Suffolk Bushcraft Group
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I know this is cheating a bit, but ive got loads of Hickory hammer handles at work so ive just split one in half to make a handle for my knife..... I have a lump of walnut but thought this might be easier. Dont know if hickory is anygood for the job or for carving but i can bring some saturday if anyone wants some, i reckon i could make a nice little spoon out of one of the offcuts?? but then im no expert so might be a bad idea?
I tend to take all my kit out every time and repack, look for damage and wear, some times like this occasion I was lazy when I got home, only unpacked the kit I had used.. and had not used the hammock so it did not get unpacked.... along with some of the other kit..
I must admit I did have trouble sleeping on the deck the first couple of times as its been about twenty years since I used to always do it, but now find it no problem, Even at the Boone it was ok with out any mat under me. in a way I think its the only way to do it if your going light weight, its also quicker if you dont use a camp bed... and with the bed roll even better...
One of my other projects i will do is a Canvas Bedroll
.My feeling is the Hammock will evently be for wet ground areas.
They start at 9 am, yuo get a frebee drink and roll on the Sunday if you help set up as well
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Its not realy cheating mate, it just a pice of wood with knife scales in it, you just have to remove the bits around them to revel the scales..
.. I have some ready made axe handles for the next three axes I am refubing, I'll be selling them ..The thing is to know how to make the things from scratch.. be it new or scrap.
Dam,,, this thread is moving quick...
Just thougth Chris... did you say you got some lathe gouges?... would it be posible to borrow a couple on teh pole lathe at the next meet please... I want to make my rake handle..
Finished another Beech spoon today (had already carved it, just needed to sand and finish). The Mrs wanted one after she saw the last one I made... so... happy wife, happy life
Finished another Beech spoon today (had already carved it, just needed to sand and finish). The Mrs wanted one after she saw the last one I made... so... happy wife, happy life
Slippery slope..... lol, I've made loads of spoons for my Girl friends..never get them back...think they used them in their coldrons... lol
Stu, what should I use to stick the handle on my knife? araldite or similar? or just rely on the rivets?
I always use the Rivets and Epoxy them as well
dont forget to use a liner as well.. its a nice little addition to looks... and also give a base for teh handles to glue to as well
what do you mean? a thin layer of something between the steel and wood? like leather or brass shim or something?
OH yeah sorry, yeah if you use something like leather/felt/rubber ect if its softer it evens out any lumps and dips in the handle and the Tang of the knife... I use leather and felt.. my last one was leather and green felt , this gave a nice green and brown line between the tang and handle,
The way I do it is stick the leather/felt to the back of the handle before you put them on to then tang, then clamp up, when that has has gone off, I drip Superglue on the felt and leather which soaks it up, let it stand for a couple of days as its soaked in then you can sand off and the polish it ...this also stops the leather felt soak up moisture in use ...
I then finish of with a few coats of bees wax and buff it up
...this also stops the leather felt soak up moisture in use ...I then finish of with a few coats of bees wax and buff it up
Yeah I planned to beeswax it after. The I was going to speak to this guy I know who might be able to show me how to make a nice leather sheath (wink) and a dangler
