What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

Camp knife or kitchen knife?

Camp knife.

 

[Willie71]

Camp knife.

Others will have to help. I don’t do many camp knives.

 

[Willie71]

I really like the bird and trout and hunter the hunt with the stag scales, they're the perfect size for the task they were designed for.

That was probably the best hunter I’ve made.

 

[Scott Hanson]

That was probably the best hunter I’ve made.

If you have more pics of it I wouldn’t mind seeing the file work on the spine.

 

[Willie71]

If you have more pics of it I wouldn’t mind seeing the file work on the spine.

I’ll see if I can find any.

EDIT: Sorry, no pics of the firework. I’ll get a pic tomorrow of another knife with the same pattern.

 

[Natlek]

It amazes me that you are critical of the guard and butt of Warren’s knives, yet the last knife you posted has no guard and no butt.

Hoss

It amazes me why it took you so long to show up I'm not critical , if you read my post FIRST I ask why gurad is that long .................... because I never seen guard so long on any other knife ?
The last knife I posted has no guard and no butt...............and that have what with this I make another one , hollow grind again .......no guard , no butt not bad for three hours work , what do you think ?

 

[Natlek]

Right! To N Natlek Warren lives in Alberta Canada a region of the world where hunting is especially common. I don't think it's hard for him to get feedback from hunters about what works. Warren was really nice about saying why he made those choices in his knives. That said it can be hard to defend choices in style without sounding defensive so I'm going to do some of that for him. The first reason is that I grew up in a rural community in the western United States doing bushcraft. I think I got my first pocket knife at age 6 and have used knives in a outdoor setting ever since. The second is that I have hunted since I was a teen. Third, I actually have one of Warren's knives in that pattern and feel qualified to say that the guard is not to long and making it "half" as long would look really weird and also make it non functional and then it really would be in the way. The handle is comfortable and the sculpted butt on it feels nice and gives it some style. My style is not Warren's style and I don't think that because of the reasons that I make my knives the way I do there is something wrong with his knives. Questioning why someone is doing something stylistically just isn't right since it is so subjective. The only person who needs to like it is the one who is making it. If Warren asked your opinion on it would be the only time to give comment on it and even then it would only be your opinion. You haven't made a lot of friends here, do you want all of those people telling you what they think of your work? We have no reason to think you know anything about what you are talking about since you continue to prove that you have a lot to learn. I'm just going to bring up the time you told me that me that knife I had been testing couldn't work the way it had because you were getting different results proving that either you are having problems heat treating or you didn't know what kind of recycled steel you were using. That's not a isolated instance even. No one is coming after you picking your work apart so its probably time to give everyone else the same respect.

To everyone else I am really sorry to have put this in the display thread. I couldn't let this go since people should be able to post here without getting their work picked apart. Warren has been a great supporter for our community. He has helped newer makers like myself with any questions that we have. He has hosted so many KITH's like the one where I got a very similar knife. He has also heat treated many of the samples for @Larrin 's testing for the good of the whole community. He just shouldn't have to defend his style. Its just not right. I wouldn't continue with anymore back and forth with this. I do want to say there is a couple of ways this could go and one is the graceful and right way and the other one isn't.

You making something from nothing ...........keep going And thanks for your biography I will read it when i have time

 

[Natlek]

I have no problem explaining my design rationale. These are tools primarily, and esthetics take a back seat. My knives never put style over function.

Thanks for explanation , if that's what your customers want explain everything to me

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

These combative posts are distracting.

 

[Willie71]

It amazes me why it took you so long to show up I'm not critical , if you read my post FIRST I ask why gurad is that long .................... because I never seen guard so long on any other knife ?
The last knife I posted has no guard and no butt...............and that have what with this I make another one , hollow grind again .......no guard , no butt not bad for three hours work , what do you think ?

You have never seen a guard that long? Jerry Fisk defines this category. Here is one of his pieces:

35F3606A-D934-4E98-BC0E-742A29754062 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

 

[Scaniaman]

Goofing around in the shop and trying a new belt, Deerfoss Bora 7. It is one heck of a good belt I have to say. I only used one 60 grit and a little of a 120 to grind this hole thing from .1" 14c28n @ 62 Hrc. With the red VSM that I usually use, I go through at least two 60 grit. Blade finished at 220 grit. Waiting for delivery of some Scotch Brite belts next week, before taking things further.

Also really liking the yellow scallop Klingspor in the background that I just picked up in 80, 180 and 400 grit. Reshaped the handle on this knife, that was a little bit boxy Before. They work great.

 

[Willie71]

Bruce picked up the orange knife last night. I asked him about the guard, and he laughed, and said: “if anything, it could be 1/4” longer.” He reported with numb, bloody hands, the last thing you want us to slip forward and slice your fingers.

 

[John Cahoon]

More than 10 days ago I posted this one "ready for epoxy". Worked on it every day since. It's done now except to refine the edge a little more. Man that's a long time. The sheath took a full 4 days of "after real life" labor.

 

[Horsewright]

More than 10 days ago I posted this one "ready for epoxy". Worked on it every day since. It's done now except to refine the edge a little more. Man that's a long time. The sheath took a full 4 days of "after real life" labor.View attachment 1327260 View attachment 1327261 View attachment 1327262 View attachment 1327263

Very nice combo! I'll have to say that your work; both knife and sheath, has really, really, come a long ways since you've been here on BF. Well done!

Lets see, whats going on in the shop:

The Wheel:

Grinding.

These are already to go to HT. 26C3 and seven damascus in the little stack to the upper left.

Post HT grinding on a batch too. AEB-L flat grinds on the right, they're finished. Hollow grinds on the left not started yet:

Dammy flat grinds have a couple more grit progressions yet:

Then while the dammy's are etching, I'll start in on the hollow grinds:

Then we'll start in on cutting up five more sheets of AEB-L:

I am not a hamster in a wheel, I am not a hamster in a wheel, I am master of my own destiny!

Grinding:

 

[Storm W]

More than 10 days ago I posted this one "ready for epoxy". Worked on it every day since. It's done now except to refine the edge a little more. Man that's a long time. The sheath took a full 4 days of "after real life" labor.View attachment 1327260 View attachment 1327261 View attachment 1327262 View attachment 1327263

I love those leather washers on it. Nice job on everything.

 

[John Cahoon]

thanks Dave and StormW, on the washers I compressed them for a week on all thread and hardwood blocks. Twice a day soak in water and squeeze 1/8 to 1/4 turn on the c clamps. They came out hard and flat.

 

[Bob Duguay]

Horse Wright how do you like the 26c3 steel?

 

[Kevin Kf knives]

Did these guys for a friend of a friend. Still need to put Tru-oil on the 2 on the left. And I missed a little on the pin location on the first one. Still learning

 

[fadugleman]

Ground this today and got one scale glued on. Similar to the last utility knife I did. Still needs a lot of hand sanding but the blade finish is better than the last one even though the picture doesn't look so. Running out of blade thickness though so ill sand what I can. I'm hoping between the handle and the blade finish to have an overall improved fit and finish and keeping going up from there. The much more talented makers like kmf600 sure give me something to strive for!

 

[Scott Hanson]

Finished three field grade hunters a couple weeks ago. Blades are AEB-L heat treated with cryo to HRc - 62 with a satin finish. Handles are whitetail crowns with an assortment to micarta, G10, and brass and leather spacers. Sheaths are hand tooled 9/10 veg. tanned steer hide.