Knife making competition 2013
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Here's my WIP sneaky peek.
No money spent except on glue.
Blade is a little Sloyd type one generously given to me by Lannyman. It's had a failed handling attempt prior to this.
Handle block got in a trade a long time ago, not sure what it is, as did the red liner.
Copper bolster from an old CPU heat sink.
Corian blagged free in a samples box from DuPont. (It's anthracite so it sparkles when polished)
No money spent except on glue.
Blade is a little Sloyd type one generously given to me by Lannyman. It's had a failed handling attempt prior to this.
Handle block got in a trade a long time ago, not sure what it is, as did the red liner.
Copper bolster from an old CPU heat sink.
Corian blagged free in a samples box from DuPont. (It's anthracite so it sparkles when polished)
Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
looking good there bud
I have scrapped my knife handle. messed it up so going to cut it all off and start again in a couple of weeks when i will have the time
I have scrapped my knife handle. messed it up so going to cut it all off and start again in a couple of weeks when i will have the time
Nice one 
Charcoal doesn't count towards cost i don't think. Only the knife materials.
Charcoal doesn't count towards cost i don't think. Only the knife materials.
And I'm now using the knife, so i'll call that finished....
as regards cost, i found the piece of car spring, and a lot of the bits were left overs from other projects eg the leather, the wood for the sheath... There are x2 2p coins... And i did buy charcoal. So possibly £10?
great fun making it...
If I am not mistaken I can still enter this? If so, I`d like to enter in the 'bought-a-blade'-group. I am making a handle for the blade of a Mora 711 in carbon steel. Handle material: A bit of oak I sourced locally some 1.5 years back and a 5 Norwegian Kroner coin for the bolster. Total cost about 7 euros for the blade, 5 NOK for the bolster and nothing for the wood. The google tells me that that is about 7 pounds. I`ll make a sheat from an old leather handbag I bought at a second-hand shop for 2 euros. Here are my materials:
And glued together:
Seeing all the fantastic entries already done, I know that I play for fun and not victory. This did challenge me to make another knife though, and I really like that.
And glued together:
Seeing all the fantastic entries already done, I know that I play for fun and not victory. This did challenge me to make another knife though, and I really like that.
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Using a coin for a bolster is one of the most original things I've seen in a while. I'm looking forward to see how that looks finished. Good luck
Wow! It's still on?
I expressed an interest back in January but have been too damn busy/lazy since but have just started on my first ever project so I'll jump aboard if that's ok.
I'll dig out some "before" and progress pics tonight.
Two full days on the knife so far and many, many learning curves!
Richie
I expressed an interest back in January but have been too damn busy/lazy since but have just started on my first ever project so I'll jump aboard if that's ok.
I'll dig out some "before" and progress pics tonight.
Two full days on the knife so far and many, many learning curves!
Richie
Yup... it's still on. Entries have to be in by 23.59 on the 25th November
Been some great entries so far
I'll enter this one from the WIP then. Bought blade.
Total material cost is about 25 pounds I estimate.
Total material cost is about 25 pounds I estimate.
This is just for fun as the blade was started for last years comp but i went to afghan and never had the chance to finish it, over all it went ok, but very disappointed with the poor file work (my first time) and the handle do not go as planned as i rushed it a little.
Anyway, hope you enjoy, details and pics below.
The blade is made from an old file, about 50p from car boot, its tough old stuff and took an age to grind sand etc etc, I was hoping to create a hamon but messed it up 2 times so decided on attempt 3 I would blue the blade with heat instead, its worked very well but the photos just don’t show it. The handle is stabilised spalted birch, around £4 worth left from another blade, pouter liner, an old corroded hip flask which was for the scrap pile so nout, poplar burl, grabed it from the wood pile at work, pouter liner and stag antler traded for free, with black liners brass tubes filled with aluminous granules which glow in the dark when charged with light, that lot cost probably, liners £2 tubes £2 the glow powder £2 as this is just a small amount of it.
So all in about £10 it odds and sods left over, not bad for left overs hey.
So, all that remains to be done is post it to Hugh and say again thank you very much, love your rifles and the look of that FAC shotey.... thanks for the range day and enjoy your new knife...
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Anyway, hope you enjoy, details and pics below.
The blade is made from an old file, about 50p from car boot, its tough old stuff and took an age to grind sand etc etc, I was hoping to create a hamon but messed it up 2 times so decided on attempt 3 I would blue the blade with heat instead, its worked very well but the photos just don’t show it. The handle is stabilised spalted birch, around £4 worth left from another blade, pouter liner, an old corroded hip flask which was for the scrap pile so nout, poplar burl, grabed it from the wood pile at work, pouter liner and stag antler traded for free, with black liners brass tubes filled with aluminous granules which glow in the dark when charged with light, that lot cost probably, liners £2 tubes £2 the glow powder £2 as this is just a small amount of it.
So all in about £10 it odds and sods left over, not bad for left overs hey.
So, all that remains to be done is post it to Hugh and say again thank you very much, love your rifles and the look of that FAC shotey....
thanks for the range day and enjoy your new knife...
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