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Just finished this bad boy. The Pictures just don't do it justice. Mark from Burl Source really has some sweet wood :thumbup: Can't wait to get her sheath done and on her way to New Zealand!!

-1084
-acid stonewash
-edge is right around .010"
-G-Flex epoxy
-Mosaic pins










 
Got back my stencil proofs. Proverbs 27:17 will be in the same font, was my wife's suggestion and will go on the spine of the tang. Can't wait to try them out.
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Greenberg Woods said:
Looks great Josh!

Is that cocobolo from me?
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Thanks Ben, yes it's from you and it is awesome! I'll be buying more!

Rhinoknives1 said:
Josh,
Cool little three finger skinner, :thumbup: Years ago I use to make one almost the same profile out of 440C, They sold well, I just got into making more culinary knives. Nice Hamon on it.
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Thanks Laurence,
It's my first hamon. Took way longer than any knife I've ever done, I'm pretty slow. The design evolved as I made them for my buddies that hunt. It used to have a plunge and a fatter handle but I changed it to suit their comfort.
 
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My grandpa passed away 2 years ago and my family just got his house sold. We were going through his stuff and somebody tossed this old hickory in the trash. I dug it out and thought maybe I could give it a face-lift and keep it alive. If I'd have known I was going to succeed I would have used the appropriate size block. I just used some scrap thinking it wasn't going to turn out. It was good practice free handing on the grinder. This is the first knife I've gotten to what I consider scary sharp. Gonna have to go back and see if there are any more!
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Josh Rider said:
Thanks Laurence,
It's my first hamon. Took way longer than any knife I've ever done, I'm pretty slow. The design evolved as I made them for my buddies that hunt. It used to have a plunge and a fatter handle but I changed it to suit their comfort.
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That's the ticket, Build, Adjust & overcome! :)
Now get as much feed back as you possibly can on that hunter and adjust for the market's desires!:thumbup:
 
Recently I was knocked back down to earth and reminded that I am a very new maker when I cracked my first 1095 blade. I know it's not a beginner steel but I had a bunch to use up.
Lesson learned and the rest of the bar has been cut and run through HT as untouched blanks. Love these setbacks as I personally learn better through mishap than sucess
 
Time to make some new blades :)

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6x Gryphon - Bohler K460 3mm- O1
6x Santoku - NCV1 (80CrV2) 2,6mm
8x Garmr - Elmax 2,5mm
10x Tengu - Elmax 2,5mm - american tanto.
4x Hydra - Elmax 2,5mm

Now it's time to drill holes and make jimping with grobet file...
 
Been using this 32" diameter saw mill blade I got off Kijiji since June as one of my main sources of material. It's old, thick, and has a lot of character, makes cool knives.
As it's a refurbished, we'll used metal I have to take the temper out of it to drill pin holes and grind the taper on the blade easier, otherwise it would take a whole day grinding and 7 drill bits on each knife practically.
I get a good fire going in my bowel and Chuck In the profiled blades for 30-45 minutes, natural cool down. does the trick!



And all drilled! One was only in the fire for about 15 minutes and I used up 3bits on it. Ttwo machetes on top are actually 1095 high carbon, the saw blade is 5/32" or, 3/16" thick so didn't work for them, bought some 1/8"
 
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Dagger,
Take an bigger old drill bit than the pins you use and put it in the chuck backwards, Press it where you want the pin holes on the tang until it get smoking hot. You will then be able to drill your pin holes. The other method is to use CARBIDE drill bits.:)

I don't use reclaimed metals for my blades, I usually go stainless for my culinary knives. But I grind my bevels after HT and that way I aviod warping during HT and you get a nce crisp grind and you are done.
 
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