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Hi,
I'd like to devote a thread to pictures of your knives etc, i enjoy seeing what you have dotted around the forum, but a specified picture thread may be quite interesting.
Now before you tell me off for not posting any pictures of my kit, heres the reason, im completely useless with computers, but i will keep trying!
I have found that by looking at other peoples stuff, you can sort out the problems with your kit....firestick holders for example.
Cheers,
Jake
My Eklund bushcraft user blade in snakewood:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~eraaij/eklund_sw3.jpg
Side view after a fresh etch bath and some playing around:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~eraaij/eklund_sw2.jpg
My previous Eklund wih paduk scales:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~eraaij/eklund_carbon1.JPG
In UHB20C carbon steel at about rc59 The top one is a somewhat lighter/pointier version compared to the bottom one. The bottom one has a bit more belly. Both are great users.
-Emile
Here's a little Nessmuk trio:
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/nessmuktrio1b.jpg
Here is my SAK Tinker with a meteorite a friend of mine found and gave to me.
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/contemplation/TinkerMeteorite.jpg
and the SAK Atlas which makes a great woods knife with it's large frame, locking blade and saw.
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/contemplation/f22BladeForward.jpg
I havent heard of nessmuk, could you post a link? I like that axe. and eriaaj, did you make those? if not could you put up a link too?
I'm working on my camera, if anyone could tell me how? I have Windows XP and some photos already on it, how would i post?
Cheers,
Jake
You can post files up on www.yoxio.com ... and if you need to make them smaller you will want ImageResizer ... available from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
I havent heard of nessmuk, could you post a link? I like that axe. and eriaaj, did you make those? if not could you put up a link too?
"Nessmuk" was the pen name of George W Sears, an american writer who (at the turn of the twentieth Centuary) wrote a classic book on bushcraft and the outdoors, called Woodcraft and Camping. I got a copy from Amazon last week, and it's a good read! On page 8 of the Dover Edition is an illustration of an axe, a knife and a pen knife - laid out just as in the picture above.
eriaaj, did you make those? if not could you put up a link too?
I ordered the blanks by my specs from Maihkel Eklund and finished these blades myself, but he will make a complete knife for you if you want.
Here's the link:
http://www.art-knives.com
These blades are basically a larger and slightly modified version of the full tang blade in his collection, in a different steel and thickness.
-Emile
Are the prices in Kroner :?: ? If so, how much is 200 Kroner?
Cheers,
Jake
Are the pircies in Kroner :?: ? If so, how much is 200 Kroner?
Cheers,
Jake
200 sek is £14.18
A good site for doing quick currency conversions:http://www.xe.com/ucc/
the naughty boy
30-03-2004, 16:43
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/thenaughtyboy/knife_011.jpg
dosent show the knife but heres some fancy filework i did on the back of a knife kit i got.
larry the spark
30-03-2004, 16:48
Looks great NB, been meaning to have a go at that for a while now.... was that your first attempt and did you find it easy to do?
Hoodoo...
Where did you get that axe from???
I gotta get me one of them.
Its my birthday soon....any chances???
:-D
the naughty boy
30-03-2004, 17:05
its easy mate,all you need is a dremmel or the cheaper b+q version,the sandpaper drum bit and the very thin grinding wheel.
ill post another effort from the back of a blade i did too.
the biggest hurdle is the first cut ,also dont start on your best and favorite knife lol :roll:
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/thenaughtyboy/knife_006.jpg
Colin KC
30-03-2004, 20:30
Naughtyboy, how'dya keep the plate & keyboard from sliding off the wall? :wink:
is ther any advantage other than it looks cool to have that file work
Naughtyboy, how'dya keep the plate & keyboard from sliding off the wall? :wink:
:rolmao: I also really like the Windows Start Menu across the side like that! :-D
The axe was made by Lee Reeves. Top quality. His site is here:
http://members.tripod.com/ssidders/id69.htm
I have a small single bit hatchet on order since last June. The wait then was 6 mos but Lee had a bad accident and was incapacitated for awhile but he's back working now and I'm hoping I'll see that little hatchet soon.
If you've got $215 spare, you can have one today...
http://store.yahoo.com/knifeart/cur1.html
the naughty boy
31-03-2004, 10:00
no advantage other than making it your own,gives it that little bit of ooh aah appeal ...eg;.. "whered you buy that one m8"?__ i did it myself____ ooh aah.
the plate and keyboard are held there by telekenesis,and the screen lookes cool like that.
hey adi try photobucket for your pics m8 .its free and your pictures are automatically resized, also yuoxio seems to be down at the mo.
anyway the filework is easy so give it a go .
My previous Eklund wih paduk scales:
-Emile
Emile,
What wood is this? Padauk? I've not seen it that colour before. The Padauk I've worked with has always been a dark red (and gives off a smell of catwee when you work it!). Is it Padauk sapwood?
gurushaun
31-03-2004, 12:01
I'm drooling over that hatchet on Blade Art, the grain on the handle is wonderful.
Cheers
Shaun
i did it myself____ ooh aah. :lol:
:shock: Crisis, thats alot of money on an axe. But then again, its alot of money on a knife too :-D
have a Lapplander 115 that came from a company called Tradewinds, not saying what I paid for it as I buy loads of gear from him for my scouts
but its well worth giving him a call, his name is Gavin and you can contact him on 01795-599600, his web address is
http://bushgear.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
You mat not find a picture of the Lapplander on it but I know he has more.
The blade is stainless comes very sharp, the back has square edges and works a treat with a fire steel, the edge is deffinatly flat ground, but if you want to polish it with lapping paste and then strop it you will have a knife that a surgeon would be happy with, so bloomin sharp infact I cut the side off of the tip off my finger with it and didnt even know.
My sharpening ability is getting better every time I do it.
I didnt go much on the sheath, good quality leather, but a bit boring, so I spent a couple of hours modifying it and it is now a dead ringer for a woodlore neck sheath
http://www.yoxio.com/images.php?id=15630
And the MOD Survival knife
http://www.yoxio.com/images.php?id=15632
the naughty boy
01-04-2004, 19:56
ooohh!
howd you tie the paracord like that m8?
Its called a chain knott, I have been looking for a good tutorial ont the web, but with no luck.
This has been asked many times before, and I know that others have looked with no luck, the sad thing is that it is very easy to tie, but not so easy to explaine.
:biggthump
You only have to ask!
:-D
Here's a link to a tutorial.
Click on knots, then Daisy Chain (http://www.virtualinks.com/index.htm)
It's not the clearest but if you look at the picture below as well, you should be able to work it out.
http://biocomp.stanford.edu/people/joel/KnotImages/daisy.gif
Hope that helps.
Heres my knockaround knives:
http://members.aol.com/sorridsky/pictures/knives.jpeg
AGRussel Woodswalker
Greco Companion
Mission MPU
the naughty boy
03-04-2004, 21:01
all the photos gone?
guess it was a bandwidth thing.
go to photo bucket on google and sign up.its free,they resize tour photos to suit and then all you do is post the link of the photo, its the top option.just click on it then when it turnes blue ,right click then copy.
then go to the post reply option and right click again.this time press paste..... voila!!
your welcome :wink:
ooohh!
howd you tie the paracord like that m8?
Looks like "finger knitting" to me. Hold short end between your first finger and thumb, holding the longer length in your other hand wind it round your first finger twice so that you have two loops, then slip bottom loop over the top of your finger leaving just one loop. Then wind round again in front of the existing one leaving you with two loops, slip bottom loop over top of finger again and so on. Wind in same direction each time.
Brought to you courtesy of SWMBO. :-D :roll:
the naughty boy
03-04-2004, 22:36
cheers...tried it ...still havent a clue lol.
I've just knocked a few pictures up.
http://www.yoxio.com/images.php?id=27220
Is that any good?
Martin,
I like your finger knitting. Very similar to the daisy chain but a bit better looking, although slower to tie (for me). Good description of how to tie it as well!
Not quite right mate. You use your index finger as a knitting needle. Pull the back stitch over the front one and off your finger. Then loop anther stitch in front of the one you have left and then its back one over the top again. Then you keep repeating until you have the desired length. Remember to pull each stitch tight as it comes off.
Martin,
My pics are showing how to do a daisy chain, not the finger knitting you describe. I was replying to naughty boy with the pic, and you with the bottom bit. Sorry I didn't make it clear! :oops:
The 2 methods give slightly different results.
You gave such a good description of how to do the finger knittingt, I didn't think any one would need photos to help them tie it. I find it a bit hard to describe how to daisy chain, although once you know it's easy, hence the pics. :-)
the naughty boy
04-04-2004, 15:23
thank you both very much.great set of pics stew.paint a thousand words dont they.
still dont know how to put pics up yet..only links.
off to do some para cord tags for my knives.
ta lads.
you put around the web page of your picture, like so
http://www.yoxio.com/images.php?id=27348
the naughty boy
04-04-2004, 19:04
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/thenaughtyboy/knife_012.jpg
this is my workhorse! i use it everyday at work for various tasks. if you look closly its obviously been reshaped somewhat and for a purpose. its a crkt copy of a kit carson knife and a very nice blade but it came with a serrated edge at the bottom of the blade.i have no time for serrated edges and the main blade cuts through seatbelts like butter anyway! anyway i thought i would grind them off with a view to creating a niche in the blade to cut things without the blade slipping out..if you know what i mean?.anyway ,,,its also great for cutting sticks and sharpening pencils as the timber "stays in the blade"
its easy to sharpen with v.fine wet and dry paper on a dowell.
the tip has also been ground to produce a sharper point.this is used for poking out bits of timber floor tongue and groove breakoffs.
wee bit of creative grinding on the back personalizes it too. its a constant companion and as im usually in working clothes i can justify carrying it ! as a tool. sweeeeeeet. :wink:
the naughty boy
07-04-2004, 18:11
c,mon now girls and boys... this is the photos thread so please post some pics or links. i would like to see them. plus any other oddities concerning bushcraft.
pretty pleeeeeeeeeeeeese?
