Finished - Sheath and etch!

[JAG009]

Nice fish there Darren have not fished that part of the loch before but think i know where you are !
once again good luck and tight lines

Jason

 

[R.Lewis]

Very tasty knife! Good work man.

 

[Barn Owl]

Braw Pike Darren.

I keep meaning to try one on the fly,have you?

 

[cave_dweller]

That's a cracking knife - nice work. Looks like it ought to taste minty fresh and glow in the dark! i really like the handle, but the winner for me is the sheath and the filework - lovely!

 

[dazcon]

Thanks guys!
This is my 12th knife and they've all been made in my kitchen on very basic hand tools. I have a home-made filing jig and a home-made awl tool for the leather stitch holes, even a home-made sharpening jig.

Filing jig.

Stitching jig.

Sharpening jig.

Darren.

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

not bad ^^

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Can't see the piccy of the sharpening jig in that photo daz. Beautiful work by the way.

Josh

 

[dazcon]

Sorry about that! I'll try again.
http://static.photobucket.com/playe...uu192/dazcon357/video-2011-01-23-19-43-06.mp4


Darren.

 

[Richie'66]

Daz , how does the stitching jig work ?

 

[Darkside]

Hi Daz, the filework looks great bud. What do use to fill the filework and what is the handle material?

 

[dazcon]

Thanks guys!
The handle material is G10 and the black filling around the filework is epoxy dyed with printer ink.
The stitching jig is just a vertical awl for making straight holes. I have a piece of wood with a channel cut out that fits over the base. I tap the awl through the leather with a hammer then pull it back out using the T bar. When i made the holes by hand they were straight on the front of the sheath and a disaster on the rear.

Darren.



Darren