scrap-metal knife with hazel, leather, birch and colubrial (sp) handle...thanks for looking. please excuse the quality of the pics as they were taken on my mobile on the WRONG setting :lmao...

looks just like Fairbourne in Wales...great pics, especially the open cast mine...

thats some incredible work!! makes homemade blades from flat 01 stock look like a walk in the park...thanks for sharing the link...

like lannyman said...use an old biscuit tin. I get the coals up to temp and force air directly over the blade using the a hairdryer or gym ball foot pump...ive had some quite good results so far and i dont even know what im doing!! cost me nowt and works a treat...winner...

nope but i like the look of them. Cant see the edge well enough to see if thats a full grind or just shaping of the blade with a fine cutting edge on it...either way, looks great. Tend to find as long as it doesnt have the word "bushcraft" or "survival" before it, you can get a cracking knife at...

they look stunning...will be watching this thread with interest...thanks for sharing with us.

worse than any bee or wasp is a sting from the massive hornets that like to live in the barn...got a belt from one last year and it hurt for almost 24 hours. Had a golf ball sized lump on my hand..the pain was terrible, despite painkillers. Dont feel too bad for the bee incident...like you...

lovely looking blade and sheath Carl...

you dont need to spend anything to HT blades....i do mine in an old biscuit tin with hot coals, then use a hairdryer to get the temp up, quench then temper in the oven. ive had some pretty good results so far...