This pic was taken at the nec. The one on the left is Adi007's WS Woodlore. The middle is my Bison Bushcraft. The one on the end is where it gets sketchy ... I think it's Bow Drill Dave's (DG) handmade but please forgive me if I'm wrong ...
knives.jpg
http://www.yoxio.com/images.php?id=27348Wouldn't like to accidentally stick a finger through one of those holes in the handle while I was closing it! :yikes:
no they're smal really. the bade is only 65mm long. (new way of cutting fingernails maybe)
Kath, has Adi's Woodlore ever been used??
Or is it just a nice piece of eye candy??
:biggthump
FJS90-91
08-04-2004, 08:12
Handcrafted in Lappland/Sweden..
http://www.langebrogard.se/temp/P2210004.JPG
Kath, has Adi's Woodlore ever been used??
Or is it just a nice piece of eye candy??
:biggthump
It's eye candy ... not!!!!!
I've only had it a few weeks but it's well used ... I'll post some pics up later so you can see just how well used it is!
Hey Kath, what's the handle of your bison made from?
It looks like walnut and the patterns look like spalting. Not that I've heard of spalted walnut before!
It looks good. Do you have any better pictures?
Does Bow Drill Dave come on here? I would like to see more detail of his too.
larry the spark
08-04-2004, 09:59
Handcrafted in Lappland/Sweden..
http://www.langebrogard.se/temp/P2210004.JPG
I just finished a variant on this kind of saami knife....obviously not up to this kind of standard, but all the elements are there in some form! Even had a go at basic scrimshawing. I'll try and post a piccie later, though only if I can get a good enough one with my webcam.... really gotta get a digicam.
This pic was taken at the nec. The one on the left is Adi007's WS Woodlore. The middle is my Bison Bushcraft. The one on the end is where it gets sketchy ... I think it's Bow Drill Dave's (DG) handmade but please forgive me if I'm wrong ...
http://www.kingsley-hughes.com/outdoors/bcuk/knives.jpg
you are right Kath Dave made his own knife
Hey Kath, what's the handle of your bison made from?
It looks like walnut and the patterns look like spalting. Not that I've heard of spalted walnut before!
It looks good. Do you have any better pictures?It's curly birch I believe. Good knife - makes good spoons! :wink: I'll post up another pic later (gotta take some pics of 007's GrannyB first!)
Does Bow Drill Dave come on here? I would like to see more detail of his too.Yep he is I believe DG. I would expect he still has his arm in an icepack as he did so many excellent bowdrill demos at the weekend! Thanks Stuart for reassuring me that it was Dave's knife. It's certainly well made! :-D I was struck by how similar they all looked!
Kath, has Adi's Woodlore ever been used??
Or is it just a nice piece of eye candy??
:biggthump
It's eye candy ... not!!!!!
I've only had it a few weeks but it's well used ... I'll post some pics up later so you can see just how well used it is!
Obviously well looked after :-D
Kath, has Adi's Woodlore ever been used??
Or is it just a nice piece of eye candy??
:biggthump
It's eye candy ... not!!!!!
I've only had it a few weeks but it's well used ... I'll post some pics up later so you can see just how well used it is!
Obviously well looked after :-D
Wait till you see the spine where I've been using it to cast sparks with flint! :shock:
OK, point taken.........sorry dad. :cry:
OK, point taken.........sorry dad. :cry:
Hey, you're right though ... it does look like new in that other pic! :biggthump If I ever sell it, I'll use that piccy!!!
Just got this one in the mail today. A Nessmuk design by Allan Blade.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/nessmuk6b.jpg
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/nessmuk7b.jpg
He's put that picture of that mega expensive axe on again.....the one that my other half wont let me have...Tone!!.....torture is illegal why are we subject to it on here..aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
:yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :biggthump
Hey Chopper, I have his single bit coming by UPS as we speak. I will post a pic when I get it. It's a little cheaper.
As for price, I've seen old Norlund's go for just as much on ebay and while they are nice, they don't have the same quality. This is a hand forged axe and cost is less than a Allan Wood Woodlore.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
:yikes: :AR15firin :oT: : -l)
Much more of this and ill post a picture of my chopper!!! :-D
OK, some smaller pics ... :lol:
First off, my GrannyB SFA ...
1.jpg
This is no cluncky tool either ... it's shaving sharp!
2.jpg
Here is my WS Woodlore ... currently my favorite toy! The balance is perfect and it's a pleasure to use!
3.jpg
Here is a close-up of the spine showing where I've been knocking sparks off of it with flint (not ferro rod).
4.jpg
Here is another close-up of the spine ...
5.jpg
Next is my well used Cold Steel Kukri Light ... one amazing chopper!!!!
6.jpg
Next we have the original Wilkinson Sword Survival Knife, as designed by Mr Mears:
7.jpg
Next, my fav folders ... top is the Al Mar SERE 2000 and below that the SOS Survivor SAK
8.jpg
Next, the Busse's ... top is a Steel Heart II and below that is the Assault Shaker, both made from 1/4 inch steel!!!
9.jpg
Finally, the sharpening gear ....
10.jpg
Top left is the Spyderco SharpMaker. Bottom (running left to right) we have a fine grit diamond DMT, a coarse diamond DMT, a medium grit Spyderco ceramic stone, a larger medium grit Spyderco ceramic stone and on the right a fine Spyderco ceramic stone (this is a thin one, about 4 mm thick).
:-D
(images courtesy of Kath!)
It looks good. Do you have any better pictures?Here you go ....
kath_knife.jpg
That's a better pic. It's got a nice bit of figuring!
Now where's Dave with some more pics of his? :-)
It's sharp too ...
bc_sharp.jpg
(that's Adi's arm btw!)
the naughty boy
09-04-2004, 20:48
ooh aah nice pics.
Those are some cracking images Adi! I like the look of a kukri.
Are those mini DMT sharpeners worth it? Does flint light fires with a woodlore???
Cheers,
Jake
Are those mini DMT sharpeners worth it?
For field sharpening, yes, I think they are super. Also, I use them on the GrannyB and they do a wonderful job on it. I think I paid about £6 - £8 each.
Does flint light fires with a woodlore???
Yep, I can cast sparks off the Woodlore using flint that will light charcloth. It does take it out of the spine though!
Great i need a good field sharpener. Woodlore sent me an email saying that they have new stock of filed waterstones, so i'll see what they're like.
Cheers,
Jake
gurushaun
12-04-2004, 13:54
Adi
I think I recognize that Busse :-D, did you pick it up from Waldorf over on BB? If you did then its the one I traded with a guy from the US and then moved it on to Waldorf when I fancied a change... I still miss it :cry: but I'm gettin one of Toras SF Mk3 Khukris in the next few days (fingers crossed order going in the post tomorrow) I'll try and get some piccies up.
Cheers
Shaun
Adi
I think I recognize that Busse :-D, did you pick it up from Waldorf over on BB?
No, mine came straight from Jerry's hands to mine! :-D Good tool though, just not a bushcraft knife!
Next we have the original Wilkinson Sword Survival Knife, as designed by Mr Mears:
Was it really designed by Ray Mears?
Next we have the original Wilkinson Sword Survival Knife, as designed by Mr Mears:
Was it really designed by Ray Mears?
According to the info that came with the knife and the intro to the "Outdoor Survival Handbook", yes.
SquirrelBoy
12-04-2004, 16:52
I have seen it in a book called `Survival` by Len Cacutt. It shows it being used to butcher a deer.
Made by Wilkinson Sword, designed by Ray.
It doesnt look like the kind of knife that he would design. Where did you get it?
It doesnt look like the kind of knife that he would design. Where did you get it?
Time change Jake ... it was designed in the 80s ...
All I can say on that is that it came into my possession via a military contact ... :wink:
It seems like the kind of knife he wouldnt recomend, what is it like?
Cheers,
Jake
you have to remeber the woodlore is a bushcraft knife not a survival knife. the woodlore is designed to cut wood mostly such as spoons and traps i doubt the MOD have this as a requirement of their knives
you have to remeber the woodlore is a bushcraft knife not a survival knife. the woodlore is designed to cut wood mostly such as spoons and traps i doubt the MOD have this as a requirement of their knives
Any knife that list "felling" as a task it can undertake isn't going to be something that you can do delicate work with!
Adi's spot on Jake, look at the current issue MOD survival knife.
Survival means different things to different people in different sircumstances, that affects the knife's design. Also, there's an element of evolution involved too. You also have to remember, that any old bit of sharpened and tempered steel will do just fine if it's all you've got. For a lot of people, a knife, is a knife is a knife - and they're not completely wrong.
Well, if no one is going to post any more pics, I guess I will. :-P
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/osfgreenmicarta1b.jpg
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/hankala1.jpg
Hoodoo, what's the handle material on the OSF?
Nice pics Hoodoo.
I thought that the woodlore could be termed as a "survival" knife as well. But i can see how the two differ in purposes.
