Heads up, Julius Petterson back in stock

[ex-member Raikey]

Hey you lot,...

thought you might be interested,...

came back into stock about an hour ago,...

22 of them,..well,..theres only 21 now,..


untitled by Raikey1, on Flickr

i,ve got some nice chunks of antler put aside for mine


no association with the compannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ yawn,...


Cheers

Stu,...

 

[ex-member Raikey]

hmmm...my linky is kaput,...

unless someone can help....

ta

Stu

 

[Ratbag]

http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/427-Julius-Pettersson-Hand-Forged-Knife-Blade/

Like dat?

 

[mark]

Got one a few months ago. I had problems getting decent reindeer antler but managed to get some in the end. The first lot started to show the core pretty much as soon as I started sanding. The knife is complete, made a Sami South sheath and am in the process of making a Sami North sheath.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Got one a few months ago. I had problems getting decent reindeer antler but managed to get some in the end. The first lot started to show the core pretty much as soon as I started sanding. The knife is complete, made a Sami South sheath and am in the process of making a Sami North sheath.

pics dude!!!

 

[mark]

I would, but for some reason I can't at the moment, I get a square box instead:

I've had a look at the instructions in the how to area and I'm doing it right and I've posted photos in the past

 

[mark]

OK, sussed it

The knife handle is reindeer antler, leather spacers and elm. I made a wooden liner for the sheath which is 3mm veg tan with just a bit of boot polish and beeswax. The Sami North sheath is a pile of bits at the moment that need shaping and assembling.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

that looks comfy,....

does it get much work?

 

[brancho]

Nice enough but rather overpriced really

 

[mark]

that looks comfy,....

does it get much work?

Cheers.

It will do, only recently finished it and still have the other sheath to do.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Nice enough but rather overpriced really

What price would you put it at?

 

[Mesquite]

Nice enough but rather overpriced really

£40 for a hand forged knife blank is overpriced?

I know of plenty of examples of knife blanks from makers on here and other forums that cost similar or even a lot more and they're stock removal so I personally think that the JP is a bargain

 

[Hugo]

Nice job you have done on that blade Mark.

 

[dwardo]

Small price to pay for a lot of someones time and skill. I bet it takes some "beating" literally to come up with a lovely product like that for the cash.

Lovely finish job on that Mark.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

£40 for a hand forged knife blank is overpriced?

I know of plenty of examples of knife blanks from makers on here and other forums that cost similar or even a lot more and they're stock removal so I personally think that the JP is a bargain

exactly,...well said!

I make the O1 stuff myself,....i draw a shape on it and cut it out with a hacksaw ,...

i dont think i could i could forge summat as good as this,......

so i paid 40 pounds for a Swedish bloke to do it for me,....





i had my car serviced the other day,....

the garage used a laptop to diagnose a fuel delivery issue,....

and charged 90 pounds an hour to do it,....

i gladly paid it,....what else would i have done?,......hit the injector rail with a piece of wood???,..

 

[Steve13]

OK, sussed it

The knife handle is reindeer antler, leather spacers and elm. I made a wooden liner for the sheath which is 3mm veg tan with just a bit of boot polish and beeswax. The Sami North sheath is a pile of bits at the moment that need shaping and assembling.

Now I do like that one a lot

 

[mark]

Thanks guys, this is the 2nd stick tang knife I've made - the first was a cheap kit to practice with before making this one. Learnt lots making the first one. This one's not perfect but that's a combination of still learning and using natural materials.

For me £40 is not that much when you compare it to the cost of some of blades on a well known Finnish site, plus the postage to UK.

Much as I would love to but, unfortunately, making my own blades is not really an option at the moment - I'll upset too many neighbours with noise, smell etc.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

right then,..lol...

the blade arrived,.i,ve been having a little mess,...

i want a clean line to this one,...

so i,m going with something like the below,...


IMG00391-20120218-2005 by Raikey1, on Flickr

from the blade i,m planning,..

1mm stainless,

leather,

1mm stainless,

antler,

1mm stainless,

leather,

1mm stainless,

birch wood of some sort.


any suggestions are welcome,...and i'll keep this rolling with progress pics,....

ta

Stu,...

 

[Frederick89]

First of all we need some other feedbacks on the blade itself, I suppose. Steel's grain, how is the lamination line, sharpness, grinded to zero or wih mircobevel etc

Speaking of the handle try this shape, but also a barrell handle one. Make a cardboard tempalte to get a hint of how that will feel in the hand.

 

[Retired Member southey]

First of all we need some other feedbacks on the blade itself, I suppose. Steel's grain, how is the lamination line, sharpness, grinded to zero or wih mircobevel etc

Speaking of the handle try this shape, but also a barrell handle one. Make a cardboard tempalte to get a hint of how that will feel in the hand.

I think you want british blades home of the true knife geek!