Beckerhead Knife Making and Modification Thread

[MolokaiRider]

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38" OAL, 30.5" blade, 32 ounces.
1.5" wide and .2" at the spine

Axis antler, birch bark, brass, and 80CrV2

That this is awesome! Is that from the set I sent ya?

 

[1066vik]

Companion seax to go with the sword

 

[1066vik]

That this is awesome! Is that from the set I sent ya?

Yes

 

[daizee]

Got planz:

 

[1066vik]

no see pic?

 

[daizee]

no see pic?

Wow, you're fast. Think I fixed it within 30 seconds.

 

[1066vik]

that's going to be a fun camp knife/light choppa.

 

[daizee]

that's going to be a fun camp knife/light choppa.

Revisiting the American Leuku idea. This blank was cut at the same time as the original and has been sitting in a pile of shorts for several years. I dialed in the profile yesterday. Hopefully it won't be another 5 years!

 

[The Warrior]

Gonna be some sweet looking blades. I especially like the one on the bottom.

 

[daizee]

Gonna be some sweet looking blades. I especially like the one on the bottom.

Thanks, I make "a lot" (for me) of those. That's my standard paring knife pattern. Makes a good B&T out of 1/8" stock. The reference holes are oblong because it's actually just the Hiker pattern squashed to 75% height.

 

[GeofS]

Thanks, I make "a lot" (for me) of those. That's my standard paring knife pattern. Makes a good B&T out of 1/8" stock. The reference holes are oblong because it's actually just the Hiker pattern squashed to 75% height.

I’ve had one of your hikers just over three years now; it’s a great knife, perfect for slicing and feels great in hand.

 

[daizee]

I’ve had one of your hikers just over three years now; it’s a great knife, perfect for slicing and feels great in hand.

Wow, 3 years already! :-D
That's a series-2, IIRC (w/ two under-curves on the handle) vs. the series-1 to which the paring knife above is related..

 

[GeofS]

Wow, 3 years already! :-D
That's a series-2, IIRC (w/ two under-curves on the handle) vs. the series-1 to which the paring knife above is related..

I knew I bookmarked this on my phone:

Series-2 Guarded Hiker in AEB-L and Micarta

Here’s a belt-finished Hiker in AEB-L, marked on the spine and butt. A solid all-around everyday 3-5/8″ blade for EDC or the woods.

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[daizee]

The Baby Cliphart (AuK3.5c): for when you're bushcraft AF, but just can't seem to quit your clip-point folder (seen here being prepped for heat):

 

[daizee]

Busy day!
Finished the first Haltom Mariner rigging knife w/ a tapered tang and first TeroTuf.
More pix in The Gallery: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/mariner-in-cpm154-and-terotuf.1918599/

Cooked and froze 3 AEB-L blades (just straightened 'em and they're back in for one more temper).
Also, Mr. Rock'n'RollKnife&Tool gave me several feet of grain auger from the brewery! It's just over 1/8" thick. Paring knives, Anyone? Everyone? Doesn't fit in my forge...

 

[1066vik]

grain augur works pretty easy -- good luck straightening it out.

 

[daizee]

AuK-4.5 is done.
A couple more pix in the gallery (I need a slightly darker background for the indoor photo stage!):

AuK-4.5 in AEB-L

My standard 4.5" Kephart variant in AEB-L at 61Rc, wearing Becker BK-62 factory scales. This is a ready-to-go, no-safe-queens, get-me-dirty performance knife.

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[daizee]

Finished up another Birudashi (clean pic in The Gallery) and then clumsily went about forging a wedge-spring from a bit of grain auger for this handle-finishing vise Mr. M gave me (he made one for each of us). He left the wedge-spring as an exercise for the bladesmith... Straightening the auger was as much fun as Vik predicted. Next time maybe I'll try to smash the coils flat, re-heat, and then pull-unroll them on a pole? The coil doesn't fit in my tiny forge-hole, but there's always the kiln if I'm already running a heat-treat.

 

[daizee]

can't stop won't stop:

(more pix in the gallery: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/aukc-3-5-cliphart-in-cpm154-and-black-micarta.1919474/

 

[GeofS]

daizee , you’re on fire!