which full tang blade

[heeby]

im wanting to buy a bare full tang blade to put a handle on something like the ray mears bushcraft blade but not as dear.in carbon steel any advice on blades and uk suppliers please
mark

 

[demographic]

Not got one myself but the ones on THIS page are supposed to be good.

 

[Dave Barker]

you may want to try here

cost about 30 quid fully finished and sharp. you just need to handle them.

 

[fa11en ange1]

I'd recommend Shing knife, he is a member both here and and on British Blades and his website is found HERE. I have a Tufnol Woody and it is a great knife. Slightly larger & sturdier than a WS Woodlore, and nicer to use in my opinion.

 

[Dave Barker]

unfortunately that would lay outside the price range we are working on though.

 

[scruff]

i can only echo fa11en ange1.

i got a Shing knife kit and its probably the best bushcraft investment i've ever made.

here's how mine turned out:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=9756&highlight=scruff

 

[fa11en ange1]

unfortunately that would lay outside the price range we are working on though.

Why? You can buy blades from Shing for £40, doesn't seem excessive to me. A whole kit is only £65, which again is very reasonable.

Edit: I just noticed when checking Shing's site his Woody blades have now been officially christened the Badger Bushcraft knife.

 

[Dave Barker]

Why? You can buy blades from Shing for £40, doesn't seem excessive to me. A whole kit is only £65, which again is very reasonable.

true enough.

I have made up one that RAZORSROP has ( he keeps saying he will put some pics up) and am making another from a shing blade that Razorstrop already reserved..

Shings blades are class no doubt.

 

[BorderReiver]

i can only echo fa11en ange1.

i got a Shing knife kit and its probably the best bushcraft investment i've ever made.

here's how mine turned out:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=9756&highlight=scruff

No pictures.

 

[scruff]

oh yeah

i removed the top too .... check near bottom of page.

 

[BorderReiver]

oh yeah

i removed the top too .... check near bottom of page.

That's better.

Very nice knife.Like the dark wood.

 

[jongir]

It all depends on how much you want to spend. I bought my first full tang from
http://thegoodstuffshop.dk/
It was the lapplander 115 and it only cost about £17 inc p&p, this includes the rivets and bolsters and he threw some extra bits and bobs in.

 

[heeby]

thanks a lot every body nice looking knife scruff whats the system like with shing is there a waiting list or will he send a kit out as soon as its ordered

 

[scruff]

not sure about that heeby cos he already had some in stock but with the launch of his new website he may have depleted his stock. best off PM him.

i got mine pretty much straight away with blade, scales, leather and other bits n bobs.

 

[heeby]

thanks scruff :You_Rock_

 

[fa11en ange1]

You'll get a quicker response if you contact him via e-mail, I think shing tends to avoid using PMs.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Not got one myself but the ones on THIS page are supposed to be good.

They certainly look good and to the untrained eye much like a bushcraft. Guess it wouldn't take much for some unscrupulous person to work-up a fake stamp and sell them on e-bay for bucket-load of money!

Cheers

Klenchblaize

 

[heeby]

controversial

 

[Klenchblaize]

controversial

For the sake of clarity my observation in no way a suggestion to engage in such an underhand (I'm being charitable) activity, but rather caution those eager to acquire the much sort after Ray Mears knife to be VERY careful when considering a second-hand purchase.

K