B&Ts

jhiggins · Feb 18, 2006

Despite the power outages and high winds this week, I managed to finish this pair of charming bird & trout knives.

Blade Length: 3"

Overall Length: 6.75"

Blade Material: 440C Stainless, cryogenically-treated

Handle Materials: Bocote (top) and Thuya Burl (lower)

Guard, pins and thong liner: 300 Stainless

Sheaths: Vegetable-Tanned Cowhide, hand-tooled and hand-sewn by me

blgoode · Feb 18, 2006

oh....you dog! Those are saweet!
B~

kenvia · Feb 18, 2006

Looks great! Are they full tangs?

jhiggins · Feb 18, 2006

full tangs, yes.

indian george · Feb 18, 2006

Nice job Bubba:thumbup: :thumbup:

Fred.Rowe · Feb 18, 2006

Straight and too the point. Really nice Jeff:thumbup:

B . Buxton · Feb 18, 2006

Thems pretty Jeff, nice job.:thumbup:

Bill

N House · Feb 18, 2006

I like the Bocote knife and your photo skills are getting better

jhiggins · Feb 18, 2006

Thanks, Nathan. I finally scabbed-together a makeshift light box.

mlovett · Feb 19, 2006

Very nice Sir! Looks like the light box is working as well. Mike

miden · Feb 19, 2006

Very nice knives Higgy.

Did you make the sheaths yourself? They are also pretty.

Mike

Will52100 · Feb 19, 2006

Very nice, good looking shape and design, and good looking sheaths too.

jhiggins · Feb 19, 2006

miden said:
Very nice knives Higgy.

Did you make the sheaths yourself? They are also pretty.

Mike

Yes I did. They are my 4th and 5th sheaths.

miden · Feb 19, 2006

jhiggins said:
Yes I did. They are my 4th and 5th sheaths.

Looks more like you have doing it for some time.:thumbup:

Can you point me in the direction of a book or some other source to gain a bit of knowledge regarding the craft?
thanks,

Mike

jhiggins · Feb 19, 2006

miden said:
Looks more like you have doing it for some time.:thumbup:

Can you point me in the direction of a book or some other source to gain a bit of knowledge regarding the craft?
thanks,

Mike

Chuck Burrows DVD, all the way, baby! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Its the only one you need.

mete · Feb 19, 2006

You used 300 stainless for the bolster and pins. Is that 304 or free machining 303 ? Have you used 416 ? Why would you use 300 rather than 416 or does it make much difference ?

miden · Feb 19, 2006

Thanks a lot Higgy. I hope I can get mine as nice as yours in as short a time

Once again, nice job all round.

Mike

jhiggins · Feb 19, 2006

mete said:
You used 300 stainless for the bolster and pins. Is that 304 or free machining 303 ? Have you used 416 ? Why would you use 300 rather than 416 or does it make much difference ?

Too many questions Higgy can't handle all at once! Hahah! No problem. Its 303, and the only reason I use it is because I bought a lot of it. I have not tried 416... Is there an advantage to using 416 over the 300-series? The only one I can think of immediately is that it'll stick to a mag chuck.

jhiggins · Feb 19, 2006

miden said:
Thanks a lot Higgy. I hope I can get mine as nice as yours in as short a time Once again, nice job all round.

Mike

Thanks Mike. Just lock yourself in for a weekend and watch that video about 10 times. If you can't get it right at first, just force-feed it to yourself until you breathe it in and out! Soon, you will be wearing a bandana, some overalls, grow pigtails and talk with a funny Colorado accent!

:foot:

...your leatherwork will look A-effin-fan-tastic though!

miden · Feb 19, 2006

Ho ho, I have a funny South African accent that baffles most people, that might do the trick.

Thanks for the advice and tips.

Mike