Knife making competition
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dannytsg "I might have missed this point in the rules but does the completed knife have to have a sheath?"
i thought i should make one, since i wasn't fitting a handle.
angst, it's the first time i've managed to get a knife shave sharp, it also worked out nicely that the width of the sheath is just right to use as a strop, and i used the back piece for this while cutting the leather.
i thought i should make one, since i wasn't fitting a handle.
angst, it's the first time i've managed to get a knife shave sharp, it also worked out nicely that the width of the sheath is just right to use as a strop, and i used the back piece for this while cutting the leather.
TurboGirl
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
As I've coincidentally just bought a blade to have my first go at fitting a handle, please count me in (in the extremely amateur category!)
lolol....well of course....that would make you an uber-knifemaker....when i grow up i want to be dave budd!!!!
SO if you forge a blade you're not a knifemaker?
cheers TurboGirl, i only went down to 600 grit, a good tip for small sanding projects is to use an old wine cork as a sanding block. the corks also make good handles for files, although you need to drink a bottle per file, but we must all suffer a little as we strive to learn 
getting there now blade is almost ready for the HT, just need to finish the file work on the spine....
hows everyone else getting on?????
hows everyone else getting on?????
Lannyman, good on ya mate, get that bad boy finished :You_Rock_
Mine is, shall we say, in a state of limbo. No rush as the closing date is december.
Mine is, shall we say, in a state of limbo. No rush as the closing date is december.
so ... what did you make the blade from, capt.dunc?
hmmm, I think I may make lots of knives between now and December, trying to get a nice one... even though I am almost certainly going to loose, considering the prize and motivation...
hmmm, I think I may make lots of knives between now and December, trying to get a nice one... even though I am almost certainly going to loose, considering the prize and motivation...
My amateur entry is as follows:
Knife Blade: 8 1/4" stainless bowie blade with full tang and brass bolster - £9.95 from Heinnie Haynes
Purple heart handle scales: £7 the pair posted off the bay.
Brass rod from eBay - £3 including postage.
Clear yacht varnish: free off the parents.
Quick setting 2 part epoxy resin: local family bargains store - 99p
A grand total of £20.94 for materials
So I've decided to have a god at doing an iconic Bowie knife. People at wok have started calling me crocodile dan dee so I thought this to be a fitting tribute to that sentiment.
I started as I always do by checking, marking and fitting the bolster. Then i did the marking and roughing out of the shape of the scales. They were cut out and drilled before getting a rough edge sanding.
I encountered a problem on this in that 3mm rod was too small for pins and 5mm rid too big so I decided I'd buy the 5mm rid and I bored out the holes in the tang and scales.
The scales were then glued and clamped to the tang and then left to set dry and solid. Once the scales had dried they were rough shaped with a deemed and sanding bit and then finely sanded with progressively finer grits of sand paper.
I have left the handle on this nice and chunky as I have big hands but it is very nice to hold and has great balance around the bolster.
2 coats of clear yacht varnish has enriched the colour of the scales immensely after sanding them. Then they were sanded and buffed down to leave it looking as it does.
The final effort was to give the blade a full oil down and small wire wooling and to buff up the brass bolster.
Here is the finished result.
Tape measure for size comparison
One showing how it fits in my hand.
Overall I really like this knife. I've put about 20 hours into it and the rewards are great. I'm also very pleased with the purple heart scales a the colour is all natural and I think the bras bolster and pins are a very nice compliment.
Hope you all like.
Knife Blade: 8 1/4" stainless bowie blade with full tang and brass bolster - £9.95 from Heinnie Haynes
Purple heart handle scales: £7 the pair posted off the bay.
Brass rod from eBay - £3 including postage.
Clear yacht varnish: free off the parents.
Quick setting 2 part epoxy resin: local family bargains store - 99p
A grand total of £20.94 for materials
So I've decided to have a god at doing an iconic Bowie knife. People at wok have started calling me crocodile dan dee so I thought this to be a fitting tribute to that sentiment.
I started as I always do by checking, marking and fitting the bolster. Then i did the marking and roughing out of the shape of the scales. They were cut out and drilled before getting a rough edge sanding.
I encountered a problem on this in that 3mm rod was too small for pins and 5mm rid too big so I decided I'd buy the 5mm rid and I bored out the holes in the tang and scales.
The scales were then glued and clamped to the tang and then left to set dry and solid. Once the scales had dried they were rough shaped with a deemed and sanding bit and then finely sanded with progressively finer grits of sand paper.
I have left the handle on this nice and chunky as I have big hands but it is very nice to hold and has great balance around the bolster.
2 coats of clear yacht varnish has enriched the colour of the scales immensely after sanding them. Then they were sanded and buffed down to leave it looking as it does.
The final effort was to give the blade a full oil down and small wire wooling and to buff up the brass bolster.
Here is the finished result.
Tape measure for size comparison
One showing how it fits in my hand.
Overall I really like this knife. I've put about 20 hours into it and the rewards are great. I'm also very pleased with the purple heart scales a the colour is all natural and I think the bras bolster and pins are a very nice compliment.
Hope you all like.
I don't have my materials for mine yet. Still in design stage atm. I know what i'm making, just figuring out how i'm going to do it 
very nice, i was tempted to buy one of those blades to see what they where like, but thought the steel must be a bit poop due to the low price....
your overall work is very good and the handle fits the blade very well....
:You_Rock_
your overall work is very good and the handle fits the blade very well....
:You_Rock_
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