Show the Christmas Knife you received!

Mikel thanks for the kind words. I will be sure to post some pictures when your knife makes it here.

Allen
 
LX_Emergency said:
Yup, me. Matt's working on it. Curious as hell as to what it's going to be like.
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It's coming along pretty good Alex...it's heat treated and I've got the handle scales in the works...with any luck I'll be able to get into the shop and get some more done today and tomorrow. Again I apologize for it taking so long! It's been hard to get shop time lately. :( -Matt-
 
Don't worry about it. I know how it is. I had to clear every evening 3 weeks before christmas just to make sure I got it done on time. (And it still got there too late because of the stupid slow postal system...)

I'm Looking forward to it but don't rush because you feel some sort of heavy obligation or something. Just have fun making it. The fact that you're making it for me is all I need to know.

(Besides we don't usually do Christmas gift over here, we celebrate Saint Nicholaus' birthday which is on the 5th of December. So the whole christmas timing was lost on me anyway ;))
 
Thanks for the re-assurance Alex, that really means a lot! :thumbup:

I really hate blowing a deadline this bad, especially since the knife is a Christmas gift and was supposed to be there by Christmas. I'm learning an important lesson about how everything takes more time than I plan for these days.:grumpy: I think I'm gonna set a deadline for the end of this July for next years knife! :o -Matt-
 
I work in software and this big software guru once said concerning dealines:

First you estimate the amount of time, then you double it, and then you lift it to a higher unit (minutes would be hours, hours would be days etc) and THEN you have an accurate estimate.
 
A great science fiction author once wrote, "Everything takes longer and costs more." I have yet to find an aspect of my life that phrase doesn't apply to. :D

Gavin
 
I'm still waiting on mine but I have faith that it'll be a great piece when it's done!!! :D
 
The mail lady just brought me a package from Spain.



I am pretty impressed. It looks like Mikel put a lot of work into this one seeing as how it was done with an angle grinder and hand tools. I think he even made the Mycarta. Now I've got find something to cut!
 
mrnewberry said:
...I think he even made the Mycarta. Now I've got find something to cut!
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Yes sir! Home made micarta all the way! Canvas cloth and polyester resin. I am glad you like it. After having the postal service rejecting my package the first time, I was afraid it would never make it to the US. If you happen to craft one of those nice kydex seaths of yours for that blade, post/send me a few pictures of it. As I told you I am about to get all set up to start making my own and any ideas are wellcome.

Allow me to post a few more detail pictures of the knife (taken right before shipping it).
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Mikel
 
The package came thursday, but I just got to open it today. Work keeps me away from home quite a bit.

Anyway.....
Both knife and sheath are built like tanks and I really like the sheath design. The knife snaps in and out with athaurity. The 6" blade is a medium bowie style with a 3/16" spine and is patinated(?). Total knife is 10 3/4", nice heft and weight. Oval steel guard with a hammered copper plate in front. A nice touch. I'm guessing osage scales with corby or Loveless bolts. Also nice simple file work....I really like the bottom of the tang file work. No specs were given, I would like to know the steel type and forge/no forge. Also how that copper is attached to the guard. So maybe Lou will jump in and explain himself and take credit for a great job.:thumbup:
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Thank You !!!!! Lou.
 
The one Matt made for me arrived as well. Don't have any pictures of it yet but it's great!. He did a lovely little cutter (legal lenght just for me) out of O1 and Koa wood. I love it. I'm still trying to think of a way to carry it to the office without freaking people out. (not that it's scary looking...people just freak out easily).
 
Hey all, sorry for my extended absence, work has been keeping me very busy as im sure you can all relate to. As Rudy said, i was in such an exited rush to send off his knife when i finished it i forgot to include the specs. its 5160 from a jeep spring, hand forged. Flat ground, hardened in motor oil, differential tempered 420 degrees in my tempering (kitchen :) ) oven and the spine drawn to purple spring temper with a torch (edge kept cool on ice block). the guard is mild steel with copper sheet soft soldered on, then clamped together and soft soldered to the tang. the handle is osage orange i got from Christof (koyote) a while back, flame colored and finished with boiled linseed oil. epoxied onto the moderately skeletonised and roughed up tang, and attached with simple copper and bronze mosaic pins i put together at the hardware store with round stock and tube of various sizes. hope that covers it haha. Im very glad you like it Rudy, let me know how the bend test goes ;) .

incidentally, im still waiting for a package in the mail, and im more and more exited every day to see what will be inside.
-Lou
 
Thanks for the info Lou.
I was right with all my guesses except the pins but you have to admit they do look like corbies. Again, that is one fine soldering job. I love that sheath !
 
I realize I'm a bit late here, but just got around to it. Certainly worth of posting it regardless of timing.

This was made By Fod, 3/16 01, about 5 inches, Canvas micarta, and burlap micarta hidden tang. great woods bumming knife. The sheath is basalt fiber, with a Kevlar sleeve.

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Well since the guy I sent my knife to never posted a Picture of it I thought I would. I also never recived a knife to post a picture of so here ya go.

I forged it from Aldo’s 1084, the antler is from my sister in-law in Wyoming and the piece of walnut is from trimming my tree three years ago.

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