My third knife....criticism wanted please

[Angst]

hi....ok my third attempt, just needs a couple of touch-ups and final polish....once again i had trouble keeping glue off the blade at the handle leading edge....nightmare!....'Woodie' blade courtesy of HillBill...and very nice it is too, hope i've done it at least a bit of justice m8....laburnum, red liners, brass and copper loveless and copper lanyard....side on i'm not sure i like my choice because the coppers come out pinker than i expected....first time i've used it.....but when the darker red liners are in view too it seems ok, lemme know!

my three knives so far...two on left are Mammoth Blades Bushman in 4mm 01 carbon steel, buffalo horn, black and pewter liners with mosaic pins and brass lanyard...Mammoth Blades Huntsman in 4mm spring steel, bog oak, black and brass liners, 2 brass/nickel loveless bolts, one brass corby bolt and mosaic lanyard...on right is HillBill ''Woodie-clone'' in 3mm 01 carbon steel, laburnum, red liners, 2 copper/brass loveless bolts and copper lanyard.

 

[Robbi]

all three are cracking mate really well done.

 

[JAG009]

Very nicely done ,just one criticism not anough pics


Jason

 

[WULF]

No criticism here
They are superb,love the laburnham
top job mate.

 

[Silverback 1]

Very nice indeedy...........but as Jag has said,not enough pics,we need to see that laburnum from side on!

 

[2trapper]

No words... amazing. All of them. I'd like to know where you get the blades? I like trying to make some knives and I'd like starting with blades like them

 

[vizsla]

Im trying my best to give some helpfull critisism but it looks spot on to me.
I realy like the is it girafe bone one

 

[Angst]

hi...many thanks....its buffalo horn.....and the two on the left are by mammoth blades (you can google it) and the other is by bcuk maker hillbill.....i'll take some more pics once polished and with its kinky leather sheath ive made

 

[Dreadhead]

braw work there, they look the real deal right enough. if your worried about the colour of the copper is there anyway tae let it rust/tinge (forgotten the word im thinking of!) for some sort of patina?

 

[Urban X]

Oxidise?

Just leave it uncoated for a lil bit and it'll dull down.


Si

 

[richardww]

you dont mean THAT sheath do you, would,,,,,,,, look really good,

 

[Retired Member southey]

the scales look to thick to me, which makes them stubby at the front end, nice start though matey

 

[Dreadhead]

Oxidise?

Just leave it uncoated for a lil bit and it'll dull down.


Si

thats the one!

 

[steve581]

You've done some great work there mate, I've got some catching up to do lol..
Seriously though great job bud.

 

[HillBill]

Looks good mate.

My girlfriend makes jewellery so i asked about your copper issue. She says use liver of sulphur to darken/antiquate it.

Also regarding your glue issue, 3 solutions.

1, allow your epoxy to partly set, so its rubbery and just peel it off.
2, wipe it off with a cloth with white spirit on it as soon as you have the handle clamped
3, put some tape on the blade so that it goes under the handle material, then put the handle on but NO GLUE, the score the tape around the front of the scales with a sharp knife, remove the scales and peel the bit of tape off that was under the handle, then when you glue the handle on, the tape will be totally flush with the scales and no glue will get on the blade ( i use this method, takes a bit longer, but works well. Though you will have to pop the build up of glue off with a knife from the front of the scales)

 

[Angst]

point taken m8 and really i did think about it but i did narrow them more on my second knife as opposed to my first and didnt like it as much....i certainly like a bigger knife in my hand, fact, and especially where the thumb goes....of course if i was using it all day i'd probably suffer, i dont know....seems the standard is to make narrower yup but these are personal so suit me darn good.

the scales look to thick to me, which makes them stubby at the front end, nice start though matey

 

[Beansprout]

Beautiful I love the red on the wood and the red copper (sorry that's my arty farty side talking) mm colours

Beautiful wood working too

 

[woodspirits]

very nice mate, no bad critique here well done

 

[LW_Norfolk]

Loving the work there, still not convinced by the loveless bolts though, why those and not Corby bolts? Is it a look thing or is there another reason that you used them?

 

[havocsdad]

Excellent, definitely no critism at all just awe at the talent