Fixed blades

[shinyedges]

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[shinyedges]

Some of my favorite fixed bladesView attachment 2584467

What's the 6th one from the top?

 

[JJ_Colt45]

What's the 6th one from the top?

I think that's a Toor Patriot Mullet.

 

[w]

It is indeed the toor mullet

 

[Horsewright]

Gorgeous, almost Spooky handle looks.....

Dave, how well does bone react with "rough use"?
One of my personal goals this year is to do a bone handled knife (probably for Myself, as an experiment, and Idk if the people who like my work would Want it, I struggle to get more people interested in wood, even... ha )

Reason I'm asking is, that I unfortunate drop my personal edc Alot. Not from my hand in use, but usually when in sheath, not being used. Off table, falls out of bag, out of pocket, etc.... Mine is lignum. It's hard, but I still dent/scratch/mare it when I drop on cement. I just cant have nice things.

Is bone better or worse than hard wood?
I assume you Cowboys have to be a little rough on gear, right.

Thanks.

Howdy Crag. Saw this post and will answer shortly. Lil tied up right now to answer in detail.

 

[madcap_magician]

 

[DocJekl]

Howdy Crag. Saw this post and will answer shortly. Lil tied up right now to answer in detail.

AKA, "Lil tied up right now trying to beat up some bone to show just how durable it is..."

 

[TC]

Cleaning/oiling time

Is that Dozier the one that was on the Exchange back in 2017? Cool piece!

 

[TC]

Coming from You, that means A Ton, Thank You!!!
And.....brass, it's hidden under the Chilli
I added it for bling, and balance.


It Really did turn out great, but it wasn't easy. Being so Hard, I kept grinding and grinding, it didn't seem to budge. It kicked my butt!
And since Idk how to make kitchen knives, or even know what a good kitchen knife Is?...... I had a steep learning curve. And I was probably four months slow/late according to what I wanted.
but the end justified it, I'm glad I didn't give up!

But, id be happy if my progress is baby steps. Haha, I wanna keep my prices down.

To counter Bob Loveless (shoot me): Brass now has class!

 

[luethge]

https://imgur.com/a/6USQB7q

One of the best slicers I’ve ever used. Keeper for sure.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

https://imgur.com/a/6USQB7q

One of the best slicers I’ve ever used. Keeper for sure.

What's funny is, every time you do a large batch sell off my heart skips a beat
:0

 

[Maroco]

Kikuo Matsuda "Suwa"

 

[Horsewright]

Gorgeous, almost Spooky handle looks.....

Dave, how well does bone react with "rough use"?
One of my personal goals this year is to do a bone handled knife (probably for Myself, as an experiment, and Idk if the people who like my work would Want it, I struggle to get more people interested in wood, even... ha )

Reason I'm asking is, that I unfortunate drop my personal edc Alot. Not from my hand in use, but usually when in sheath, not being used. Off table, falls out of bag, out of pocket, etc.... Mine is lignum. It's hard, but I still dent/scratch/mare it when I drop on cement. I just cant have nice things.

Is bone better or worse than hard wood?
I assume you Cowboys have to be a little rough on gear, right.

Thanks.

Bone is a very traditional handle material. Its been used for thousands of years. It is more brittle than most hardwoods say similar to thin ironwood. Of all the handle materials I've used, I've repaired or replaced more bone than any other material. Most were dropped on concrete floors to get broken. that being said we're still not talking very many, 5-7 maybe, which sounds like a lot but as often as I use bone and as many knives as I've made with bone and for as many years and who a lot of these knives go too.....its not really a lot. I also noticed that I had one model, The Tapadero/Sonoran Belt Knife that seemed to be the culprit. And, it always seemed to be at the lanyard tube was where it had cracked. I moved the location of that lanyard hole more inboard so there was more meat around it. I don't recall making any repairs since changing the lanyard hole location. I can only recall one or two bone handle knives needing to be repaired that were not this model.

