Recent work.... some new stuff

[HillBill]

Hi guys.


I've not posted any work up for a while, and i've been making some different things than the norm lately so i thought i would share. Not all bushcrafty though.


This first one... A damascus Fairbairn Sykes, was quite a challenge, having never done a double edged blade before, and the way i grind, with the blade in my hand the whole time made it a little bit scary!! The chap wanted his initials etching on the blade, so i decided to set a silver plate into the steel as i thought the etching wouldn't show up too well with the etched damascus.


The second one was for the same chap, Had to filework the spine on this one. I've only ever attempted filework once before, and it didn't turn out great.


Hope you like them


































































(pic heavy)

 

[mick91]

Great work. Love lines of the 5th one especially looks like it would be a very practical knife and still very nice looking

 

[Squidders]

They are all really beautiful... all very different but all have a very pleasing aesthetic.

 

[HillBill]

Thanks guys

Great work. Love lines of the 5th one especially looks like it would be a very practical knife and still very nice looking

Mick... that was a commission...the chap wanted one based on the Clipper but with a spear point, instead of a drop point.

They are all really beautiful... all very different but all have a very pleasing aesthetic.

 

[mick91]

Thanks guys



Mick... that was a commission...the chap wanted one based on the Clipper but with a spear point, instead of a drop point.

What are those scales made of? Love the grain

 

[HillBill]

They are Bocote.

What are those scales made of? Love the grain

 

[mick91]

They are Bocote.

Cheers. Might well be experimenting with that on my next!

 

[mountainm]

My fave's the orange one, but great work all round as always.

 

[Wiseman]

Lovely stuff but... Jesus, what's he going to use that top one for?! (having said I've got an SAS knife similar to that from when I was about 13...)

 

[HillBill]

My fave's the orange one, but great work all round as always.

Cheers Mike.

Lovely stuff but... Jesus, what's he going to use that top one for?! (having said I've got an SAS knife similar to that from when I was about 13...)

Looking at and showing off apparently
Cheers

 

[kristophish]

Lovely stuff there mark

 

[HillBill]

Thanks Kris.

 

[Toddy]

Good to see you've been creative and productive
Those are beautiful knives Mark Going to be some very happy people about

atb,
M

 

[HillBill]

Thanks Mary

This year has been a struggle since i got Diabetes, every day is a lottery as to whether i'll be poorly or not. Some days i can't function, some days i can. Things are taking much longer to do than they did before. Those top two knives took me over 2 weeks to make, i only anticipated them taking a week.

 

[sunndog]

Great stuff as usual there mark

Sorry to hear you're struggling with the diabetes though dude, thought you'd be the type to manage it perfectly tbh

 

[HillBill]

Cheers mate

I manage it ok.... i just wake up high. Levels are normally ok during the day.... have Lantus at night. levels are fine.... wake up high everyday. Somedays its only around 13... this morning was 19, i've had it at 31 before for no reason.... keep having to go into hospital because of it. Docs think i might be type 1.5...... both insulin resistant, and dependant.

 

[sunndog]

ooof, i remember what 31 feels like . I have levermir at night, never tried anything else but it seems to work for me

Not sleep eating by any chance are you

 

[HillBill]

I had considered that possibility

Levermir? Whats that?

 

[sunndog]

Levermir? Whats that?

Its just another long acting basel formula insulin like lantus, they are pretty similar by all accounts

 

[Robbi]

Mark, you have surpassed yourself with that lot Sir, superb work !