Hunter made from a file.

scottickes

scottickes

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Here is my latest knife. This is made from a file (W2 steel), via stock removal method. The blade surface is jeweled and then blued. The bolster is brass with gun bluing also, to give it an antiqued look. The black pin look is black epoxy 3/16" deep into a hole with brass pins inside. Basically, I countersunk the brass pin holes and filled with black epoxy for a nice offsetting look to the brass. It's a very dressy look. The handle is Cocobolo Rosewood. There are 24 3/32" brass pins altogether, and the four mosaic pins. The handle is very secure. I finished the cocobolo rosewood with teak oil (4 coats, with hand buffing after each addition). I then polished it out with 2 coats of Johnsons Paste Wax. The sheath is my second sheath ever.
 
Thanks. I really appreciate your comments. I listen to all the suggestions, comments and critiques. I hope to incorporate some of the suggestions to make designs that people will enjoy.

I've got a long way to go both the knives and leather, but am looking forward to the journey. My career includes knowledge of metallurgy, so I'm confident in my heat treating, but still reading all the threads and trying to learn which techniques that others use can be incorporated into my shop to allow me to make a better "using" knife.

The leather work is interesting. I used to buy sheaths, and found it very expensive to buy a good quality sheath. Now that I've made two, the first one not so good, this one a little better, I've found that it allows me to be more creative. I will eventually add "tooling" to my sheaths, but will concentrate on making a solid, high quality sheath first, that will protect the knife. The sheath in the picture was still damp from the staining of the leather when I took the picture. The bottom part should dry to the same color as the top (I'm hoping it does, since this is the first time I've dyed leather. I kept the pattern for this sheath, since this is one of my basic designs. I'm sure I'll modify the design as I make more of them.
 
I like the mosaic pin in the bolster; haven't seen that before. The handle is kind of busy with all those pins, but I certainly believe you when you say it's secure. :D It looks like a very practical, useful package altogether. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
 
It has a certain "Frontier" look to it. Still has the modern mosaic pins too. My brother would love it.

The first handmade knife I ever saw was in 1953 and it was an Iron Mistress Bowie made from a Jeep leaf spring. It was a handfull. Not long ago I mentioned that knife to a friend and he knew of it and the guy who has it now. Small world.
 
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