latest knife project

[thebushcrafter99]

just a crappy pic of my latest knife project this is my second knife about 5mm thick old leaf spring very loosely based on the woodlore that i scaled to suit me! think i may leave the grey colour on blade as i quite like it. i am hoping to put a 22 degrees scandi on it

any tips for improvement greatly appreciated what do you think i should use for handle got some yew but a fellow knife maker told me yew is well too soft but i dont think he is correct also got some oak but dont much fancy using air dried oak on this one got a bit of maple or what ever it is i want this knife to be the very best it can be and am prepared to spend many many hours making this if it turns out nice.

will update this thread with pics as it further develops.

 

[Robbi]

no picture mate.

 

[thebushcrafter99]

no picture mate.

sorry first pic i ever posted so had to quickly make photobucket account and upload image to there and then here (too much faff for me ;D ) but pic up now!

 

[Dougster]

Yew makes fantastic knife handles.

But so does air dried oak (centre)

 

[thebushcrafter99]

Yew makes fantastic knife handles.

But so does air dried oak (centre)

some lovely knives there did you make them your self and i think i shall go with the yew! also what do you think of my blade


and what is the micro grind on the far right knife and what wood are the scales on the far right knife???

 

[thebushcrafter99]

also any idea what wood this guy is using
http://blondesearch.ru/play/4H18it8..._ Woodlore_Clone_Bushcraft_Knife._PART_3.html

 

[HillBill]

Yew is officially a "softwood" yet is one of the hardest woods about once seasoned. Lovely grain and colour to it. Very very good handle material. Who ever told you its too soft either doesn't know what he's on about, or he's telling fibs. I'd expect the former.

The blade looks alright mate, cant offer on improvements as i don't forge blades, at least not quite yet

One thing to point out, you cant ask folk to PM you if they "want one". Your not a paid up member let alone a maker. No offence intended there Its forum rules, that all must follow.

 

[HillBill]

That there is one sexy piece of Yew

Yew makes fantastic knife handles.

 

[thebushcrafter99]

fair enough have settled on yew and sorry for the selling offer have taken it down now
also i have not forged this blade just stock removal my mate just gave me the leaf spring that had been lying on his forest floor for years and thats why it has all the dimples in it just stuck it in the forge to heat it up and hit it flat.

 

[Outdoordude]

Thats great ed. Does it strike a firesteel well?

 

[thebushcrafter99]

Thats great ed. Does it strike a firesteel well?

yeah just great the trick is to grind the spine to exactly 90 degrees

 

[Dougster]

I don't make the blades, all mine are now VG10 or RWL34 and Duncan (FGYT) makes them for me to my design, then I do all the bits that come after that.

I don't know about your blade yet, I'm not able to visualise much and having never done it can't imagine what it would be like. I will keep watching.

Hillbill, I was lucky with that bit of wood, it's like hens teeth nowadays.

 

[HillBill]

I've got loads thats been seasoned for 3 years, tons of pippy burr potential. Its all logs atm, but the amount and density of little branches coming out of some of them gives me a lot of optimism for getting some really nice pieces

Hillbill, I was lucky with that bit of wood, it's like hens teeth nowadays.

 

[thebushcrafter99]

I've got loads thats been seasoned for 3 years, tons of pippy burr potential. Its all logs atm, but the amount and density of little branches coming out of some of them gives me a lot of optimism for getting some really nice pieces

if only i could find some stuff so great like yours and dougsters! oh well hope fully my yew shall be nice! i guess you can just go

 

[HillBill]

All yew is nice, some is just toooo nice

 

[thebushcrafter99]

shall see what mine is like soon then!

 

[thebushcrafter99]

going to begin putting bevel on tommorow hopefuly

 

[thebushcrafter99]

bumpy bump

 

[nic.]

why would you bump your own thread? people only do that it they are selling something.

 

[thebushcrafter99]

dunno to be honest wasnt getting much feed back i guess