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HI,
Sarge(Sylvrfalcn)was kind enough to send me some pics of his latest creations from old files. I always like to see the examples of fine craftsmanship that Uncle Bill and others post here; so with Greg's permission, I'd like to share with you the photos he sent me.
From Sarge: "From left to right, repro 18th Century trade knife handled in weathered elk with a (pewter) musket ball pommel, Sgian Dubh (can't stand the "costume jewelry" Sgian Dubhs with their flimsy tangs, this one's got a thick, tapered, stick tang like a khuk, and the full convex ground blade is just over 3/16" thick at the spine, sharp-solid little knife, I love it) handled in Axis deer antler, 15th century eating dagger handled in burnished ebony."
From an old Johnson file; "I carved the handle scales out of coco bolo, and whittled a shim out of French boxwood as a spacer for the non-hinge end. Used steel finishing nails for the rivets. Don't have an anvil, so I stuck a tomahawk in a log and using it's poll as a mini anvil, carefully tapped the rivets with a hammer until they were well peened on both sides."
Lastly; "The knife I made for Kismet next to a little 3 3/4" blade work knife that's sort of a JKM-1 ala Sarge."
Regards,
Greg
Sarge(Sylvrfalcn)was kind enough to send me some pics of his latest creations from old files. I always like to see the examples of fine craftsmanship that Uncle Bill and others post here; so with Greg's permission, I'd like to share with you the photos he sent me.
From Sarge: "From left to right, repro 18th Century trade knife handled in weathered elk with a (pewter) musket ball pommel, Sgian Dubh (can't stand the "costume jewelry" Sgian Dubhs with their flimsy tangs, this one's got a thick, tapered, stick tang like a khuk, and the full convex ground blade is just over 3/16" thick at the spine, sharp-solid little knife, I love it) handled in Axis deer antler, 15th century eating dagger handled in burnished ebony."
From an old Johnson file; "I carved the handle scales out of coco bolo, and whittled a shim out of French boxwood as a spacer for the non-hinge end. Used steel finishing nails for the rivets. Don't have an anvil, so I stuck a tomahawk in a log and using it's poll as a mini anvil, carefully tapped the rivets with a hammer until they were well peened on both sides."
Lastly; "The knife I made for Kismet next to a little 3 3/4" blade work knife that's sort of a JKM-1 ala Sarge."
Regards,
Greg
Seriously, that's some great work, especially the razor. Thanks for posting the pics Ripper.