Well, to begin with the WS Survival Knife has a hollow handle (or at least a slot in the full tang that houses a survival kit. The kit is ok (lower case deliberate) and has a brass button compass, flint, fishing kit, sewing kit and snare wire. A lot of kit in a small space.
The knife is no bushcraft knife - it's a a robust, push come to shove, survival knife. It'll take a LOT of hammering without any damage and you can chop, pry, saw, strip thorns, open bottles, cut Urukai toenails with it ... only the fires of Mount Doom would damage it.
Forget any delicate work though ... this is a plough shear!
so whaddya want for it then? :-D
cheers, and.
so whaddya want for it then? :-D
cheers, and.
You talking to me or Jake! :?:
adi, for the ws knife? i've got one of those american fivers you can have!
cheers, and.
adi, for the ws knife? i've got one of those american fivers you can have!
cheers, and.
I'd definitely need a handful of those American notes with the picture of all the presidents on it! :-D
You don't want a big knife like that anyway Sargey ... :lol:
Hoodoo, what's the handle material on the OSF?
Green micarta. Originally it had lignum vitae but the wood shrunk up so I had it rehandled in green micarta. Such is life.
I just got this beauty tonight in the mail. From the same guy who made the double bit axe.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/beltaxe1b.jpg
Beauty. Whassat sting ya, about $250 at a guess? That'd be nearly a fiver. ;) :D
It was a couple of fivers at least. :-D $125. Considering it's a hand-forged work of art, not bad. :-D
A fiver is a lot to spend on an axe, Hoodoo. Could you post up a photo of all your knives and axes? Or would they not fit onto one photo!
Cheers,
Jake
Could you post up a photo of all your knives and axes? Or would they not fit onto one photo!
Cheers,
Jake
At the moment, they don't all fit in one room. :-D
C_Claycomb
14-04-2004, 21:22
I am finally going to give posting pictures a try!
Here goes. These are a couple of knives I have made for myself. Hence they look a little rough :roll:
http://freespace.virgin.net/en5chc.ky42420/semiscandi.jpg
My unashamed go at copying the Woodlore shape, with morticed cocobolo handle.
http://freespace.virgin.net/en5chc.ky42420/Fowlerstyle.jpg
I liked Ed Fowler's styling and thought it would make a good outdoors knife. So far so good. Took this on the Fundamental course and it worked great.
They both look pretty impressive. Im having a go at making a scandi, but i have no hole saw, next time i go to B&Q i can get going on it again. I'll try to get some photos up but i have lost my camera lead!
Cheers,
Jake
Like I said at the Outdoor Show, nice work Chris!
Wow C! Those are super! At first I thought Ed made that last one. :notworthy
I saw these at the outdoors show and the pictures dont do them justice they really are works of art
C_Claycomb
15-04-2004, 15:54
I don't think that Ed would be seen dead with any of my knives! :lol:
Stuart is WAY too kind.
I was down in Plymouth last weekend for the first British Hammerin forging seminar and met a bloke who goes by Guycep on BB. Amazing knives!! He won the cutting competition hands down. Lots of lovely knives. He has been making for about 10 years and kept totally quiet about it!! :shock: None of us knew that he was doing work like that. He even makes liner lock folders. Very slick!
Chris
Chris - your stuff is great, your way too hard on yourself! If I'd made anything that good (or half that good!), I'd be bragging from the rooftops! the blades are wonderful and the handles were exquisite.
the naughty boy
16-04-2004, 17:54
isnt this a PICTURES thread?...sort of gives the impression that you should post PICTURES.....dosent it! :-?
please?
just a thought.......i like pictures. :-D
IF its pictures you want, well here you go:
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/gransforsbruk/websize/EasterX028.jpg
Spoon carved with GB Mini and burned out, just before final scrape.
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/cliff/websize/Cliff%20001.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/cliff/websize/Cliff%20009.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/jmscandinavian/large/JM%20002.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/ingram/websize/Ingram%20013.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/nessmukknife/websize/ing%20006.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/opinel/websize/Opinel%20001.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/sharp/websize/Picture%20124.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/chopper/large/fd1e35d9.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/outdoorsmentools/zsak%20007.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/outdoorsmentools/spine%20024.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/outdoorsmentools/JandO%20017.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/outdoorsmentools/9P0000129.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/chad234/firearms/websize/m6%20002.jpg
here's my cheap knife. very worn one included
http://www.yoxio.com/img/31753.jpg
the naughty boy
17-04-2004, 14:32
thats what im talking about :-D
how do you rate those mini granfors then? im considering one myself in stead of my kukuri.
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/thenaughtyboy/knife_056.jpg
heres some of my toys.
What's the big black cord wrapped blade on the right?
the naughty boy
17-04-2004, 17:06
its supposedly a coconut knife.no strength for real chopping though ,if you look closly at the blade you will see where it kinked when it hit a knot in a fir tree. . i only use it to clear reeds or brambles when fishing now.the small writing says 440 steel china.it says defender on the otherside.
still it served me well for quite a while for those light duties round camp long enough.only cost me 20 quid.
bushblade
18-04-2004, 21:27
http://www.yoxio.com/img/32316.jpg
ditchfield
18-04-2004, 22:05
Wow Bushblade, that photo is fantastic. Georgeous. New desktop background for me.
Cool picture Will - see your spoons are coming on nicely too.
Nice stuff you got there naughty boy! Like it, where do you get your khukris?
the naughty boy
19-04-2004, 19:20
i got mine from tora martial arts.it had been used so i got it for 30 quid! genuine services issue. everyone should own one for the woods.
why wait for one to be shipped from america when you can get one here?
and cheaper. couple of naughty ones in there too can you spot them? needless to say they never see the light of day !!!
too naughty! :wink:
I like the look of khukris....but i get the feeling that if i was walking through the forest with one i may be arrested!
the naughty boy
24-04-2004, 12:41
wouldnt think it m8 as long as you have just cause you should be alright.just dont wear it out on a saturday night to the pictures lol.that may be frowned upon :wink:
kuks are good and look very nice but having used them ,id probably go for a gb mini axe instead.in fact i definitly would! but as you can get one relativly cheaply you should buy yourself one and make up your own mind jakey boy. in fact if you send me fifteen quid i could sell you one.its been well used,has no sheath or small knives with it but its a genuine issue kuk and since i have two i would let one go,seeing as your interested. :-D
bushblade
24-04-2004, 20:29
Wow Bushblade, that photo is fantastic. Georgeous. New desktop background for me.
Cool picture Will - see your spoons are coming on nicely too.
Thanks for the kind comments guys.
Here is another good one showing the versatility of a Hoochie, you don't allways need trees......
http://www.yoxio.com/img/33803.jpg
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nice bit of countryside there, very cool.
8-)
cheers, and.
Speaking of knives... :-D ...just got this one. Birch bark handled puukko by Iisakki Järvenpää:
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/iisakkibirchbark1b.jpg
Hi naughty boy, i just spent the weekend around the usk resevior, in amongst beech, and scotts pine (the "mighty scotts" pine!). My billhook proved invaluable. I think i'll stick to it, but thanks for the offer!
Cheers,
Jake
Hoodoo, absolutely gorgeous.
Hoodoo, i really do think you should attempt a photograph of all your knives. It would be n awesome sight! Somehow configure it so you can fit it all in, just so we can see the scale!
Cheers,
Jake
The General
27-04-2004, 22:13
Some of mine
http://www.britishblades.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/358/password//sort/1/cat/500/page/1
I will add a few images of my various Gene Ingram knives... in D2 with Steller's SeaCow bone scales.
#6 Droppoint, ~4" blade
http://********.free.fr/guest/SeaCowGloves.jpg
#4 Droppoint, ~2.5" blade
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_ig4efly.jpg
#5 Droppoint, ~3" blade
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_Num5NG.jpg
Pocket Wharncliffe, ~2" blade
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_PWharnNG.jpg
#4 Droppoint again with its companion #1 Skinner with ~4" blade. Spine-to-spine sheath and individual sheaths.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_IngramPair.jpg
My 5 SeaCow scaled knives from Gene Ingram are amoung my favourites.
One other from Gene that I found very useful on a daily basis is the small Pocket in green jigged micarta and D2, the newly acquired SeaCow Pocket above has moved this one out of my pocket......for now.
http://********.free.fr/guest/IngramMatch2.jpg
Hey Schwert, guess you like Gene Ingram knives then! :-)
Pocket Wharncliffe, ~2" blade
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_PWharnNG.jpg
I like this one the best, although it's a hard choice!
Schwert, that double set is one of the best small/large game hunting combos I have ever seen. A real beauty!
Stew/Hoodoo,
I do indeed like Ingram's work. The Pocket Wharncliffe is only a few days in my hand and it is one of my favorite daily tools. The combo set is even a bit more versitile than I originally thought. The slightly longer #5 droppoint can be carried in the combo sheath just as well as the #4 without changing the sheath fit.
I have one more small knife from Gene on order, and we are working on the next one later this Spring.
His work is both excellent and very reasonable.
Here is a shot of the Family prior to the arrival of the #5 and Pocket Wharncliffe, to give some sense of scale.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_IngramFamily.jpg
Keith_Beef
05-05-2004, 10:32
Stew/Hoodoo,
I do indeed like Ingram's work. The Pocket Wharncliffe is only a few days in my hand and it is one of my favorite daily tools. The combo set is even a bit more versitile than I originally thought. The slightly longer #5 droppoint can be carried in the combo sheath just as well as the #4 without changing the sheath fit.
I have one more small knife from Gene on order, and we are working on the next one later this Spring.
