The "Official" Fiddleback OFF-TOPIC thread!!!!!!!!

woh looking great Tod! i'm sure with you being an instructor and getting a lot of dirt time, your designs perform very well (they're beauties as well).
 
Nice job, Hasco... I can imagine it's satisfying to use something you created. I like your color choices on all the handles.
 
WOW!!! I am in awe as you have totally nailed it. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
 
Hasco, your knives look fantastic! Thanks for sharing that. How long / how many knives did it take you to get to that level of craftsmanship?
 
Does anyone know if Andy has ever made a patch knife in green bolstered bocote? That is a knife I would love to see!


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I really like the OD bocote combination. I've got a Toboggan with it and love it. Not sure I've seen a patch though.

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Thanks for the pictures! OD and Bocote is hands down my favorite handle combination. I am really jealous of that toboggan Tekton it is a beauty!


Guhul that patch is awesome! What is the wood on that?
 
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Man! What a beautiful piece of steel! I hope Andy makes a few more knives with that handle combo soon. I will be all over it!


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Man, GREAT looking knives!!! Thanks for sharing! What steel? How did you determine what heat treatment to use?
 
MajorD said:
Outstanding hasco! Very nice work. When is your first sale? :)
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Thanks Dave. Lol. I am just having fun making them. My wife keeps asking when I will sell one. She is tired of seeing me spend money on knives and now knife making supplies too :eek:. I still have a lot to learn before I could sell one. Not to mention it takes me a long time to complete one because I am still figuring everything out. I am hoping to make some as gifts when I get a little more free time.

dogbone11 said:
Great work, Tod. Turning into a professional knifemaker.
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Lol. Thank you! When I look at my Fiddlebacks I am in awe about the level of craftsmanship. I can appreciate it on a much deeper level now. My wife will look at one of my knives and say wow that is just as nice as the ones you buy, but I look at them and see all the little things that need work. It would be neat to learn from someone that really knows what they are doing but for now it is fun just goofing around and learning from the internet.

LostViking said:
Absolutely love that picture with the hand dril (Thumb Drill?) and the fire.

Just beautiful,

The shavings right below it comes in a close second.
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Yes, hand drill. Thanks so much!

gusbuster said:
I'll take the navy blue burlap with white bolster! :thumbup::D
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LOL. Thanks, that one turned out alright. I saw one of Chris's knives with a similar color combo for the handle and thought it would be neat to make one like that.

catalystman80 said:
woh looking great Tod! i'm sure with you being an instructor and getting a lot of dirt time, your designs perform very well (they're beauties as well).
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Thanks! Actually, the design part is where I still have so much to learn. So far it has been either I love this other knife I have, I am going to try and make one like that or I always wanted one of those so I will try and make one. I am constantly learning and trying though. Still trying to figure out what I like and why. It is really fun though, making things and then trying them out.

Jomammie said:
Nice job, Hasco... I can imagine it's satisfying to use something you created. I like your color choices on all the handles.
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Thanks! Yes, it is really cool to use something you have made. I recommend everyone do it at some point. When I took an axe forging class about a year ago and ended up with a working axe, I was in awe of the fact I actually made something that works. That feeling continues with the knives. The great thing is you can pick handle combinations that you might not have been able to shark!!

swonut said:
WOW!!! I am in awe as you have totally nailed it. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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Thanks Swo!

Scotcha said:
Wow!! Fantastic work Hasco [emoji106][emoji106]
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Thank you!!

ncrockclimb said:
Hasco, your knives look fantastic! Thanks for sharing that. How long / how many knives did it take you to get to that level of craftsmanship?
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Thanks! I made a couple of convex knives last year and now these three. I also made a little knife out of a old rusty bolt one of my students found.

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willic said:
Man, GREAT looking knives!!! Thanks for sharing! What steel? How did you determine what heat treatment to use?
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Thanks Will! I have only worked with 01 tool steel. I have been heating them to non-magnetic and then quenching in oil. Then I experimented on the temper and for now 2 two hour cycles at 425 in my oven seems to work well. The first convex knife I made turned too hard and the next one two soft, but now that I am doing it at 425 they are turning out pretty good. They seem to be holding their edge well.
 
dogbone11 said:
Damn Simon, how many grail knives do you own?
Still looking for my first OD/becote blade. My favorite handle config.
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Never enough...
Just for clarification...i just own the BC...the first two are not mine, just showing the combo...i wish i had that patch though
 
Hasco, i am amazed with your work...this is great and i admire you learning the skills....or maybe Andy has a second BF account and he named himself Hasco?....kidding aside. Great job!
 
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