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Here's about 2/3 of the north wall of the shop. my main "messing around bench".
a lot of that is orders, some isn't, some is for kits knives. That's...21 (?) heat treated blades visible (the bolochetes and a few others aren't)
Here's two modern seax blades, waiting on a bit more hand rubbing and some glue up. one is an order.
another shot of one of them:
A 15 inch bush beater getting glued up today. and another field dirk I"m working on:
Another shot of the field dirk:
more......
a lot of that is orders, some isn't, some is for kits knives. That's...21 (?) heat treated blades visible (the bolochetes and a few others aren't)
Here's two modern seax blades, waiting on a bit more hand rubbing and some glue up. one is an order.
another shot of one of them:
A 15 inch bush beater getting glued up today. and another field dirk I"m working on:
Another shot of the field dirk:
more......
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That is actually my version of a stick tang!
The rear portion - last third or quarter, will be worked down some after some more torching. That's the section that will be peened over on the steel butt cap. So the very end will be about 1/4x1/8 where it goes through the butt cap.
But that's pretty much how I work them. Especially the front quarter, I want the most metal possible.
The reasons I've been sitting on those for 4 months is that
1: I have orders I need to do, and with the move it's all freaky.
2: I have a mill and I'm slowly working on technique for press fit guards
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That is actually my version of a stick tang!
Talk softly and carry a big stick indeed!
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man those bushbeaters are sweet christof! one day ill get one 
Christof,
Lots of work getting done...Good to see you're up and running again! Is that my LBK 4th from the left, bottom pic? When do you do the filework? Or is that a later stage? Lot of steel there...one of those Sgian Dubh's is going to make its way into my locker soon, too.
Lots of work getting done...Good to see you're up and running again! Is that my LBK 4th from the left, bottom pic? When do you do the filework? Or is that a later stage? Lot of steel there...one of those Sgian Dubh's is going to make its way into my locker soon, too.
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Yeah, I do the filework later on, I really like to have the handle glued and rough formed first, it seems to help me place the start and stop of the filework. Sometimes on a shiny knife I'll change that up a bit, pin the scales on, sort out the filework placement, then unpin the scales. I'll do that at 320/400 grit and then finish down to 600-800 after the filing.
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(rpn, you'll have photos soonish.)
An LBK going OCONUS soon. I don't do bone/horn type handles often, they don't always work well with my finish style. But this one is coming out GREAT.
The tubing pins are thick walled. They look thin in the photos because of the chamfering!
An LBK going OCONUS soon. I don't do bone/horn type handles often, they don't always work well with my finish style. But this one is coming out GREAT.
The tubing pins are thick walled. They look thin in the photos because of the chamfering!
