Some knife play.

[BarberFobic1992]

today i took out some of the knives that i have made and put them through some paces. it was about 20F today, so i felt pretty good.

the cutlery:

(no, i didnt make the axe) the little knife is about 5'' overall with a 2'' blade, and the larger knife is about 7'' long with about a 2.5'' blade. oak handles on both and recycled saw steell for the blades.

first off, i got a fire going. just a ferro rod today, as i didnt feel like breaking out the bowdrill. the little knife was used to fuzz up some fat wood, and the squared portion of the spine was used to strike the fire steel.

made some more fuzzs sticks to get the fire going:

the really thin blades made for some really nice fuzzies.

then some more general tasks:

then when i was cutting some wood, i wondered how the little knife would stand up to minor batoning:

obviously, i would never really need or expect a knife this size to do this under normal circumstances, but i was impressed with it.

a few more arbitrary pics:

Enjoy!
-Brendan

 

[j williams]

Very Nice Brendan!!

You have talent, those are some nice lookin performers bro...:thumbup:

 

[Runsalone]

Thats a cool setup!
Couple questions... Is that the GB forest ax and what is the little metal mouth harp lookin thing? (probably a stupid question.)

 

[BarberFobic1992]

its a GB small forest axe, and the mouth harp looking thing is a simply a mouth harp. i am surprised you you recognized it though, they are a tad on the unusual side.

 

[psy-ops]

Among other excellent reasons this kind of post brings me back to BF. Just pure unadulterated knife porn.

Love it!!!!

 

[Runsalone]

its a GB small forest axe, and the mouth harp looking thing is a simply a mouth harp. i am surprised you you recognized it though, they are a tad on the unusual side.

Had one in my youth. Thats what I thought it was but maybe couldve been some fancy striker ive never seen

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great stuff Brendan...:thumbup: those are some cool looking knives.. i really like that PSK/EDC...

 

[C Bryant]

Great pics, love that little knife!

 

[tonym]

Great pics,

I really like that lil blade.

 

[jds1]

I said it before, but that little knife is just awesome! :thumbup:

Jeff

 

[sicily02]

Great job on your knives and getting out to use them that is so much fun.

Thanks for the pics and sharing of them.

Bryan

 

[the lone gunman]

Cool !

 

[myright]

Great pics - That's a pretty good looking little hole you were able to drill there.

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Could I ask where you got the harp. It is very hard to find any of quality up here, most don't know they exist.

 

[BarberFobic1992]

Could I ask where you got the harp. It is very hard to find any of quality up here, most don't know they exist.

i got it in a gift shop at conner prarie in indiana.

 

[pimpnugget]

Very nice pics

 

[Fiddleback]

Hey thats cool. I especially like that last pic on the ice. Neato.