His work is both excellent and very reasonable.
Here is a shot of the Family prior to the arrival of the #5 and Pocket Wharncliffe, to give some sense of scale.
..snipped image..
Wow, they really are nice.
The two small knives and the pocket Wharncliffe look great. Gives me some ideas about what I could do with the bar of D2 that I cut into 6" lengths last month... I
I'm a bit perplexed by "SeaCow", though. I imagine, from the way it's written, that it isn't genuine Manatee or Dugong bone, but cow shin that's been stained or aged to give that effect.
Keith.
I'm a bit perplexed by "SeaCow", though. I imagine, from the way it's written, that it isn't genuine Manatee or Dugong bone, but cow shin that's been stained or aged to give that effect.
Keith.
Keith,
I'm not sure how often Schwert visits here but he has gone into more detail on the Sea cow front on this thread (http://outdoors-magazine.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=717) at Outdoors Magazine.
hope that helps.
As I sort of covered in the link that Stew placed (thanks BTW), this is real Steller's SeaCow bone. More than 200 years old. The Arctic SeaCow is a relative of the freshwater manatee, hunted to extinction in the late 1700's. The bones are rib bones that had no marrow and are now very interestingly colored with some small degree of bone tube texture. Really excellent stuff I think.
Here is an image from Boone Trading Company that sells the raw material.
http://www.boonetrading.com/RawMaterials/RUSSC-Stellers.jpg
http://www.boonetrading.com/RawMaterials/RUSSC.html
tenbears10
07-05-2004, 10:08
Here is the pic Gene Ingram sent when I bought my knife from him. I haven't had time to get any action shots yet but this gives you an idea.
http://www.yoxio.com/img/37784.jpg
I agree with what has already been said about his knives, this is the best I have ever owned and very reasonably priced with the current exchange rate. The service I got was excellent as well.
I will try and get some other pics up soon and I hope everyone else keeps them comming as well.
Bill
Bill, that one is very nice. I do not have any with bolsters....yet. What is the scale material? Looks very nice.
Gene has some aged Elk antler that he has not started using yet. I think my next one will be made with that. He also has some old ironwood....choices.
I am thinking of having him do a Great Plains Skinner for me...why I do not know but the one I saw of his was very compelling.....Imagine this with old cracked elk antler....
Here is his shot of it...
http://********.free.fr/guest/GRTPLNS2.jpg
tenbears10
07-05-2004, 17:58
Schwert
The knife is a #20B with bone and stainless bolsters. I am not sure what bone exactly. I contacted Gene to see how long his delivery was and just mentioned about any knives in stock he had. He came back with two pics and I chose this one. My only regret is that it didn't have a lanyard hole in the handle like yours do. Apart from that it is perfect. The stainless bolsters do add to the overall weight of the knife quite a bit but I like that, it feels solid.
I would love a collection like yours but I think my wife would have something to say about that. I really like the double sheath you've got, was that something you came up with and were the individual sheaths expensive?
I almost got the #20 instead of the #6....the main difference I think is blade stock 1/8" vs 5/32" respectively. I really like the one you have. I like braiding so I always want a lanyard hole, even though I have stayed with the simple leather thong and antler bead Gene supplies.
My double sheath was at my request. I wanted a Hunter's pair and ask Gene about a piggyback sheath...small knife on top of the larger one, and he then ask me about the spine-to-spine. The book under the Great Plains Skinner is "The Skinning Knife" by MC Cole....an excellent historical review of the knives of the plains. In it was essentially that flat spine-to-spine sheath. It had a slot in the center for a steel which I tried to find an old one to include but just could not get it together in time. Anyway that sheath was a first combo for Gene and I bought the whole package of 2 knives and 3 sheaths together....I sort of think Gene made me a good deal just because he likes to make new stuff from time to time.
I have no idea how much each of the individual sheaths added to the package but my guess is not much....not meaning that this is what everyone should expect but just in the context of this transaction.
Chad wrote a spectacular review of one of Ingram's #1 patterns. I totally agree with his conclusions and his observations on the knife and sheath. I just cannot seem to stop getting knives from Gene as I seem to have found a maker that suites my prefered styles, is exceptionally responsive to weird requests, and of course, makes fine knives at exceptional prices with relatively short delivery times.
Chads review is here, and well worth reading....
http://outdoors-magazine.com/s_article.php?id_article=115
Chad takes great care to review tools in "real" use manners that I find perfectly suited to my normal and expected uses. Ingram's blades have impressed me greatly. I am working on an Ingram review that is not like Chad's with emphasis on testing but more about Ingram himself and his knifemaking style. This will not be up for some time, however.
The nicest thing about Ingram is that for somewhere around $120 you can have a great knife.....in many cases this is not much more and maybe even less than production knives. An extra few bucks can add some unique materials, but really a basic Ingram say with Micarta is a knife anyone would be proud to own and most likely a tool passed down with pride.
I feel very fortunate to have the ones I have, and to "know" Gene through them.
My next one again has a sheath design of my own......a neck sheath that hopefully will solve some of the things I most hate about this type of carry. Flat 6-plait kangaroo braid behind the neck then round 6-plait through "tunnels" on each side of the sheath...sort of making a bolo tie sheath. I am an odd character already, this should just add to the mix :roll:
Here is a preview of both the knife and the sheath idea.
http://outdoors.free.fr//images/Schwert_SLKsheath.jpg
and an image from Gene of the SLK knife...mine will be in green jigged bone.
http://outdoors.free.fr//images/Schwert_SLPK.jpg
I braided the kangaroo bolo that will go on this design. It is unterminated until Gene threads it into the sheath. It is also several inches longer than waist length...I will trim to suit. This could also be worn cross chest for underarm carry. The knife profile is small Sebenza like eh?
http://outdoors.free.fr//images/Schwert_Done.jpg
Sorry about the weird color cast...
tenbears10
09-05-2004, 10:14
Wow that all looks great. I would love to see pics of the finished knife and neck sheath.
I have been thinking about making a cord to carry the #20B cross chest but I haven't decided what to use yet. Can you let me know where you got that Kangaroo leather? Did you have a pattern to do the braiding or make it up as you went along?
I read Chads article before I bought my knife from Gene and it helped make up my mind. British Blades were also having a passaround at the time and most people seemed to rave about it so that was good enough for me.
Bill
bushblade
10-05-2004, 22:50
http://www.yoxio.com/img/33804.jpg
cool stuff mate, stylish bit of photography too! it's a bit disconcerting the way your billy seems to be suspended from a tree in the back ground though!
cheers, and.
bushblade
10-05-2004, 23:14
it's a bit disconcerting the way your billy seems to be suspended from a tree in the back ground though!
cheers, and.
I didn't even notice that!
tenbears,
The braid is fairly easy and follows a standard pattern. A short tutorial with some absolutely awful color cast images can be found over at Outdoors-Magazine
This is done with 6 stings of 1/8" kangaroo. All hand cut kangaroo lace was purchased from David Morgan here in Washington. He is the braider of all the Indiana Jones and Cat women whips. Great person and his braiding book is perfect to start with. Here is the opening image....the rest of the tutorial I leave over at Outdoors-Magazine Forum.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_6Flat.jpg
http://www.outdoors-magazine.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=7901#7901
I buy my kangaroo from David Morgan. This is hand cut lace and it just top notch quality. Excellent stuff.
http://www.davidmorgan.com/proddetail.html?product_number =955&ticket=638874-3407201&sequence=119898
His introductory braiding book should be on every shelf..
http://www.davidmorgan.com/proddetail.html?product_number =1593&ticket=638874-3407201&sequence=119908
As soon as the knife, sheath and braid return from Gene, I will get some images up. I am really hoping that this small knife in this sheath with this cord makes for a comfortable and easy carry.
You could easily braid 8 or even 12 plait flat kangaroo to make a super cross chest carry strap. This could be flat the whole length or go to round for the sheath attachment. The nice thing about a woven strap is that is tends to adjust and mold to the body, plus the leather will not slip around like a nylon strap. Instead of single diamond weave like I did in the 6-plait you could go under two over two in either 8 or 12 plait and make this fast and very nice looking at the same time. One ball of lace was required for this braid, so a cross body strap of 8 or 12 strings would need 2 balls of lace ($25/ball), so not cheap but nice.
I like the long round braid as it could be used for a fire bow string or other uses if needed. But really it is just fun, looks great and wears forever.
Bushblade...is that knife the fallkniven F1? It looks pretty big (or is it a small axe)?!
Cheers,
Jake
bushblade
11-05-2004, 19:28
Bushblade...is that knife the fallkniven F1? It looks pretty big (or is it a small axe)?!
Cheers,
Jake
It is the F1, the axe is the GB pocket axe. I've only recently got the axe and took it along on last weeks trip to Scotland for a week in the woods, with a view to testing it out. The spoon knife in the pic is the frosts spoon knife. Spoons from left are Beech (on lone to my mate), Horse Chestnut (the product of all three tools), and my old Ash spoon which is my usual carry. I also carved one out of Oak using this combo, but that was a few days after this photo was taken.
My latest buy an Iisaakki Järvenpää. It got a 13 cm blade that is a liitle bit up curved. A typical sapmi allround knife.
http://biphome.spray.se/sajberjohan/iisakki.jpg
You guys have some really great blades!!!
Schwert,
Thank you very much for the kind words about my review!!
