That's not a knife!

[Kevin McGovern]

I have found the skills I have gained through knife making has had benefits in other areas. I had almost no experience with working metal prior to my begining to make knives. I didn't even own a file. I'm curious to see other non-knife projects you have done where you applied your knife making chops. I'll start off. This is a business card holder I made from a burl end cut and a piece of iron my kids found on the beach, most assuredly from a pirate ship. According to them anyway.

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Everybody knows that iron found on the beach comes from pirate ships. Smart kids, obviously.


AAARRGGGHHH.

 

[DevinT]

Knife-related, but not exactly a knife. This was a very fun project that was patterned after the old Gillette Safety Razors. Made this a few years ago. Made out of Mokume - Copper, Brass, and Nickel-Silver.

[/url]Safety Razor by Calista Anderson, on Flickr[/IMG]


Hoss

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Well, I built this 20 ga. double barreled pistol/SBS.
All the work you see- stock work, barrels, engraving, plating.
It was originally a full length shotgun.

 

[12345678910]

Well, I built this 20 ga. double barreled pistol/SBS.
All the work you see- stock work, barrels, engraving, plating.
It was originally a full length shotgun.

You didn't polish out that read the manual text ?

 

[Bill DeShivs]

No, I left the barrel bluing alone.
And yes, it's perfectly legal.

 

[kuraki]

I like dinking around with guns too. This Enfield was already butchered by someone, I bought it for $75 or something and turned it into a jungle carbine truck gun with a receiver mounted red dot.

I built both of these rifles. The front one in the AICS is a 6.5x55. I trued up the 700 action, installed a Krieger blank. The camo one is a Win 70 I built as a coyote gun. 22-250, Pac Nor barrel, PTG bottom metal. I shoot a perfect score with it every year at our little informal rifle/trap combo league. I'm digging around for more images of the suppressor on the end of the 6.5. I built that from scratch. Titanium, .30 cal, ratchet retention. Like Bills AOW/SBS it's perfectly legal, a registered NFA item. I've built 3 suppressors now and have a 4th form approved that I just haven't had time to do since diving into making knives.

A lot more guns but I'll have to re-upload pictures since most didn't get back on the net when I dropped photobucket.

Last year I restored this 75-85 year old table saw. I bought at an industrial auction for $50. Remachined the table, lots of work into this thing. Replaced the motor with a 3hp WEG saw arbor motor. This thing is a beast and weighs nearly as much as a Bridgeport Series 1.

Trying to trade it to an old machine lover who has 3-4 power hammers in need of similar treatment locally, since I don't really have a use for it, or space for it.

 

[Knife freaky]

I like dinking around with guns too. This Enfield was already butchered by someone, I bought it for $75 or something and turned it into a jungle carbine truck gun with a receiver mounted red dot.

I built both of these rifles. The front one in the AICS is a 6.5x55. I trued up the 700 action, installed a Krieger blank. The camo one is a Win 70 I built as a coyote gun. 22-250, Pac Nor barrel, PTG bottom metal. I shoot a perfect score with it every year at our little informal rifle/trap combo league. I'm digging around for more images of the suppressor on the end of the 6.5. I built that from scratch. Titanium, .30 cal, ratchet retention. Like Bills AOW/SBS it's perfectly legal, a registered NFA item. I've built 3 suppressors now and have a 4th form approved that I just haven't had time to do since diving into making knives.

A lot more guns but I'll have to re-upload pictures since most didn't get back on the net when I dropped photobucket.

Last year I restored this 75-85 year old table saw. I bought at an industrial auction for $50. Remachined the table, lots of work into this thing. Replaced the motor with a 3hp WEG saw arbor motor. This thing is a beast and weighs nearly as much as a Bridgeport Series 1.

Trying to trade it to an old machine lover who has 3-4 power hammers in need of similar treatment locally, since I don't really have a use for it, or space for it.

Wow! Sweet guns! Gun nut here! Always love seeing guns! I would love to see the suppressor if your able to find the pics! Also like the table saw! Great job all around!

Daniel.


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[kuraki]

That one doesn't come apart so I hope I can find them too. The other two do come apart so I could always take new ones. Thank you!

 

[12345678910]

Knife-related, but not exactly a knife. This was a very fun project that was patterned after the old Gillette Safety Razors. Made this a few years ago. Made out of Mokume - Copper, Brass, and Nickel-Silver.

[/url]Safety Razor by Calista Anderson, on Flickr[/IMG]


Hoss

I really like that.

 

[12345678910]

No, I left the barrel bluing alone.
And yes, it's perfectly legal.

Yes, when you said SBS, I assumed a Form 4

 

[12345678910]

Trying to trade it to an old machine lover who has 3-4 power hammers in need of similar treatment locally, since I don't really have a use for it, or space for it.

Have you posted on OWWM forum ?

Lot's of folks with old iron disease and way more woodworkers than metal workers

 

[kuraki]

I haven't looked online much because for the time being I no longer have a truck big enough to pull my car trailer so anything I do I have to ship to work or get delivered.

 

[rjedoaks]

For me, it's all those years of being a finish carpenter. Gives the right perspective and patience needed for knife making. Now if only my steel had the same apperance.. LOL


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[boy&hisdogs]

Well, I built this 20 ga. double barreled pistol/SBS.
All the work you see- stock work, barrels, engraving, plating.
It was originally a full length shotgun.

Yeesh! Talk about a wrist breaker! What made you choose a pistol grip vs a straight grip?

As for knife-skill projects, I make a bit of jewelry and other small pretty things for my girlfriend, often out of nickle silver and walnut . I also make small tools as-needed. And my wood and other projects come out better now too since I approach things more like a machinist/jeweler and less like a farm hand. It used to be 2x4's and plywood with a framing hammer, now it's walnut and brass and needle files.

I've never learned so much about metal working in such a short time as I have while making knives. And that's a saying a lot because I've taken welding and jeweler courses at school before too.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

The pistol grip keeps the web of your hand out from under the opening lever, and it keeps the recoil straight back, rather than up.
This style grip has been used on this style guns since the 1920s on the Ithaca Auto and Burglar gun.
It's much more controllable than a straight-type grip.