Beckerhead Knife Making and Modification Thread

[knoefz]

Love your wip pictures daizee

 

[daizee]

Love your wip pictures daizee

Here ya go!
Stopped just short of epoxy this evening. Might be done for the weekend. I'm going with the kitchen handle, because otherwise it will just be a scary thing that will never be used.

 

[1066vik]

Where did you get the broach?
And would it work on antler?

 

[daizee]

Where did you get the broach?
And would it work on antler?

Not sure about antler, I've never worked with the stuff. Tho the core is fairly soft, yes?

I made that broach out of a scrap of 1084, and a smaller one I made too. The oak handle has pins that match either Milwaukee or Makita (I ferget) reciprocating saw/jigsaw blades, so I made the broach tang match that and I can swap them out, or with commercial blades (which are too short for most things). I covet @johnny_ducati_rocks's broaches, but mine work ok enough.

 

[hawkhead]

Another beautiful knife.

 

[hawkhead]

A serious hand injury has had me sidelined since November 7th. I was able to finish this blade a few days ago and the handle in two days. Working with partial numbness is a challenge, but feeling is slowly returning since the injury. Blade is 98mm x 24mm x 3.4mm, brass bolster and cocobolo handle. Not fancy, but a good basic bushcraft or camping knife for my nephew.

 

[GeofS]

That sounds rough. I hope your hand is healing well hawkhead .

 

[hawkhead]

Thank you GeofS and all fellow Beckerheads for viewing and comments. A millisecond of inattention almost cost me my ability to make knives. So be very careful out there. Four puukkos are in various stages of fabrication...stay tuned.

 

[daizee]

Fantastic handle, Hawk!! Welcome back to the sandpaper.

 

[hawkhead]

Fantastic handle, Hawk!! Welcome back to the sandpaper.

Thanks daizee, glad to be back instead of watching from the sidelines..

 

[daizee]

Alright, let's finish off that WIP from earlier in the week:

4" of Volvo suspension spring becomes a western-ground sashimi knife. Swedish Fish, anyone?
If I had any, would have staged a picture. Micarta bolster, natural curly maple handle. Blade is 6.5" long to the bolster.

 

[hawkhead]

Elegant and graceful lines.

 

[knoefz]

A Volvo never looked that good!

 

[daizee]

A Volvo never looked that good!

and apparently from a station wagon, no less!

 

[hawkhead]

My latest puukko: 100mm x 20mm x 3mm 80crv2 blade, cocobolo handle, brass bolsters, ebony spacers. Cocobolo handle material exposed through the ebony and rear bolster. More to come...stay tuned.

 

[Xr6x]

My latest puukko: 100mm x 20mm x 3mm 80crv2 blade, cocobolo handle, brass bolsters, ebony spacers. Cocobolo handle material exposed through the ebony and rear bolster. More to come...stay tuned.

That is one fine looking Puukko hawk

 

[hawkhead]

Thanks to fellow Beckerheads for posting likes. Xr6x thanks for your thoughtful comment.

That is one fine looking Puukko hawk

 

[daizee]

That one's great, Hawk. I mean they all are, but how did you pull off the collared buttcap?

 

[hawkhead]

That one's great, Hawk. I mean they all are, but how did you pull off the collared buttcap?

Thanks daizee. A few days prior to my injury I made the .188" brass bolsters and drilled out the rear one and ebony spacer for the handle tenon. Last week everything was fitted, epoxied, tapped together and finally shaped. There is a very slight inner taper to the hole in the rear bolster to insure a tight fit.

 

[hawkhead]

Newest project is a Kokemäen puukko. These are meant to be plain working knives with no adornment. I added and beveled piece of ebony on the rear of the redheart handle. The redheart works well with the accent and matte linseed oil finish. The rhomboid blade is 80mm x 19mm x 3mm with a rounded spine. This is a departure from my usual puukko style.
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