I have personally carried bone handed knives for years and have not had issues with them. Is it as tough as micarta? No. But then micarta ain't as bullet proof as folks think either:

Will stop birdshot though:

A Tapadero with the old lanyard hole location:

A newer Sonoran Belt Knife with the lanyard hole more centered:

I have used quite a few different types of bone too:

A very old Gordo that was in the shop for some rehab. American Bison bone. This knife is cowboyed with and gets used:

This and the Sonoran Belt Knife above are from Antelope bone:

Grandpa had a knife made for all his grandkids from the antelope he shot:

Over the years I have used a lot of camel bone and then a lot of cattle bone. Most bone slabs are catle bone. I can tell the difference when working them between the too. The camel is more elastic and the cattle is more chippy. Some bone slabs are on the thin side and so I will often use liners on thin stuff.

Camel:

Cattle:

Of all the myriad colors of bone I think the amber may be my favorites.

Hope this helps and if you have any questions feel free.

 

[RLB0414]

Bone is a very traditional handle material. Its been used for thousands of years. It is more brittle than most hardwoods say similar to thin ironwood. Of all the handle materials I've used, I've repaired or replaced more bone than any other material. Most were dropped on concrete floors to get broken. that being said we're still not talking very many, 5-7 maybe, which sounds like a lot but as often as I use bone and as many knives as I've made with bone and for as many years and who a lot of these knives go too.....its not really a lot. I also noticed that I had one model, The Tapadero/Sonoran Belt Knife that seemed to be the culprit. And, it always seemed to be at the lanyard tube was where it had cracked. I moved the location of that lanyard hole more inboard so there was more meat around it. I don't recall making any repairs since changing the lanyard hole location. I can only recall one or two bone handle knives needing to be repaired that were not this model.

I have personally carried bone handed knives for years and have not had issues with them. Is it as tough as micarta? No. But then micarta ain't as bullet proof as folks think either:

Will stop birdshot though:

A Tapadero with the old lanyard hole location:

A newer Sonoran Belt Knife with the lanyard hole more centered:

I have used quite a few different types of bone too:

A very old Gordo that was in the shop for some rehab. American Bison bone. This knife is cowboyed with and gets used:

This and the Sonoran Belt Knife above are from Antelope bone:

Grandpa had a knife made for all his grandkids from the antelope he shot:

Over the years I have used a lot of camel bone and then a lot of cattle bone. Most bone slabs are catle bone. I can tell the difference when working them between the too. The camel is more elastic and the cattle is more chippy. Some bone slabs are on the thin side and so I will often use liners on thin stuff.

Camel:

Cattle:

Of all the myriad colors of bone I think the amber may be my favorites.

Hope this helps and if you have any questions feel free.

Beautiful works of art

 

[Horsewright]

Beautiful works of art

Thank you!

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Is that Dozier the one that was on the Exchange back in 2017? Cool piece!

No, I got it new from AG Russel in 2019.

 

[knoefz]

Great day to go out for a lunch outdoors.
Brought some nice tools and tasty food.
Weather was great for a change.

Opinel #12 saw for cutting some dry wood

Spitting it with the Fiskars X5 hatchet

And into smaller kindling with the Spyderco Bushcraft UK

Put th Kettle on

For gingerroot tea

Next step, cook tomatoes into a sauce

Sauce done

Fry my dough into a pizzabotom

Add tomatoesauce and cheece when flipped over

My lunch camp

Tasty pizza bushcraft style

Another afternoon with tasty outdoor fun.
Hope you guys enjoyed it too.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Great day to go out for a lunch outdoors.
Brought some nice tools and tasty food.
Weather was great for a change.

Opinel #12 saw for cutting some dry wood

Spitting it with the Fiskars X5 hatchet

And into smaller kindling with the Spyderco Bushcraft UK

Put th Kettle on

For gingerroot tea

Next step, cook tomatoes into a sauce

Sauce done

Fry my dough into a pizzabotom

Add tomatoesauce and cheece when flipped over

My lunch camp

Tasty pizza bushcraft style

Another afternoon with tasty outdoor fun.
Hope you guys enjoyed it too.

Outstanding knoefz

It’s always a pleasure to see and read your posts, please keep it up

 

[Horsewright]

AKA, "Lil tied up right now trying to beat up some bone to show just how durable it is..."

I just saw this now. Thats funny!

 

[Steven65]

Some of Ban's early work...........