Beckerhead Knife Making and Modification Thread

[GeofS]

Awesome rich color.

 

[daizee]

Great color, Hawk! That's a sweet piece.

 

[hawkhead]

Thanks GeofS and daizee.

 

[daizee]

Rigging knife made completely from discarded ship pieces (except pins and epoxy).
Handle a bit slimmer than I intended, but next time will laminate the micarta back-to-back, which will give me more to work with.

More info on my website and series of WIP posts on IG for all the various components:

 

[tanglediver]

Really nice work Daizee and Hawkhead!

 

[hawkhead]

Thanks Tanglediver and daizee. Daizee your work has been an inspiration to me since I joined. Your attention to the smallest detail and design of each piece is spot on.

 

[daizee]

Hawk, you are too kind.
And here's a knife with plenty of flaws, but it represents a significant milestone for me.

Some more pix here:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/rigging-knife-entirely-from-nautilus-parts.1685059/

 

[GeofS]

That’s beautiful, daizee . Great craftsmanship!

 

[1066vik]

that's pretty awesome, Daiz -- and the graver for cleaning out the handle recess is brilliant!

 

[daizee]

that's pretty awesome, Daiz -- and the graver for cleaning out the handle recess is brilliant!

Thanks, Vik. The broach wasn't my idea of course. Saw some gorgeous ones years ago, and made a tool handle that would accept jigsaw blades. Then made a couple broach blades to fit it. That's the first time using that one, and it was *aggressive*. Ugly but effective!

If the broach tang was thinner, I could put it IN the Makita...!!

 

[hawkhead]

Done! Now working on the Wharncliffe.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2hgoaNu] https://www.flickr.com/photos/158694019@N03/[/url]

 

[daizee]

That looks GREAT, Hawk! Fantastic work on the guard.
The handle has a bit of a traditional rifle butt feel to it.

 

[hawkhead]

Thank you daizee. The handle is very comfortable; it fits just right automatically.

 

[GeofS]

Great looking blade, Hawk.

 

[The Warrior]

Done! Now working on the Wharncliffe.

Very nice sir.

 

[hawkhead]

GeofS and Warrior, Thank you.

 

[1066vik]

love the looks of that!

 

[granitestateofmind]

Wow. It's always gratifying to see this thread on the first page after being AWOL for a bit...but to see the work displayed since? Gorgeous. Plus, informative - tracking subtle design changes, techniques, material selections...

 

[daizee]

Forged blurry tongs (successfully THIS time) for holding rudder bearings with the new Hilltop Forge hammer. Holy crap, what a fabulous tool.

Vik, I did tune one face of that Stanley 2lb into more of a rounding profile. Worked pretty well, but I think a rounding hammer's versatility is more available to a more experienced hand. Definitely better than the stock circular face, though!

 

[1066vik]

lucky for me and my pocketbook they don't make a straight peen -- and their diagonal peen is backwards!
I need to build a power hammer or a hydraulic press.