Fixed blades

[Alone]

 

[jfk1110]

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.

Wonderful, thanx for sharing lunch....

 

[Alone]

Wonderful, thanx for sharing lunch....

Yup.


knoefz , making the rest of us look like amateurs...AGAIN.

 

[Alone]

Cross-posted from the "TOPS" thread...

 

[Alone]

 

[knoefz]

Wonderful, thanx for sharing lunch....

Yup.


knoefz , making the rest of us look like amateurs...AGAIN.

Outstanding knoefz

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

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen.

 

[Wild Willie]

https://imgur.com/a/n0K5UwX

Edit: jeepers, there we go

 

[Maroco]

 

[Richard338]

Ready for tonight's poker game.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

 

[jfk1110]

Awesome job!!!

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Awesome job!!!

Thank You!!! That means Alot. I'm trying to make it look nice

It's not quite done yet.....
I still have to clean up the face of the blade a tiny bit, sharpen, makers mark, and sheath......
I think it's turned out really well. It has my original, full-size LongPaw handle, and handmade Googly-eyes hardware....haha!

I'm working on a name, it is a slicely thin grind field knife. Kinda a French Trade....

I going to call it "Trophy Hunter"

*I'm thinking of sending it to the Exchange, afterwards, because I already have one too simular

 

[jfk1110]

Thank You!!! That means Alot. I'm trying to make it look nice

It's not quite done yet.....
I still have to clean up the face of the blade a tiny bit, sharpen, makers mark, and sheath......
I think it's turned out really well. It has my original, full-size LongPaw handle, and handmade Googly-eyes hardware....haha!

I'm working on a name, it is a slicely thin grind field knife. Kinda a French Trade....

I going to call it "Trophy Hunter"

It sure is purty!

 

[luethge]

https://imgur.com/a/g4lGZ9E

Martin’s

 

[jfk1110]

https://imgur.com/a/g4lGZ9E

Martin’s

Always liked Ed's work!!.....

 

[Horsewright]

I use a lot of elk in my work.

Thought some might like to see the process of going from elk shed to handle material.

I cut the sheds on a band saw. First into large pieces for easier storage. And then I'll get some of these larger pieces out of storage when I'm ready to process up some scales:

Using the bandsaw again, I will cut them up into scales:

They are then soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate for about half an hour. Interestingly when they come out of the PP bath they are a bright purple:

But they do dry to a rich dark brown:

After some time in the bright sun to dry, I hit them with a couple of coats of clear coat:

This helps make them colorfast and provides some protection. Pretty much ready to make knives now. Got some blades here waiting for elk scales to be assigned.

From the last batch.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

I use a lot of elk in my work.

Thought some might like to see the process of going from elk shed to handle material.

I cut the sheds on a band saw. First into large pieces for easier storage. And then I'll get some of these larger pieces out of storage when I'm ready to process up some scales:

Using the bandsaw again, I will cut them up into scales:

They are then soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate for about half an hour. Interestingly when they come out of the PP bath they are a bright purple:

But they do dry to a rich dark brown:

After some time in the bright sun to dry, I hit them with a couple of coats of clear coat:

This helps make them colorfast and provides some protection. Pretty much ready to make knives now. Got some blades here waiting for elk scales to be assigned.

From the last batch.

Cut on your portaband?
did you make a fixture?
I have a Milwaukee, and it seems there is not a lot of tension from the guide rollers, keeping the blade true. It flexes and the cuts are not straight.
I haven't tried cutting antler yet, but I tested out trying to cut a dog bone, and "ripping" it wasn't great.
I was thinking I might need to make a ripping jig for my tablesaw if I am wanting straighter cuts?

 

[Horsewright]

Cut on your portaband?
did you make a fixture?
I have a Milwaukee, and it seems there is not a lot of tension from the guide rollers, keeping the blade true. It flexes and the cuts are not straight.
I haven't tried cutting antler yet, but I tested out trying to cut a dog bone, and "ripping" it wasn't great.
I was thinking I might need to make a ripping jig for my tablesaw if I am wanting straighter cuts?

Yes sir all on the portaband. I have the Dewalt and the tension is good. I don’t use any fixtures or jigs. I use a 10tpi blade too. The secret is to cut with a flat side down first. If ya don’t have a flat side, make one with your grinder. I think this helps keeping the cuts straight. I try to get 3-4 scales out of a 4-5” chunk with some girth. Smaller pieces sometimes only 1 or 2. Hope this helps and let me know if I can help anymore.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Yes sir all on the portaband. I have the Dewalt and the tension is good. I don’t use any fixtures or jigs. I use a 10tpi blade too. The secret is to cut with a flat side down first. If ya don’t have a flat side, make one with your grinder. I think this helps keeping the cuts straight. I try to get 3-4 scales out of a 4-5” chunk with some girth. Smaller pieces sometimes only 1 or 2. Hope this helps and let me know if I can help anymore.

That makes alot of sense having a flat side as a base, against my saw table as being cut. That would help keep it from twisting slightly while going through the blade.
-See I was thinking and planning my cuts for what I felt like I needed for a scale, what I maybe Should of been doing was cutting it as I was given....

I'm going to try that, Thanks.

 

[Bill Siegle]

Some SERE knives I finished this weekend