Heads up, Julius Petterson back in stock

[ex-member Raikey]

Hey you lot,...

thought you might be interested,...

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

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


untitled by Raikey1, on Flickr

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


no association with the compannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ yawn,...


Cheers

Stu,...

[ex-member Raikey]

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

unless someone can help....

ta

Stu

[Ratbag]

http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Pr...d-Knife-Blade/

Like dat?

[mark]

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

[ex-member Raikey]

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

pics dude!!!

[mark]

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



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

[mark]

OK, sussed it

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

[ex-member Raikey]

that looks comfy,....

does it get much work?

[brancho]

Nice enough but rather overpriced really

[mark]

that looks comfy,....

does it get much work?

Cheers.

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

[southey]

Nice enough but rather overpriced really

What price would you put it at?

[Mesquite]

Nice enough but rather overpriced really

£40 for a hand forged knife blank is overpriced?

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

[Hugo]

Nice job you have done on that blade Mark.

[dwardo]

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

Lovely finish job on that Mark.

[ex-member Raikey]

£40 for a hand forged knife blank is overpriced?

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

exactly,...well said!

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

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

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





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

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

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

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

[Steve13]

OK, sussed it

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

Now I do like that one a lot

[mark]

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

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

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

[ex-member Raikey]

right then,..lol...

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

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

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


IMG00391-20120218-2005 by Raikey1, on Flickr

from the blade i,m planning,..

1mm stainless,

leather,

1mm stainless,

antler,

1mm stainless,

leather,

1mm stainless,

birch wood of some sort.


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

ta

Stu,...

[Frederick89]

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

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

[southey]

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

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

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

[ex-member Raikey]

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

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

wow,..ok man,..

the lamination line,...is just the slightest bit visible,.....

i do expect a more apparent line one its been used and gained a patina ,...(feedback should really come from long term users of this blade)

sharpness,..it takes the hair from my arm without trying,...the bevel is virtually mirror polished and to a zero grind,..

and i feel the blade imbues the spirit of the wolf inside me,....

[Frederick89]

@ Raikey: sounds good. With laminated blades there is always some chance of problems during welding, but if the lamination line is regular and has no darker spots it's well welded and won't give problems. The blade seems very well made in any case and thanks for the reply.

@southey: I'm on BB too and, beeing freind with a few finnish smiths, you can see that I'm starting to have some kind of deformation toward forging quality and not only on knifemaking.

[ex-member Raikey]

ok well i had a play with some antler yesterday just to see,.....

and ended up finishing the knife (ish),.....

i,m about 90% sure of the handle but must say its very comfortable after an hours use just now with some green birch,....

didnt polish the back half of the antler as it may change shape yet,..


DSC03369 by Raikey1, on Flickr



DSC03371 by Raikey1, on Flickr

i used an old coin ,and a combination of wood and leather spacers before the antler,...


DSC03370 by Raikey1, on Flickr

its comfy as i mentioned,.


DSC03376 by Raikey1, on Flickr

but the natural curve in the antler, i didnt sand out the curve as it suits a right hand the way its not symetrical,


DSC03378 by Raikey1, on Flickr

[southey]

HOLY POOP! what a cracker dude! I love the wiggle in the antler

[Corfe]

Absolute beauty - love the curve of the antler - nice simple clean shape.

[swotty]

That's stunning.....looks a perfect shape.

[Totumpole]

I've gone and bought one now! An it was only a few hours ago I had told myself the spending really had to stop for the rest of the month (if not year!).

Mark & Raikey - those really are stunning!

Raikey - I really, REALLY like the lines of that handle.

Mark - despite having forked out for this, I may have to go with your game plan of a cheapo kit in the first instance.

[dwardo]

That is a keeper.

[ex-member Raikey]

HOLY POOP! what a cracker dude! I love the wiggle in the antler

yay,..wanna see the sh shhh sh s sheath i made for her?..lol

Absolute beauty - love the curve of the antler - nice simple clean shape.

That's stunning.....looks a perfect shape.

thanks guys,..

I've gone and bought one now! An it was only a few hours ago I had told myself the spending really had to stop for the rest of the month (if not year!).

Mark & Raikey - those really are stunning!

Raikey - I really, REALLY like the lines of that handle.

Mark - despite having forked out for this, I may have to go with your game plan of a cheapo kit in the first instance.

yep,..i bought another one too,....gonna go with some curly birch next time i reckon,....dont forget to show us yours!!

That is a keeper.

i think so too,....although i only put a few hours (and no money) into it,...i have become attached to it as a user already,...

Cheers,...

Stu

[Stew]

Great job! See, I was right about your sketch needing tweaking.