I can't wait to read yours.
tenbears10
03-06-2004, 19:26
OK got hold of the camera and some time so here are some pics.
http://www.yoxio.com/img/47728.jpg
http://www.yoxio.com/img/47729.jpg
http://www.yoxio.com/img/47731.jpg
http://www.yoxio.com/img/47732.jpg
The detail around the bolsters and the handle is amazing. I love the sheath as well.
Schwert's braiding here and on outdoors-magazine.com has inspired me (and quite a few other people) to have a go at a neck cord so we will see how that goes.
I can not recommend Gene's knives highly enough and all that remains is to see if I can afford one of the SLK's on his new site.
Bill
WOW! Good to be back......Anyways, does that gene ingram have a convex grind?
Cheers,
Jake
tenbears10
04-06-2004, 23:02
No it is D2 tool steel using flat grind stock removal method. I hope that means more to you than me. Once we get into the technicalities I'm lost.
I have ordered an SLK from Gene mainly because I'm so impressed with this knife and also I've never had a small fixed blade which you can use like an SAK.
Bill
here is my big chopper
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v211/arlongden666/knife%20pictures/DSCN0340.jpg
How easy is the ordering process? How big is that small blade you wanted?
Cheers,
Jake
Jake, I am currently looking into buying a Gene Ingram, in fact if things work out I may well end up with 2. I posted on british blades and have had a lot of feedback with reference to Gene's work and the service that he provides.
One of the guys that uses the BB site has offered me one of gene's knives and to be honest I couldn't believe my luck :-D
They reviewed the 30# on the passaround at BB and there was only one person that had anything negative to say about it, if I recall correctly it was "there is nothing wrong with the knife, it just doesn't light my fire".
Since I hope to have one of these SOON I'll let you know, Oh bu***r, I seem to have been bitten by the BB Bug.
Cheers mate, i am interested in Gene's work and will probably find myself getting a necker from him. Do tell when you get yours!
Jake.
Hi all
here is some of the knives I have, the most used from the top
Swamrat Bandicoot
http://www.brix-tactical.dk/c2.jpg
Swamprat Bog Dog
http://www.brix-tactical.dk/9-1.jpg
Busse SK
http://www.brix-tactical.dk/jsk2.jpg
Spyderco Bob Lum fixed blade
http://www.brix-tactical.dk/lum2.jpg
Leatherman super tool
http://www.brix-tactical.dk/toolholder2.jpg
Nicolai
tenbears10
05-06-2004, 12:22
Good luck Leon let us have pics when you get them both. Are you getting the second one direct from gene? Which models are they and what handles?
Jake the odering is easy, Gene is very helpful. His waiting list can be long (Nov 04 at the minute) but I have emailed twice now and he had the kind of thing I was looking for in stock because someone else let him down and I did the deal inside a week. The SLK is a 2 inch blade and 4 inch overall. Schwert has posted pics eairlier in this thread.
Bill
tenbears10
05-06-2004, 12:32
Wow Brix those sheaths are good. Loads of options on your site as well. I have been trying to find a decent sheath for my Wave for ages, next pay day maybe!!
Bill
The first one (hopefully) will be the #30 model with african blackwood handles. With any luck this will be here in the next 10days or so :-)
The second will be #6, have not decided on the handles as yet, I will need to discuss this with Gene, find out what he has to offer (from what I have heard this could be a large choice), but I like the sound of the seacow type scales for the handle. The order is going to have to wait untill next payday, but it will be going in :-D
Hi tenbears10
thanks for the nice words!! we could easyly make somthing for your wave!! let me know! my mail is nicolai@brix-tactical.dk
Nicolai
I've been using the heck out of this knife lately (called a small pelter). It's a very thin 440C blade and it was made by Ron Post, a knifemaker from Canada. It's a real slicer and it's marketed mainly to trappers. Makes a heck of a bird and trout knife though.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/ronpostsmallpelter1b.jpg
Hoodoo, just when we had thought that we had seen your collection in it's entirety it increases :-D
That is a nice little knife though and how much are they.
Have you any room in your home where you can sit without sitting on something sharp? :lol:
I believe that this has got to be one of the finest collections that I have ever seen, but you are bad for my bank balance. Every time you post I see something new that I would like or just simply try out.
How many years have you been accumulating these marvellous tools?(sorry, some people don't look at knives as being a tool, but I am afraid that I do).
Hi leon. I bought that little knife here:
http://www.ramconnection.com/
I think it was around $40 or $50. It comes with a crappy sheath but the knife is well-made.
As for collecting, I dunno. I never thought of myself as a collector because I almost always buy using knives. Not that I don't have enough just to use. :-D
I've always had a few knives around going back to some very young days growing up on a farm but I never started accumulating knives until the late 70s when I started making a decent wage as a mechanic and could afford it. BTW, I know quite a few people who have collections that make mine look meager, especially in terms of customs. I have more SAKs, Moras, and Old Timers than anything.
Thanks for the detail, I only have a few knives and as you said they are users more than decoration. I don't get out into the woods as often as I would like to, but am looking at cureing that one at the moment.
I have only just started to get a few more for proper field use as I am going into the wilds as much as I can. Still not very often, but it is getting there.
(sorry, some people don't look at knives as being a tool, but I am afraid that I do).
I'd agree with you there, i'd call a knife a working tool.
Looking at curing my own lack of outdooring! Been working lately for college so not much time. I think i spend too much of it in the snooker hall! Oops.
Jake
Jake, that is spot on, unfortunately most of my experience is military based.
I still have an original Wilkison Sword survival knife :-o (the one that the M.O.D. was designed on and I have the the M.O.D. itself :shock: ), they are not much good for bushcraft and in the same thread if you need to cut your way out of an aircraft frame most of the pukko/bushcrafters knives that we see as a normal knife on the forum cannot do the job. :yikes:
It is horses for courses.
I think that with the restictions that were put on the designers they did well with it.
It had to be short enough to fight with (you need to be built like Garth), you had to be able to hack away at trees, an aircraft frame, smash open ammo crates and at the worst use it as a boar spear.
It is a group tool and as such is very good at what it does. I think that both Gary and Adi have said pretty much the same thing before and all I can do is echo the belief that they have.
I was interested in the ideas that people have on the khukri, having seen the Gurkha's use them, it takes a skilled user to use one and they are not something for a beginner in any way or form (I have seen them used by the best).
Now I am looking at tools with a bit more finnesse for the bush craft side of life.
I really like this one. The Gambit by Trace Rinaldi. The S30V (my first) is really super. I like this one so much I have a couple more knives coming in S30V. Lovely stuff.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images5/gambit1c.jpg
That is avery pretty knife Hoodoo, at some stage I will get a picture of my limited collection and post it, but I would rather wait untill I have one of the Ingrams.
I have a John Ek commando knife (no good for bushcraft) that would be more suited to the BB site than here, a brusletto polen, STIFF K.I.S.S outdoor, falkniven H1, the original Wilkie, M.O.D survival Knife, Golok and a CRKT M16.
This does not compare to what you have, but as I said they are all workers (no requirement for the EK nowadays) and the Brusletto has been in use for about 11years and I have no reason for complaint. The K.I.S.S is quite a nice knife, but I am always worried that I will break it.
Here is another offering from Gene Ingram, the Bird & Trout clad in bone.
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/realthings/WildlifeTomahawk.jpg
and in the kitchen;
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/realthings/Ing3.jpg
The blade is thin and sharp and 8.5 centimeters long. I ordered this one with a kydex neck sheath.
tenbears10
07-06-2004, 00:11
Stop stop I can't afford all these knives :wink: Every time I think I don't need any more someone posts another one which just looks so good.
Can we have a pic of the sheath as well Glen?
How big is you GB axe? I just got a Wildlife Hatchet forged by Mattias Mattson and I'm very happy with it.
Bill
Bill that is the same as you have, the Wildlife forged by the same man. Aren't they sweet. I really like the new handle and bit. It got a short workout last evening along with my old style Wildlife. I like the newer more hand filling handle with a more comfortable shape as well. I could not tell any difference in the cutting between the two and I was testing them on some very hard seasoned mesquite wood.
I don't have a photo of the sheath but it is an average kydex sheath of sufficiant quality. If I do get a good shot of the knife with sheath I'll post it up.
tenbears10
07-06-2004, 19:29
I like the wildlife a lot. It is very different to my other, scandinavian forest axe from GB.
I like your rocks and minerals in the first pic as well. Do you know what the bottom right one is? I am a geologist by training if not trade anymore. Always nice to see someone else who likes a good rock (most people will think I'm mad, I know my wife does when we are on holiday and I stop to admire some strata!)
Bill
I don't know what they are Bill. I just like rocks and collect them on all my hikes. Here is a photo of a custom bushcrafter style knife we commissioned on a forum that Hoodoo headed up. Everyone got one that was a little different. Lots of good handle materials to choose from. Here is a shot on some other rocks I have picked up.
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/next/OnTheRocks.jpg
This one is O-1 tool steel with Cocobolo scales and is wicked sharp.
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/next/OSF3.jpg
Well the Gene Ingram arrived this morning, will put pickies up as soon as I get a chance.
Leon....how long did it take for the Gene ingram to arrive?
Cheers,
Jake
Jake on the #30 I was lucky (it was already in the country). One the guys from BB let me know about it and I got it from him. It is Brand new and totally unblemished. It also only cost me what you would have paid for it if you had got it directly from Gene.
So from when the guy got my cheque to when it arrived here at my place was 24hours.
I believe that Gene has quite a few orders at the moment and as such there may be a waiting list, but when I get paid again I still intend on getting the #6 as well.
