UPDATED 2/6/16!!!!!
Hey guys,
Its been a while since I've added anything in the diy section so I figured I'd give a few teasers that I'll be finishing when the weather allows!
Firstly is an idea I've had for ages that I've been too busy/lazy to start. Its a kitchen/chef knife from an old wood saw blade. Nice and thin and likely better steel than the stainless crap I've had in the past. (I can always reheattreat it if I find its too soft)
I need to polish the steel, add a grind, drill the handle and then handle it in something..
And now its relieved from its excess and roughly shaped.
Secondly on the tfl (to finish list! Lol) is this this rusty old billhook I got ina big tool lot. Not sure of the brand but it may be an old spear and Jackson as I've seen grey paint on them in the past. I smashed off the woodworm ridden handle and its destiny is to be turned into a frontier Bowie! I've roughly penned what it'll look like and as its for a friend I will need to source some brass for the finger guard to make it just right. Never tried anything like this before, especially making guards from scratch! Should be cool though.
And thirdly is this old m7 bayonet! I got it a while back and it was in alright shape for its age by I instantly saw a newer brighter future in it. A badass western boot knife!
As you can see I've done a little to the blade to tidy it and removed the injection moulded handle and bayonet ring. I may remove the cut down guard and make a completely new one, by I'll see how the Bowie goes first lol! Failing that I'll just reshape the existing one and add a dark hardwood handle and shape it like the original. And of course add the must have skull spike on the pommel of then handle!
I've got quite a few tools in need of handles ATM but these ones are what I had out today to check over.
Watch this space, guys and guyettes!!
Samon
Hey guys,
Its been a while since I've added anything in the diy section so I figured I'd give a few teasers that I'll be finishing when the weather allows!
Firstly is an idea I've had for ages that I've been too busy/lazy to start. Its a kitchen/chef knife from an old wood saw blade. Nice and thin and likely better steel than the stainless crap I've had in the past. (I can always reheattreat it if I find its too soft)
I need to polish the steel, add a grind, drill the handle and then handle it in something..
And now its relieved from its excess and roughly shaped.
Secondly on the tfl (to finish list! Lol) is this this rusty old billhook I got ina big tool lot. Not sure of the brand but it may be an old spear and Jackson as I've seen grey paint on them in the past. I smashed off the woodworm ridden handle and its destiny is to be turned into a frontier Bowie! I've roughly penned what it'll look like and as its for a friend I will need to source some brass for the finger guard to make it just right. Never tried anything like this before, especially making guards from scratch! Should be cool though.
And thirdly is this old m7 bayonet! I got it a while back and it was in alright shape for its age by I instantly saw a newer brighter future in it. A badass western boot knife!
As you can see I've done a little to the blade to tidy it and removed the injection moulded handle and bayonet ring. I may remove the cut down guard and make a completely new one, by I'll see how the Bowie goes first lol! Failing that I'll just reshape the existing one and add a dark hardwood handle and shape it like the original. And of course add the must have skull spike on the pommel of then handle!
I've got quite a few tools in need of handles ATM but these ones are what I had out today to check over.
Watch this space, guys and guyettes!!
Samon
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