knife kit on ebay

[jamesoconnor]

hi all,
what do you think of this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUSHCRAFT-KNI...713023050QQcategoryZ16042QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

regards
james

 

[Graham_S]

how much gear could you buy from brisa with £80?
but if you want to make a woodlore copy, it's ok i suppose. expensive though.

 

[gregorach]

I've got one of Paul's knives and I'm really happy with it. I suspect that it's more aimed at people that want a top-notch knife but want to finish it themselves, rather than bargain hunters.

That knife will cost you £130 fully finished from Paul.

 

[tomtom]

if you want to pay the money its a good kit, other ebay kits have not had a heat treat or edge put on them, this one has so effectivly your just handling it, it would be relativly easy to get a decent working knife out of this kit.

 

[gregorach]

Yeah, the HT is the thing - especially since Paul does a nifty three-zone differential heat treatment.

 

[billycan]

I know this is coming a bit late, but i though i would add my tuppence worth. I bought a steel blank, wood handles and pins etc from one of the suppliers on ebay, for around £45.
I finished it myself, bevels heat treatment etc, i scrapped the bubinga scales provided with the kit and bought a nice piece of walnut for a few quid instead and used the stainless steel pins provided.
I got a local saddlery to make up a woodlore style sheath (from a few pictures only!) out of some thick 4mm dark brown leather.
Overall i'm really pleased, it took several attempts to get the handle shape as i have it now but its nice to have something you've mostly made yourself. A bit like spoon carving i guess. By the way i use a DMT diamond sharpener, they're brilliant and very compact, great for on the trail.

 

[Martyn]

I know this is coming a bit late, but i though i would add my tuppence worth. I bought a steel blank, wood handles and pins etc from one of the suppliers on ebay, for around £45.
I finished it myself, bevels heat treatment etc, i scrapped the bubinga scales provided with the kit and bought a nice piece of walnut for a few quid instead and used the stainless steel pins provided.
I got a local saddlery to make up a woodlore style sheath (from a few pictures only!) out of some thick 4mm dark brown leather.
Overall i'm really pleased, it took several attempts to get the handle shape as i have it now but its nice to have something you've mostly made yourself. A bit like spoon carving i guess. By the way i use a DMT diamond sharpener, they're brilliant and very compact, great for on the trail.

If you got one of Paul Bakers kits for £45 quid, you did very, very well indeed.

I've a Paul Baker knife, a copy of a Searles Bowie and It's fab...

 

[Shing]

I looks good, well priced as well. Kits are good if you want to shape the handles to your liking. The tricky thing about getting an untreated blade blank is the heat treat. Not hot enough and the blade is not hard, too hot and it weakens the blade and produces excessive scale. Tempering can be tricky but the domestic oven provides a solution, 3 hours at 230C will temper a blade hard enough for good edge holding and tough enough for hard work.