The build quality is superb, amazingly sharp and the sheath although basic is very well made. In fact that does not do the sheath justice, it is practical and well constructed (it is pretty sturdy).
tenbears10
08-06-2004, 23:50
Glen
Like the new pics (and the rocks). The knife looks a lot like a woodlore type design. It is a good idea to have small differences in the batch though makes everyones unique.
I think British Blades did a similar group build/buy a little while ago. They seemed pleased with the finished article although I didn't see too many pics.
Bill
tenbears10
08-06-2004, 23:57
I've just seen some more pics of another of the run of Glen's knife on outdoors-magazine.com
http://216.120.249.70/forums/viewtopic.php?t=996
That one looks great as well. There seems to still be a lot of interest in the project. It's always the way that you find out about these things too late.
Bill
Bill that one you found belongs to dannyboy. That guy has some of the coolest kit you ever saw and he makes most of it himself. He made those leather sheaths. The knife was a collaboration, fine bladework by Nick Wheeler and handles were put on by various folks. Jamie put his on. I put my cocobolo on from a piece of wood I found down at my local woodworkers supply and Jamie sent me the mosaic pin material. Hoodoo has more than two of them and has more on the way in typical Hoodoo fashion. All of his are different.
Here is the shot of the kydex neck sheath that came with the Ingram Bird & Trout as you requested. It lays very flat and nicely around the neck while holding the knife at the ready when you need it. Hoodoo talked Gene into a special version of this one as well.
I like the reflection of the bricks on the blade in this one and if you notice the scale pins are reflecting the open brickwork that lays above the solid brickwork.
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/realthings/necksheath3.jpg
Back to Hoodoo. He is on a wilderness trip right now but should be back in a few days. Do you remember the third Mad Max movie when Mel Gibson rolled into Bartertown and had to check his "hardware" at the door? That would be Hoodoo. He would be clattering down blades for 15 minutes and then the fire starting things.............. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
So Glen, where are the strawberries? ! :rolmao:
Glen,
Never mind, I found them! :rolmao:
http://photos.imageevent.com/boynhisdog/realthings/Ing3.jpg
what are the scales on that? Looks like giraffe or something. Very nice. :wink:
tenbears10
09-06-2004, 19:03
Thanks for that pic Glen. The sheath looks good and I like the knife more in every pic you post.
I am hearing something of Hoodoo's reputation as a collector. There is a pic of him on this forum somewhere and he only has one knife in the pic, very unusual for him by the sound of it.
Gene seems quite willing to do one off projects for people. I think he probably enjoys doing something different every now and then.
Bill
Hi Donald! Hey guys, Donald has a good Walnut scale version of the Nick Wheeler blade.
Marten, Gene calles the scales Apaloosa bone. I know he has to spend more time on it because he charges a bit more. I do like his bone scales though.
Bill, if Hoodoo has only one knife showing there must be some hidden. LOL He is a collector but foremost a user. Some of his carvings show excellent knife handling and he loves the deep woods and wilderness and uses his knives and axes way out there.
Hi Glen,
I knew what your previous answer was, but I figured I would wait until you answered. ....for one thing I don't know all the implications of Appaloosa bone as a material.
Now that you have mentioned my OSF knife, I'll see if I can get a picture up here for everyone else. Details are in a couple places, the most accessible being the Outdoor Survival Forum (OSF) at KnifeForums, in the thread OSF Knife http://www.knifeforums.com//ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=32607 3&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o =&fpart=1.
http://img1.outdoors.free.fr/_OSF-Sheath640.jpg
http://img1.outdoors.free.fr/_OSF%20%26%20Briggs%20sheath64 0.jpg
Looks like its working. Enjoy the pictures! It is a great knife. 1/8" thick O1 steel blade. Walnut harvested in 1939 off my grandparent's farm. More details in the linked post.
Man, I love the look of those pins in that shot! When I first saw them, I did a double take.
I wouldn't say I was on a wilderness trip BAHDog. I just dabbled at the edges. Looks like next week I will be heading out again for a few more days.
I have been on holiday for the last fortnight and missed getting images of my completed SLK project from Gene Ingram posted.
(notice how I used holiday and fortnight) :roll: more British later....
Here is the little SLK a Slick Little Knife
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_SLKday1.jpg
Remember I ask Gene to do up a special neck sheath using my own braid for a cord. This is the completed project with long long cord....it can be tucked into the belt to keep the knife from swinging and designed to allow the sheath to be lowered and worn cross chest (a carry that I have found to not be that comfortable).
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_SLKdone4.jpg
Here it is on...normally worn under the waistcoat.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_SLKdone5.jpg
I wore this knife each day either under my vest, a jumper or under my shirt. With the braid around a shirt collar this carry was super. Carried under my shirt with the braid on my neck skin this was good, and certainly better than nylon or chain, but again not my favorite carry.
Overall this SLK and its carry sheath fit the bill and Gene did a bangup job on both the knife in green jigged bone and D2 and the sheath. He simplified my design a bit and make me a near perfect neck knife.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_SLKapple.jpg
Nice!
Any chance of some sort of tutorial on how to do the braid?
He simplified my design a bit and make me a near perfect neck knife.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/Schwert_SLKapple.jpg
I would have never thought of using an apple as a sheath of a neck knife ... thanks! :biggthump
... sorry, I couldn't resist! :rolmao: Great looking setups you have there!
Here are a couple of images of some of the bits I have at the moment.
http://www.yoxio.com/img/51198.jpg
And this is the #30 from Gene Ingram.
http://www.yoxio.com/img/51200.jpg
Not the best pictures, they were taken in the garden this afternoon :-D
Any chance of some sort of tutorial on how to do the braid?
Schwert put a tutorial on Outoors-Magazine
6-Plait Braid NeckCord (http://outdoors-magazine.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=643)
and the second part of it
Ingram SLK, Neck Sheath (http://outdoors-magazine.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=895)
Hope that helps.
Thanks Stew.
ESpy, I highly recommend David Morgan's book that I reference in the tutorial bits. This braid is very easy but Morgan has a bunch of leather handling tips and tricks as well as many other projects in the book....it is well worth the price ask.
TenBears is starting on a braid soon, I am hoping to see what results from that.
SeaCow on Ice
http://forums.outdoors-magazine.com/upload/images/Schwert_SeaCowIce.jpg
Gene Ingram, Steller's SeaCow Rib bone scales on (from left):
Pocket Wharncliffe
#4 DropPoint
#5 DropPoint
#1 Skinner
#6 DropPoint
These were stuck in a 5 foot high snowbank at Crater Lake National Park. Snow banks were high along all roads from the rotary plow efforts to clear upwards of 500 inches of annual snowfall. I could not resist this image of the arctic seacow bone against the snow in early morning light. The more I use these bone handles the more I appreciate them. They are warm and exhibit such a depth of character that they never fail to catch my eye. The #1 Skinner was just about perfect for the picnic lunches of cheese, sausage and crackers and was just about the most stylish of peanut butter spreaders I have ever used.
Ingram Family goes to Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
http://forums.outdoors-magazine.com/upload/images/Schwert_Ingram8CL.jpg
SeaCow bone and D2 or as noted.
From left:
#6 DropPoint
#1 Skinner
#5 DropPoint
#4 DropPoint
Pocket Wharncliffe
Pocket DropPoint (green jigged Micarta)
Pocket Naked (A2)
Bottom:
SLK, green bone
Schwert, how do you find the #6?
I have just ordered one from Gene with a few modifications, I like the look of it and if the #30 is anything to go by it will be a fantastic knife.
The #6 is really nearly an ideal knife for me. When I first ordered it it was because it was available and ready to ship. This is how I discovered the SeaCow by accident. When I got it I thought it was a bit larger than my normal purchases over the last few years but now I really find it ideal. The hand grip is very good, the contours are shaped for many holds, the size just works for food prep and firebuilding. If I had to get rid of all my Ingram's this would be the last one to go. It is in 5/32" D2 rather than 1/8" like my other droppoints and again I first thought this unnecessary, but now really like it. I recommend the #6 highly. I am considering having Gene make me a 5" #6 so I would have a Rutstrum Marble's Expert sized knife in this pattern.
I was going to get a #20 essentially a 1/8" #6 but really do not think I will. The #30 I have not handled so I cannot compare the different handle shapes. All mine are the #6 contour type which works for me in all the sizes but especially works on the larger #6.
Hard to go wrong with Gene is my mantra now.
Thank god you said that, the #6 I have ordered is S30V, has a 4 3/4 inch blade with an inch and a half of file work (for a firesteel) on the spine of the blade, the scales are removable beaded linen micarta and I have asked for some modification to the sheath.
Gene was excellent (I was half expecting to be told to B****R OFF) and has said that he will make to the spec that I required (including the sheath). I am a most happy teddy bear :-D
Schwert put a tutorial on Outoors-Magazine
Ah... Thanks for that, guys.
David Morgan's book is on my Amazon wishlist, and I've just started playing with a lace cutter from Pearce-Tandy (Tandy have just added the Australian-style cutter to their lists, BTW). Thicker laces are definitely easier to cut.
leon,
I am mighty curious to see that #6 when it is finished. I have found working with Gene to be a real pleasure. His communication and desire/ability to work with your desires is one reason I have bought so many from him. All around great guy IMO. Of course, now your modifed #6 and sheath modification have me real interested in getting another from Gene....geeze just when nearly all my knife commitments were getting close to being paid for. I still like the idea of a 5" model....SeaCow once again.
