Another wanna-be checks in

[UnixDork]

This was my weekend project. I did not make the blade. I can't take credit for that, the knife was made for me a few years ago by Max Ogg. He put two huge pieces of elk antler on it for scales like I asked and warned me it would be very thick. Well, I should have listened to him. I like the knife but it's just too thick. I'm hoping to start making knives later this year so this was a good opportunity for a project for me. I put black paper micarta scales on it, black fiber spacers and nickel silver corby rivets.

I hogged off a lot of the material with a dremel. I treat the dremel like a 30,000 rpm irreversible mistake machine so I have pretty good luck with it. I shaped the scales with files and sandpaper, then finished it with 400 grit sandpaper and rubbed it with white buffing compound. That leaves it with sort of a grain that looks to me like polished ebony. I put cold bluing on it, and didn't degrease it first so it comes out like a patina. The rustic finish on the blade doesn't really look right with highly polished anything. I put some cold bluing on the pins as well to try to tarnish them a bit but they came out kind of streaked. I'm just going to have to wait till they oxidize a bit on their own.

I know it's far from perfect but I'm happy with it for a first attempt. The next project is a new sheath.

Thanks for looking!

harry

ps - I'm going to put a thong hole in it when I get a drill press.

 

[grease-man]

From the looks of the pics, you did a fine job with it. I wish you luck with your knifemaking endeavors! -Matt-

 

[SR_matt]

nice, "nickle silver" aka germal silver will age and get a patina very easily. best bet to speed it along is just get some go old skin oil on it and leave it.

i have some german silver pieces (form my native american dance outfit) and its so hard to keep them looking shiny for more than one weekend of dancing. also just leaving it in just a little bit of humidity and it will get the patina very fast (the amout of time it takes to even jstu get it started shouldn't even touch the steel)

i bet you after a week or two of use you'll be good to go.
-matt

 

[UnixDork]

nice, "nickle silver" aka germal silver will age and get a patina very easily. best bet to speed it along is just get some go old skin oil on it and leave it.

i have some german silver pieces (form my native american dance outfit) and its so hard to keep them looking shiny for more than one weekend of dancing. also just leaving it in just a little bit of humidity and it will get the patina very fast (the amout of time it takes to even jstu get it started shouldn't even touch the steel)

i bet you after a week or two of use you'll be good to go.
-matt

Thanks, that's good to know. I was hoping that's what they'd do.

 

[SR_matt]

its ironic that after the amount ive tried to keep it from tarnishing im giving advice on how to get it to. meh o well
-matt