To the Makers of Things, Show us what you do!

[Redmeadow Knives]

More Fordite, this is going to Scott Hanson.

Man that turned out really nice Scott, what a great look with a great history.

One of my Rangeflap holsters for a Ruger Vaquero in .45 LC. Roughout with a Carlos border stamp and lined with water buffalo chap leather:

My own personal Ruger Vaquero Old Model in .45LC. This one has a couple zillion of horseback miles with me. Use to do a lot of horsepacking in big bear country and this one with heavy loads was my side arm of choice in those days.

Beautiful holster Dave, that's gonna look great with some wear on it.

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The word that comes to mind with those is exquisite, really nice work there. Looking forward to seeing your knives and leather. Feel free to post them here.

Heat treated and rough grind, needs a little/a lot hand sanding and touch up. Really need to work on my grinding, getting better but still struggling to get straight lines.

Handsanding is the bane of a knifemakers existence but with time on the grinder it'll become less and less. That's gonna be a great looking blade!

 

[ron55]

Man that turned out really nice Scott, what a great look with a great history.


Beautiful holster Dave, that's gonna look great with some wear on it.

The word that comes to mind with those is exquisite, really nice work there. Looking forward to seeing your knives and leather. Feel free to post them here.

Handsanding is the bane of a knifemakers existence but with time on the grinder it'll become less and less. That's gonna be a great looking blade!

Thanks!

 

[Horsewright]

Man that turned out really nice Scott, what a great look with a great history.


Beautiful holster Dave, that's gonna look great with some wear on it.

The word that comes to mind with those is exquisite, really nice work there. Looking forward to seeing your knives and leather. Feel free to post them here.

Handsanding is the bane of a knifemakers existence but with time on the grinder it'll become less and less. That's gonna be a great looking blade!

Thanks. Its heading to AZ today. Made to match a guys new saddle.

 

[Dopic1]

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Those boxes are amazing, I really the like the one with the Splated Maple top.

 

[Dopic1]

Stained and finished, going to deliver today.

 

[ron55]

Those boxes are amazing, I really the like the one with the Splated Maple top.

Thanks! I wish I could find another piece of wood like that. I may be able to do something similar with a veneer.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Nowhere near on par with the other makers in here (Scott and Ron, the table and those boxes are AMAZING!!!), but I roast my own coffee. Have been doing it on a hot-rodded 1979 hot air popcorn popper for almost 20 years. Just got a fancy new roaster tho…

 

[ron55]

^^ Thanks Spyder - your makings are the best - you can drink them!

 

[Richard338]

Nowhere near on par with the other makers in here (Scott and Ron, the table and those boxes are AMAZING!!!), but I roast my own coffee. Have been doing it on a hot-rodded 1979 hot air popcorn popper for almost 20 years. Just got a fancy new roaster tho…

Cool, how much control over the final flavor do you have via the roasting process, and how much is inherent to the beans you start with?

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Cool, how much control over the final flavor do you have via the roasting process, and how much is inherent to the beans you start with?

A lot of it comes from the beans you start with. That said, you have TON of control over it (with any roaster, this one just a bit more so), based on many factors; mostly how fast you roast, and to what degree you roast. The same coffee will have a much different taste if only roasted to "city" (light) versus "full city+" or "vienna" (dark).

 

[Pàdruig]

One of my Rangeflap holsters for a Ruger Vaquero in .45 LC. Roughout with a Carlos border stamp and lined with water buffalo chap leather:

My own personal Ruger Vaquero Old Model in .45LC. This one has a couple zillion of horseback miles with me. Use to do a lot of horsepacking in big bear country and this one with heavy loads was my side arm of choice in those days.

I love that setup, Dave. Nice and clean - that rough out look is spectacular.

Nowhere near on par with the other makers in here (Scott and Ron, the table and those boxes are AMAZING!!!), but I roast my own coffee. Have been doing it on a hot-rodded 1979 hot air popcorn popper for almost 20 years. Just got a fancy new roaster tho…

Nothing says, "This coffee is being roasted by an aerospace engineer" more than this picture.

 

[Horsewright]

I love that setup, Dave. Nice and clean - that rough out look is spectacular.



Nothing says, "This coffee is being roasted by an aerospace engineer" more than this picture.

Thank you sir. Roughout really shrugs off scufs and abrasion.

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Those boxes are just way cool!!

 

[ron55]

Thank you sir. Roughout really shrugs off scufs and abrasion.

Those boxes are just way cool!!

Thanks! Picking up some wood today to make more.

 

[Dopic1]

Looks half decent after a little hand sanding.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Looks half decent after a little hand sanding.

Sure does!

 

[Dopic1]

Sure does!

Thanks, my hands hurt just a bit, I need more practice on the belt grinder.

 

[Pàdruig]

Looks half decent after a little hand sanding.

I've been putting some serious thought into possibly delving into a bit of knife making myself. Grinding, shaping, etc. doesn't deter me too much but the two things that freak me out a bit are the heat treat process and the hand sanding. At some point I'll just have to take the leap and see what happens - can't learn proper if I don't screw up a time or two (or 10, maybe 100?).

 

[Dopic1]

I've been putting some serious thought into possibly delving into a bit of knife making myself. Grinding, shaping, etc. doesn't deter me too much but the two things that freak me out a bit are the heat treat process and the hand sanding. At some point I'll just have to take the leap and see what happens - can't learn proper if I don't screw up a time or two (or 10, maybe 100?).

You touched on two great points Dylan, heat treating can be relatively easy with simple carbon steels 1075, 1084, 15n20 ect..... The trick is without spending too much $$$ is a decent forge and quench tank (I built my own) and doing sample testing. Heating and quenching small pieces and checking grain structure. Hand sanding is as John put it "is the bane of knife makers". No getting around that, but........ as your grinding gets better there is less hand sanding involved. And yes I have screwed up a time or two.

 

[Dopic1]

Finished it up today, my buddy has a piece of antler he wants to handle himself.

 

[jlauffer]

Finished it up today, my buddy has a piece of antler he wants to handle himself.

Nice Scott, make sure to share some pics when he's done!