ESpy, let me know how that lace cutter is, I have never ventured down this path....yet. I have watched Morgan hand cut 1/8" lace from a skin using just his thumb as a guide....perfect and at the same time almost unbelievable.
TheViking
18-02-2005, 19:30
A shame that half of the pictures in this thread is down. :cry: I just get a red X... :?: Perhaps somethings wrong with the host machine?
Anyways, just thought I'd take a pic of mines.
http://img148.exs.cx/img148/6303/dsc003102rp.th.jpg (http://img148.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img148&image=dsc003102rp.jpg)
quarterstaff
18-02-2005, 21:24
The full monty
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/quarterstaff/DCP_0909.jpg
cheers
Good grief, Leathermans must be happy with you!!
I feel a bit embarrassed as I have a MOD survival knife, an Estwing Spotsmans with leather grip (I bought this because it is just about indestructible, but it really holds a good edge, it's really sharp!!), a cheapish folding saw with lockable blade, an old bowie type knife with antler handle (used to be my grandads) and a Wave that I carry and use every day. Not anything special, but they work for me.
I tried making my own blade along the lines of the woodlore, but have lost momentum due to a move. I have seen some nice tutorials on the BB site, so I want to get on with it after the missus has our third child anytime soon!! This is another reason why I haven't got out in the vast woodlands around here.
Some of the pictures here aren't working for me, but the ones I have seen are really nice, and also shows how different people prefer different blades. Very interesting.
Cheers quaterstaff!
What are the two knives above and below your Fallkniven?
:biggthump
northstar and a woodlore if im looking in the right place isnt it?? :?:
Your probably right Tom, but the blade to me looks too short for a woodlore...And the NS just kinda looks funny, but i think thats because the bed-sheet has covered part of it, didn't think of that!
Oh yeah, and what aree the two above and below the Mikro? :D
Thanks...
i was thinking that.. especily when compared to the north star which is pretty small!! maybe something by bison..??
i was wondering about the ones either side of the mikro... dono what they are.. and two Sebenza :naughty:
I'm pretty certain that I've seen the one below the Mikro before. It's by Alan Wood.
Andy, what is the one above the brusletto at the bottom?:?:
Cheers
TheViking
19-02-2005, 13:06
Andy, what is the one above the brusletto at the bottom?:?:
From top to bottom: Cold Steel Kukri Machete, Syrømeng 8'' leuku, Mora, Homemade Brusletto (ugly), another homemade unfortunately i saw the butt of it :cry: , Karesuando Ørnen and lastly Brusletto Bamsen. Last two is about to be bought from one of my school mates.
Left side: Vic Outrider, Vic Huntsman. Right side: Wenger Ranger camo 05, Axe (wildlife size, 800 gram head). :wave:
Sorry mate, you have only named seven, there is eight.:o): I think.
The Bamsen has the stainless pommel and ferrule, at the very bottom, yeah? What are the two above that, reddish handle, flayed pommel and brass ferrule and smaller one with goldish handle.
Sorry for my lack of perception!! :roll:
TheViking
19-02-2005, 13:23
Argh!! :yikes: Forgot the most important, the one below the leuku is a homemade also. Brilliant kit. :Crazy_071
The 'gold' handled: first knife ever, was much more beautiful when it was hole. :cry: But at the time I didn't i would become so interested in stuff like knives and bushcraft. Made it at 12-13, a good 3(½) years ago. But it was incomplete, no sheath.
Cheers. :biggthump
That first homemade one is awesome.:super:
scoops_uk
19-02-2005, 14:52
Wotcha,
Got all inspired by Hoodoo's great photo's this morning and thought I'd have a go at taking a piccy of my Alan Wood knife. I bought it coz I liked it although I dare say it's not the perfect bushcraft knife. If anyone knows anything about this model or has any comments on suitability or lack of I'd be delighted to learn :notworthy
http://www.skeels.net/bushcraftuk/scoopsknife.jpg
It looks like a very well made knife. But due to the full-flat grind may be less suited to wood-work than a scandi for example. But that depends on the angle of the bevel; Joe aka Squidders has a Gene Ingram that has a full flat but when i saw it was doing very well on woodwork. Due to a more acute Angle and slightly deeper bevel than on my Allan Blade (which i am convexing).
Its difficult to see from the picture. But other than the edge profile it looks like it is a very good knife...
How do you find it works on wood in comparison to any other scandi?
Cheers.
Jake
scoops_uk
19-02-2005, 17:08
But due to the full-flat grind may be less suited to wood-work than a scandi for example... (which i am convexing).
...
How do you find it works on wood in comparison to any other scandi?
Cheers.
Jake
I think the grind actually is convex (Not sure what convex is but in profile the curve on blade looks like a pinched 'V' rather than a fat 'V' if that makes sense.
IMHO it seems great on wood, but I don't have much experience of anything else of a similar calibre to make a fair comparison.
Scoops
Edit: 2 minutes on google... it's a hollow grind :o):
Ah, i see. I think hollow grinds vary from secondary bevels to scandi to convex (i think).
If it works well on wood then thats all you need! If i was you i would convex it as it seems like a very shallow bevel and may very well make the woodworking easier. But thats just me! If your interested in convexing it just let us know and we can show you how, its suprisingly easy.
Cheers.
At the moment I'm using a knife made by Zed mostly
shown here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/highstorrsprom/more%20knives/DSCN1145.jpg)
A kukri (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/highstorrsprom/more%20knives/DSCN0340.jpg)which is really my dads is fun to use
The
F1 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/highstorrsprom/f1andfork.jpg)isn't bad eithershown with a large fork as a bit of fun
A spyderco Calyspo Jr for a handy folding knife (http://www.skylandscutlery.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000002/sc52pgy.jpg)
quarterstaff
20-02-2005, 09:25
Above the f1 in an benchmade 190 and below is the northstar below that is a bison woodsman.Above the micro is an pos walther neck knife in 440a and below is an alan wood in stainless damascus.The leathermans were mostly presnts,i bought the sideclip and the rest came over following xmas's an b/days and the swiss tool came in a trade.
cheers
Hello...first post here and since you are asking for pics...here ya go...both by Charles May from Strong, Mississippi...D2@60rc..Desert Ironwood slabs and NS pins
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/kingfish711/CharlesMayTheSlitter3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/kingfish711/CharlesMay1.jpg
thats a veeery nice looking knife.. does the maker have a site.. do you have the link?
tomtom...he is working on a website...should be up in the next few weeks...i'll post it when he does...CatFisH
good news IMO :wave:
bad news ITOOMBM(in the opinion of my bank manager)
For the benefit of those who do not frequent BritishBlades (weirdoes ;) ) here is my family portrait of Gene Ingrams:
http://hellzteeth.com/images/Gallery%20Images/gene_ingram_pw_7.JPG
Top: Pocket Wharncliffe (spalted maple burl)
Middle: #4 Drop point (California buckeye burl)
Bottom: #30 Drop point (spalted maple) My latest addition :D
All in S30V.
Hellz
Hi,
Here's a shot of my EVO, now has a new sheath with small com panion knife plus pouch for fire stick etc...
Gentlemen (and ladies)
They're just knives or am I missing something? :confused:
runs for cover
your not missing anything... thay are just knives..
or am i missing your point..?
Gentlemen (and ladies)
They're just knives or am I missing something? :confused:
runs for cover
Erm... correct.
Not sure what you were expecting them to be...
Hellz
Did someone mention knives? :eek:
Just got this one from Dale Chudzinsky (racquette). It's just a knife. ;)
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images10/tltknife1b.jpg
Hellz....I had not seen all your Ingram's before....even though they are just knives....those are damn fine knives. The Spalted Maple burl on the pocket wharncliffe is spectacular, and you choices on the others are also impressive. Makes me think I need to diversify into some wood from Gene.
Hoodoo, that one from Dale is almost too practical to be just a knife. :)
I cannot wait for mine from him.
I am going to toss in a few more Ingram's.
First his #3 Bird and Trout, thin S30V with paper micarta.
http://img182.echo.cx/img182/2862/ingrambt32031kw.jpg
Then an interesting piece, his small Utility Hunter. This one in A2 with green canvas micarta. This was his very first pattern. This one is much thicker than my other knives. I encountered this one on his "Available" list one day and just had to have it. I really like it.
http://img182.echo.cx/img182/4653/ingramutility31958sj.jpg
I may have posted this before but this is my long #6. Five inch blade in D2 and to match my standard #6 with Steller's SeaCow bone scales. This is my largest Ingram and it really turned out great.
http://img39.echo.cx/img39/70/ingramlong635647ry.jpg
And finally, his new pattern EDC. This one with green jigged bone in D2. When my long #6 was ready to ship, Gene sent me a picture of this one (knowing I am a sucker for green bone) and I just could not resist. This knife has really surprised me. It is light, handy and just perfect for.....EDC. I am heading to Alaska next month for a relaxing non-stressful holiday and this one is going along I am sure.
http://img100.echo.cx/img100/9712/ingramedc35607by.jpg
They are all just knives, but a knife from a maker I respect and enjoy working with to me really is more than just a knife.
Hellz....I had not seen all your Ingram's before....even though they are just knives....those are damn fine knives. The Spalted Maple burl on the pocket wharncliffe is spectacular, and you choices on the others are also impressive. Makes me think I need to diversify into some wood from Gene.
