Bushy No. 5

[Lord Farquhar]

I have been footering about with Bushcraft type knives for a while now and this is my latest. I have fallen in love with scandi shapes at the moment and I wanted to make a fusion between a fuller and a forged scandi knife.

The blade and handle are both about 7mm longer than a WL.

O1 steel for the blade was brought up to welding temp with borax to achive a forge finnish even though the blade has never seen a hammer. It was given a full blade quench in warm oil and tempered at 250C for a RC of 58. I thought that a forge finnish would be better on a working knife as it does not show scratches etc as much as a polished blade.

The handle is made with Box Elder burl that have been stabilised but not dyed.

I use quarter inch stainless mosaic pins and a 6mm lanyard tube.

I used some black fibre from brisa to highlight the tang a little.

Comments and advice welcome.

 

[nooky]

Thats a nice knife. Well done.
Andrew.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Very nice indeed - I like the borax effect! I really do need to get off my a**e and start learning how to do this stuff..

 

[g4ghb]

very nice! - would love to try a knife from 'stock' but just don't have the facilities to harden it.... never mind - to be honest i'm probably better off getting pre made blanks esp. if I hope to produce anything like this!

 

[Pignut]

Nice! Like the forged finnish!

Looks stunning!

 

[scruff]

very very very nice looking blade LF

i much prefer this beefed up scandi look to a WL style blade shape

it looks like u read my "perfect blade" mind!

 

[Topcat02]

Very nice knife, looks like a "user" rather than a showpiece.

 

[fa11en ange1]

Stunning knife, I lilke it a lot. Just need to convince myself that I don't need another knife...

The only comment I have is that the lanyard hole looks a bit small, it may be a trick of the photo, but it could be a limiting factor in fitting a lanyard. Otherwise it's very nice, I particulary like the forged finish.

How much would one go for?

 

[Ogri the trog]

Very nice Lord Farquhar,
I especially like the finish - I've been trying to get hold of a blade like that for a while.
Are you interested in a commission? PM might be better if you are.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Lord Farquhar]

Stunning knife, I lilke it a lot. Just need to convince myself that I don't need another knife...

The only comment I have is that the lanyard hole looks a bit small, it may be a trick of the photo, but it could be a limiting factor in fitting a lanyard. Otherwise it's very nice, I particulary like the forged finish.

How much would one go for?

Hi its just a prototype at the moment i will probably go out and smash it to bits and destruction test it I have some big cherry logs to try it on I plan to make some modifications i want to use thicker 4mm steel and i want to shorten the grind to make it more robust.

The lanyard hole is about 4mm but i can use thinner tube in the future.

I have no idea of cost at the moment.

Very nice Lord Farquhar,
I especially like the finish - I've been trying to get hold of a blade like that for a while.
Are you interested in a commission? PM might be better if you are.

ATB

Ogri the trog

I have to get my hands on some more o1 and do some slight modifications. I also have to design a sheath for it. I will keep you posted

Mozzy

 

[Lost_Patrol]

Very nice job Lord Farquhar

 

[scruff]

i'll certainly be looking forward to seeing it evolve LF (maybe i'll want one.....even more!)

ps. i found the deep grind quite appealing

 

[SteveUK]

Want that one

Beautiful Knife LF, please keep us updated on future developments.

Stephen.

 

[fa11en ange1]

i'll certainly be looking forward to seeing it evolve LF (maybe i'll want one.....even more!)

ps. i found the deep grind quite appealing

Me too, may start saving just in case...

 

[Lord Farquhar]

i'll certainly be looking forward to seeing it evolve LF (maybe i'll want one.....even more!)

ps. i found the deep grind quite appealing

O1 IMHO is a little brittle compared to simpler carbon steels it holds a mean edge and is great for the firesteels but i find simpler carbon steels are tougher and can take more of a battering. So with thicker O1 the thickness can compensate for the lack of toughness and a high grind is no way as strong as a shorter stocky one. The WL works as the steel is strong and wide.

 

[scruff]

O1 IMHO is a little brittle compared to simpler carbon steels it holds a mean edge and is great for the firesteels but i find simpler carbon steels are tougher and can take more of a battering. So with thicker O1 the thickness can compensate for the lack of toughness and a high grind is no way as strong as a shorter stocky one. The WL works as the steel is strong and wide.

Spot the non-blademith :togo:

Cheers for the info though its good to know.

Thicker certainly would be better and allow tasks such as battoning to be done with more 'confidence' in the knife.

I think the appeal of the deep grind is that it gives the blade a good balanced look, against the unfinished, very aesthetic, dark part of the blade.

 

[Lord Farquhar]

the next one (when i can find some more steel) will be thicker and and with a stockier grind. I Plan to use simple pins and simple handle materials and i dont think i will give it a forge finnish. Than I plant to chop a tree in half with it

 

[capacious]

Beautiful. I would love a knife like that, especially seeing as it has quite a long blade.

 

[scruff]

the next one (when i can find some more steel) will be thicker and and with a stockier grind. I Plan to use simple pins and simple handle materials and i dont think i will give it a forge finnish. Than I plant to chop a tree in half with it

i cant wait to see the results.

its good to see a bladesmith challenging the WL bushcraft style and comin up trumps

keep it up sir!

 

[addyb]

When one is forging their own blade, how does one test the rockwell hardness of it? How does one know it is 58hrc?

Curious!

Adam