Dave Budd BcUK Knife

[Mesquite]

Just finished handling the blank I bought from Dave at the moot.

Tiger maple scales with 4.5mm brass pins (thanks for them Gweedo) and just a wipe over of linseed oil to see how it comes out.

I'm rather please so far It's going to go in to soak for a couple days followed by a good polish and hopefully it ought to come up even better then it'll go off to have some clothing made for it

 

[Shewie]

Nicely done Steve

 

[g4ghb]

nice one Steve! - he's getting the hang of this forging lark isn't he!

 

[Waldganger]

nice looking knife there mate

 

[John Fenna]

Swine!
You only just beat me to that blade....
But you have made a nice job of it!

 

[addo]

Great blade and handle Steve, bring it along to the meet, there's a good fellow

 

[Mesquite]

Swine!
You only just beat me to that blade....
But you have made a nice job of it!

got to grab things while you can John

Great blade and handle Steve, bring it along to the meet, there's a good fellow

LOL... I'm hoping it'll be ready for the meet if only to make John green again

 

[John Fenna]

got to grab things while you can John



LOL... I'm hoping it'll be ready for the meet if only to make John green again

Again - swine!

 

[robevs73]

very nice, understated, i like that!

 

[Dave Budd]

nice job on the handle there! That blade isn't bad either Looking forward to seeing the whole package done and being used next time we meet

 

[slammer187]

Em...that is such a nice knife, I hope it see some good use

 

[Man of Tanith]

thats very nice mate
one of these days i'll build up the nerve to try handling a blade

 

[Mesquite]

thats very nice mate
one of these days i'll build up the nerve to try handling a blade

It's so simple you'll wonder why you didn't do it before. Just see if you can answer these questions:

Do you have a vise or something similar like a workmate
Do you have a drill (electric or hand)
Can you mix epoxy glue
Can you use files
Can you use sandpaper

If you can answer yes to all the above then there's no reason why you can't handle a knife. There's plenty of tutorials around and folks who'd help out with any queries you might have so go for it

 

[Dave Budd]

I've still got a few BCUK marked blades on offer