I Make Sheath Knives!! Picture Heavy!!

[CrestedGirl]

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Ditto!!!

 

[chickendiva25]

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Those are fantastic!

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

You are very talented!

 

[galanie]

Nicely made and finished! What metal are you using? I've made one from an old file and a couple from old saw blades. They are functional and keep an edge very well but don't have the polish yours do. Mostly because they were for me anyway. But my next ones will be better looking now that I have a bit of experience with them.

My forge is the bottom of an old hot water heater.

 

[Frankallen]

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I use different type Metals 01, 1095, L6, 5160, and various type springs and Concrete Saw Blades....


Frank

 

[wekiva bird]

Wow they look great

 

[rebel yell]

I used to make knives back home in Alabama, then we moved & just havent had the time to start back but I sure did enjoy it, this is the last knife I made, it was for my grand father as a gift & when he passed on my grandmother gave it back to me, it is of 1095 high carbon steel heat treated & tempered by me, along with rose wood grips & white spacers.

 

[builderone]

very nice looking knifes guys.

Chad

 

[redhen]

Very nice job!!

 

[galanie]

My next project was to be a small cleaver from an old hoof rasp. I got started by grinding off the teeth and starting peening it out to make it thinner and wider, then had to quit. I had Carpal Tunnel surgery and still am not back up to swinging the hammer enough. Not to mention, who wants to light a forge when it's 108 out?

But now I want to make a better Neck Knife. I love my home made neck knife but it's too heavy and bugs me to wear while I'm working so I want to make a smaller, lighter one. They are cool, but generally thought of as weapons. It's a friction fit in the sheath and hanging upside down over a thong around the neck, very handy when you're working.

The only thing I've made from store bought tool steel is a few woodworking plane blades. I have some antique hand planes that I wanted to use that were missing blades plus I made a few wooden planes that of course needed them. I'll have to dig those up. Oh and a carving tool. I needed a small gouge I couldn't find so I took a bit of old auto spring, the round kind, and made me one in the forge.

The old man next door has been slowly picking through his scrap metal piles because they are trying to move and he just hates to see me coming. So far I've talked him out of a couple old saw blades and another of those round car springs. He will NOT part with any of his 4+ bits of railroad iron though. Dang. Sure would make a nice small anvil.

As you can see, I'm focused more on hammer and anvil work than grinding and cutting and heating alone, but knife making is a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing more pictures!

Speaking of which, I'm ashamed of the way these look, but here's my first two sorry little knives.

They do cut very well, though.