Thought i'd have one last go (for the time being
) at one for me that i'd be happy with. Using local woods and bark to me with some bone and Nickel Silver plate.
The blade was forged out by me from an old G.Barnsley Rasp/file found in an old workshop, so there's different teeth marks on either side, even after reducing the thickness from 7mm to 4mm.
Hope you like so here we go
Forging out the tang, reducing to a uniform thickness and shaping the tip and staightening, with hammers. It was a warm day too without the fire!
The origonal rasp I cut in half when hot with a cold chisel. The unworked half is in the pic next to the rough forged blade. I love stretching them out. The rest I ground out including the bevels as im not that clever yet.
It was hot, but I do like my tea and it was as quick to boil up like this
First round of spacers cut out and ready. including the buffallo bolster, which I wanted to shape into a slight guard this time.
And here she is, please excuse the photos, as it began to rain this morning and I had to duck under the wood shed for some.
It would have looked better with the traditional slope on the end of the handle but I find they lodge in my ribs when doing the chest leaver grip, one I use a lot and also the handle has to be very long to get the hand comfy in the grip too with rear guards. Mind i'm never settled on handle shape for my personel knives.
Ash for the main peice, with Birch Bark, Birch Burr, Various leathers, buffalo horn and Nickel silver, with a nail head on the end of the handle with an attempt at a makers mark. Blade 95x25x4mm approx, Handle 120mm long.
A leather sheath of mine for now, but Ive started to try and make a wooden one out of split Ash with a leather top.
Cheers, Addo
) at one for me that i'd be happy with. Using local woods and bark to me with some bone and Nickel Silver plate. The blade was forged out by me from an old G.Barnsley Rasp/file found in an old workshop, so there's different teeth marks on either side, even after reducing the thickness from 7mm to 4mm.
Hope you like so here we go
Forging out the tang, reducing to a uniform thickness and shaping the tip and staightening, with hammers. It was a warm day too without the fire!
The origonal rasp I cut in half when hot with a cold chisel. The unworked half is in the pic next to the rough forged blade. I love stretching them out. The rest I ground out including the bevels as im not that clever yet.
It was hot, but I do like my tea and it was as quick to boil up like this
First round of spacers cut out and ready. including the buffallo bolster, which I wanted to shape into a slight guard this time.
And here she is, please excuse the photos, as it began to rain this morning and I had to duck under the wood shed for some.
It would have looked better with the traditional slope on the end of the handle but I find they lodge in my ribs when doing the chest leaver grip, one I use a lot and also the handle has to be very long to get the hand comfy in the grip too with rear guards. Mind i'm never settled on handle shape for my personel knives.
Ash for the main peice, with Birch Bark, Birch Burr, Various leathers, buffalo horn and Nickel silver, with a nail head on the end of the handle with an attempt at a makers mark. Blade 95x25x4mm approx, Handle 120mm long.
A leather sheath of mine for now, but Ive started to try and make a wooden one out of split Ash with a leather top.
Cheers, Addo
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