Applegate Bushcrafter Knife

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TigerBlades

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Hello. I made and designed this bushcraft knife. Just me with a worksharp, forge, and drill press. I've been making knives for like a year and half.

It has Osage yellow wooden handle scales, 3/16 1095, and a future kydex sheath (I'm making it tomorrow)
Just wanted to show it off. (It's my knife)




https://imgur.com/IXr7wFc

https://imgur.com/kwNd5Pz

https://imgur.com/PWfJujh



I also made this rough little parang. It was forged from a file, has brass pins and black micarta


https://imgur.com/W8LukpB
 
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I started out with a Coote and still use it among my other three
 
TigerBlades said:
Thank you Sir. What belt grinder would you recommend to a noob who's never even seen one in person?
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you should do yourself a favour and check out the shoptalk subforum, that's the number one question I think
 
Are you having fun testing it? There are some standard tests to compare with future work and other blades. I like the brass rod test. See how many swipes on a brass rod you get, and still cut paper. Taking notes on Changs is fun too, so you can discover what process works well. I assume you are doing your own hardening.
 
milesofalaska said:
Are you having fun testing it? There are some standard tests to compare with future work and other blades. I like the brass rod test. See how many swipes on a brass rod you get, and still cut paper. Taking notes on Changs is fun too, so you can discover what process works well. I assume you are doing your own hardening.
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I made a fire and cut prepared food with it. Made the bevel a little higher, because it exploded the vegetables. Anyways, yes, I love using it. I made it myself, forged, ground it, heat treated it, and finished it up. I love knifemaking. The weather where I live is not letting me forge for the past 2 weeks...
 
Weather?I smile. My home is Nenana Alaska, often 40 -50- 60 below zero and dark all winter. But no I do not use forge, I grind out blades. Heat treat with a torch. I had bad experiences with a poor home built propane kiln, not even heat. No trip hammer, not up to all muscle anymore , I'm 70. Still learning. I have torch mouthed down to art form. In the brass rod test I have gone from 50 swipes to over 400. However unsure how often knife collectors put custom knives to the test. Not even sure how my blades would do in a serious controlled competition among pro's. It's more a personal joy. Or, I think of the old days when mountain men depended on their blade as the most important tool they had, and what was the standard like of the average knife available? My serious test and goal I achieved was a knife that can skin and quarter a 1,500 pound moose and still be sharp when done. Pros tell me that is easy to accomplish. I have sure had plenty of knives that could not! Anyhow hello, and keep at it!
 
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