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Survival knife (my favorite) made by Dave Beck
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Sweet selection. I'm going to have to get me some of those.
As a follow-up of this thread...
For years I wanted to make my own knives - this was as good a time as any to try it. Here are some pictures of my first Pathfinder, WSK and Nessmuk.
I learned more than I could put into words. With only local hardware store tools - I am fired up with my results. No where near Beck and most of you guys, but they have surpased my testing expectations!!!
Take a look and tell me what you think - I think I found a new aspect of my knife hobby!!!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowPathfindervsBeck.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowWSKvsBeck.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowWSKcordwrapped1.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowNessmuk.jpg
For years I wanted to make my own knives - this was as good a time as any to try it. Here are some pictures of my first Pathfinder, WSK and Nessmuk.
I learned more than I could put into words. With only local hardware store tools - I am fired up with my results. No where near Beck and most of you guys, but they have surpased my testing expectations!!!
Take a look and tell me what you think - I think I found a new aspect of my knife hobby!!!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowPathfindervsBeck.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowWSKvsBeck.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowWSKcordwrapped1.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/spiritbow/Knives/SpiritbowNessmuk.jpg
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WOW! Great work. If you want to make anymore and sell them, let everyone know. Congrats!
They are all O-1. The Pathfinder & WSK are 1/4" thick. The Nessmuk version is 1/8" thick.
The divit on the Pathfinder and WSK are bow drill sockets... dangerous and not for everyone, but works great for me - one less piece I need to construct.
One thing that kept me from attempting it (for years) was my lack of proper tools - don't let that stop you. I surprised myself with the results.
I cut them out with a hacksaw. Ground them on a table top belt sander (ocassionally used files - cetainly on the crosscut teeth). Sent them out for heat treating (highly reputable heat treater in the area). Sand blasted the Pathfinder & WSK. Applied Gun_Kote to the Pathfinder and WSK. Screwed black linen micarta handles to the Pathfinder & WSK. Brass pinned & epoxied cocobolo handles to the Nessmuk.
The divit on the Pathfinder and WSK are bow drill sockets... dangerous and not for everyone, but works great for me - one less piece I need to construct.
One thing that kept me from attempting it (for years) was my lack of proper tools - don't let that stop you. I surprised myself with the results.
I cut them out with a hacksaw. Ground them on a table top belt sander (ocassionally used files - cetainly on the crosscut teeth). Sent them out for heat treating (highly reputable heat treater in the area). Sand blasted the Pathfinder & WSK. Applied Gun_Kote to the Pathfinder and WSK. Screwed black linen micarta handles to the Pathfinder & WSK. Brass pinned & epoxied cocobolo handles to the Nessmuk.