File knife showcase

[Tai Goo]

Let’s see your file knives!

Here’s a pair of “Baby Bushcliffes” I forged from a couple Nicholsons a few years back, with wrapped oval integral socket type handles.

 

[stevomiller]

Very nicely done Tai!
I love your plaited/knot work handles. Have you ever done a tutorial on them, or do you know of one on the web?
Thanks.

 

[Tai Goo]

Very nicely done Tai!
I love your plaited/knot work handles. Have you ever done a tutorial on them, or do you know of one on the web?
Thanks.

Thanks.

They are just a series of individual turks head knots from woven cotton cord, saturated/sealed, with orange flake shellac.

Basic Turks head knot:
http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/Aturkhed.html

Woven cotton cord:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=KWCORDIMITATIONWOVEN

Shellac:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac

 

[InquisitorLord]

Cool work!

 

[bluejaunte]

I will have to file this thread for future reference.

 

[church&son]

Nice thread Tai, your "Bush" knifes have been an inspiration to a lot of iron bangers, especially to me the "Wild Goo" colabs 'tween you and Chuck.

This skinner was is my favorite file knife, plus the antler was found on a fishing trip hanging in a fence. The rust ring is still on it. One of my guys at realjob has skinned 15 deer with it. It started as a Bowie and cracked in a water quench, back in the fire to end up a skinner.

 

[MSCantrell]

I did this one just a couple weeks ago; scorched osage orange scales.

 

[Tai Goo]

Those are cool! Let's see some more...

Almost forgot... Here's a "Wild Goo" from last year. I forged the blade and Chuck at Wild Rose Trading Co., did the rest.

 

[stevomiller]

Tai,
Thanks for the information on the knotting and such. BTW, love the skinner too!

 

[Maddogg774]

I did this one just a couple weeks ago; scorched osage orange scales.

Did you coat the Bois D' Arc handle with anything?

 

[Kentucky]

 

[Dave Behrens]

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Sorry for the small pics.

 

[rkmoore]

Tai, that knot work is awesome. Not to mention the outstanding blade it's attached to. I always appreciate the level of chairmanship in your work.

 

[Tai Goo]

Those are great!

Keep the tradition alive!

 

[porterb123]

Not a good picture but this was one of my first knives and sheath.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

This was a Family Heirloom set, made from remnants of the ol' "Home Place".
A file from the floor of Grandpa's shop in the barn, handle made from a stabilized piece of an oak beam, and the guard from a splitting wedge.
All to remember times on the farm when they were kids.

 

[Tai Goo]

Top notch!

 

[mgysgthath]

I really like the look of these knives, with the file grooves still in them to an extent. Nice thread

 

[church&son]

These are top shelf, Mr. Anderson I love the ones with history..Maybe some of this talent will rub off on my old rusty/crustys.
My shooting bag with a file patch knife....

 

[Kentucky]