Thanks Schwert :D
It was actually the picture of your pocket Wharncliffe that you posted that made me alter my order with Gene. I had a regular Pocket Shortcut on order, but after seeing yours I just had to get one ;)
I'm really pleased with it, so thanks for the tip off ;)
Hellz
Hellz,
I thought it looked familiar.... ;)
Can you carry it daily? Every-once-and-a-while I find myself leaving my Pocket Wharncliffe at home and carrying something else...but it seems everytime I do that a load of boxes or something comes in and makes me wish I had the pocket knife...so next day it is back in its rightful place. Just a super knife for a multitude of daily uses.
Here are are a few more...
Rick Frigault, Hunters Pair, Basadie and Chinto, S60V and Walrus Ivory in a handlaced piggyback sheath. The Basadie is very Grohman #1 like.
http://img193.echo.cx/img193/1333/frigaultll46003mq.jpg
Wendal Fox Utility and Lee Reeves Nessmuk hand ax, both forged blades with Fiddleback maple.
http://img224.echo.cx/img224/8057/reevefox31758ua.jpg
Allan Blades Packpals. The long flat groud Packpal with Osage Orange, the standard length but scandi ground with canvas micarta, both in O-1.
http://img198.echo.cx/img198/700/packpals31321nf.jpg
zackerty
21-04-2005, 23:28
I have shown this pic elsewhere..
440C, O1, A2 steels...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/zackerty/DSCF0014overall.jpg
Squidders
22-04-2005, 10:41
http://www.lightningstorm.co.uk/BCUK/DSCF0002a.JPG
Various bits and bobs
http://www.lightningstorm.co.uk/BCUK/DSCF0003a.JPG
Some more bits and bobs... there's a little EKA folder in the pouch too.
the home base axe didnt sufice then squidders ;)
Squidders
22-04-2005, 11:07
The homebase axe is my new "lending axe" and I use it for things that normally require a larger axe because I don't mind if it gets a dink in it.
As I always said though, the homebase axe was practice to get me familiar with an axe so I don't bust the GB.
They are all just knives, but a knife from a maker I respect and enjoy working with to me really is more than just a knife.
Yes, a well made knife can be a thing of beauty but then so can a well made pen or chair. I've no beef with people who have a particular bent towards appreciating knives rather than art nouveau lamp fittings or scrimshaw work. Each to his own so long as no one gets hurt.
Rather I was making an oblique comment about the relevance of lots and lots of pictures of knives on a bushcraft forum. Yes I know the knife is arguably the bushcraft tool but the thread isn't a discussion of their relative merits for using in bushcraft activities - its just a lot of pictures.
Another picture :rolleyes:
My latest addition, an Allan Blade PackPal:
http://hellzteeth.com/images/Gallery%20Images/packpal_1.JPG
Maple handle, O1.
A very nice knife, I'm very impressed with it.
Hellz
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/Edd-UK/custom.jpg
the top one is a Alan Wood 'Tamarack' bushcraft knife in 01.
the middle one is a Lord Farquhar 'wren' with o1 steel, splated beach and dark brown sheath.
bottom one is a spyderco UKPN for size comparision.
Two new(ish) knives.
The OMF knife by BRKT.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/sjlight/OMFpair.jpg
One has a black and brown elder burl handle and the other is waiting it's clothes.
Hi all this pics are fantastic, but I´d like to see hard used knives with dents and scrathes on.
Is there any? :D
tenbears10
20-05-2005, 09:02
Faca if you look after it it can be very hard used but not be covered in dents and scratches. You should never let your knife get into a battered state or it won't cut stuff properly.
For those wondering about Ben Orford's knives, just got this one today:
http://img213.echo.cx/img213/963/bo15hx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)]
http://img213.echo.cx/img213/4659/bo28qe.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img188.echo.cx/img188/4034/bo32po.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
Ben Orford 01 woodlander with yew handle and matching firesteel. A beautifully crafted knife and honed to a razor edge straight out of the box. Has a sharper point than most other bushcraft knives I've seen.
Hi all this pics are fantastic, but I´d like to see hard used knives with dents and scrathes on.
Is there any? :D
How about a good patina instead?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/sjlight/GreenRiver1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/sjlight/GreenRiver3.jpg
This mostly gets used in the kitchen.
I can't see those pics Stew
I can't see those pics Stew
How's that?
I can see them now. Where/when did you get that green river? I haven't seen them with a sheath like that in a long time. They make a fair kitchen knife don't they.
That's the first fixed blade I ever owned.
My Dad gave it to me for either a birthday or Christmas present at least 10 years ago.
bothyman
21-05-2005, 16:29
I can see them now. Where/when did you get that green river? I haven't seen them with a sheath like that in a long time. They make a fair kitchen knife don't they.
So what type of sheath do they have now??
Nearly bought one a while back, seemed to have the same sheath as in the Picture??
>> http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/shop/Hunting_Knives1966.htm
So what type of sheath do they have now??
Nearly bought one a while back, seemed to have the same sheath as in the Picture??
>> http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/shop/Hunting_Knives1966.htm
My one is different to the one in your link but if you read the description it says flat sheath or moulded sheath (pictured)
This is an excellent slicer. The con of the design is that there's no clearance for the fingers so it's necessary to chop with your hand overhanging the board.
I will warn you that mine also has a bit of a gap between one of the scales and the metal, giving the possibility for food to get trapped.
I'll probably rehandle it one day.
Dtalbot had major scale problems but they sorted it out very well. You can get them with a sharpening steel included which is handy.
The sheath I saw was similar to a scandy sheath but with two slits at the top for a belt. Not really wide enough IMO
I've had the knife too long to ask them to sort it out, plus there's extra satisfaction in doing it myself. I have a piece of Indian Silky Oak that would be big enough for the handles and a wooden sheath for it as well.
The sheath you mention looks like the one in the link.
theorsmeister
28-06-2005, 17:30
This is my Grohmann Original #1 Design knife. I got it in carbon steel, very easy to sharpen, good edge retention and strong as anything. The sheath was a little light in colour at first, so I used some linseed oil, which darkened it and it looks great.
Sorry, I only got this pic off the website, I have not taken one of it yet.
Angus Og
29-07-2005, 20:08
I got this from Gerd Jørgensen in March the details below are taken from the email he sent to me. Hope he doesn’t mind. :) It’s a great knife well balanced feels good in the hand and good to use I like it a lot. :D
This knife is made with the model "Felleskap" knife blade by Trond Pedersen (Trond on BritishBlades.com) from Norway. The blade is carbon steel, which will rust unless oiled etc.
I have reprofiled the complete blade as follows: approximately 5-7 mm has been ground off the spine from the bottom of the handle to approximately 3 cm from the point. The handle has been shortened by about 18 mm, and then reprofiled to new handle shape. The front of the handle has been modified by grinding most of the finger guard off and reprofiled (ground into the handle) to a shape that I like better, and think gives more control in delicate carving. New holes for mosaic pins and thong tube was then drilled.
Handle is made of Curly Grained Birch from Siberia, Russia. The red spacing material between wood and steel in the handle is red Vulcan Fibre. Mosaic pins and thong tube of brass. Handle has been oil treated with a mixture of linseed oil, Benar oil (brand name) thinned with turpentine for better penetration. Handle has been standing in oil mixture for about 24 hours. As this is a bushcraft type outdoor knife, the handle should be oiled once a year or so - depending on how often the knife is used - to keep it as waterproof as possible. You can use ordinary linseed oil for this (boiled linseed oil would be fine - it dries quicker).
Sheath is made of 3; 5 mm thick vegetable tanned leather. Wet formed to the shape of the knife, then dried and dyed black.
Sheath has been treated with a mix of lanoline, peanut oil, bees wax and some caranauba wax. You can keep the leather waterproofed by using normal shoe polish (black or neutral) or any stuff that you would use for leather boots etc.
Ps These are his photos as well.
http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/3241/kniv49324nr.jpghttp://img287.imageshack.us/img287/9885/kniv51824fi.jpg
riddleofsteel
29-07-2005, 22:57
Stewart Marsh bushcraft with ivory Micarta grip, whitetail deer antler slide on laynard
http://yerfrockethellhound.com/smbushcraft2we.BMP
Nessmuck trio Bark River style
Bark River Mini Axe
Bark River Northstar
Buck Stockman
http://yerfrockethellhound.com/nessmucktrio.JPG
Handmade bushman knife from old saw blade, convex grind
http://yerfrockethellhound.com/plastichunter2.JPG
Gerber Sambar stag bowie with Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt, Sambar stag grips
http://yerfrockethellhound.com/bhawkbowieskull.JPG
riddleofsteel
29-07-2005, 23:01
Case XX Damascus skinner with Sambar stag grips
http://yerfrockethellhound.com/damascusstag.JPG
Nessmuck trio with
reprofiled Norlund camp axe
Bark River Northstar
Busck Stockman
http://yerfrockethellhound.com/norlundsnessmucktrio2.JPG
well its about time i got something in this thread.. i just re-read it all and lots of links and such are down so get your pictures up everyone (well dont to hoodoo and schwert for a valiant effort for picture domination.. keep them coming your photos are always a pleasure!)
The Folders
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/tomwhite101/foldersSmall.jpg
The FixedBlades
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/tomwhite101/bushcraftersSmall.jpg
apologies for the rubbish pictures.. has anyone any advice on how to make a super cheap diffused light source!?
get some sheets of tissue paper and have a big powerful light behind it
has anyone any advice on how to make a super cheap diffused light source!?
A window with a net curtain is ideal. You can also use a white card / tin foil / sheet etc to bounce light back to fill in the shadows. (Btw, I can't actually see your pictures as photobucket is barred at work, so the above answer might not be relevant at all.)