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  1. midnight
    well that looks great me and the mrs are both saying how well it looks and that you have done well !! the bolster holes look spot on !! this one is gonna be nice i think !!!
  2. midnight
    thanks for the support lads !! pms are bouncing about !! in a few weeks i will be 100% full time at this and will ask if its ok with who ever owns/runs the site if i can carry on selling etc on here , maybe as a trade i can put up some "how to" on knife makeing etc ??? would that help ? i could even do how to make a forge step by step to if that would help ? anyway thanks again guys and welcome our latest member of the knife makers gang
  3. midnight
    alright lads got 3 "seconds" grade hand forged blanks here . there all usable but not perfect . 2x cable damascus full tangs with 6mm holes , there heat treated and tempered and as i say all usable but not show peices , good practice for you budding mknife makers the other one is a stick tang , made from a real real old wood chisel but has 15n20 knickel steel forge welded on both sides making it san mai (japaneese) it means made of 3 . its also heat treated and temperd , there all sharp and just need handles £12 each posted first class , add a couple of quid if you want them recorded as thi
  4. midnight
    are they hungarian vizlas ? they look great . iv allways wanted one but would be serplus at the moment . all the best , matt
  5. midnight
    just internet search it mate , there is tons of info on it iv written it a few time and it takes ages . even you tube has loads of stuff on it , everyone does it there way really some more hardcore than others . there is alot of stages to it tho and its easy to just ignore stuff , but the blade will be shit if you do . good luck mr and have fun with it .
  6. midnight
    looks fantastic kev nice work , thanks for doing it for us . all the best matt.
  7. midnight
    agreed i love it and its my fav material its trusted for its workability and finnish and it is super hard wearing . i really like that knife dave its very nice !!
  8. midnight
    iv made them from brass ! not the same i know arnt most bowls made of bone with horn flute comming from that ? you can get big lumps of treated bone on the bay ! camel bone and buffalo would look great !
  9. midnight
    no mate its aby-b's design that one ! got a good look to it i reckon . as for handle material .................... got a modern look with a clasic line , brass bolsters and pummel with a ivory alternative micarta in the midle , would look realy classy maybe a 1mm brass liner to bring out the file work and contrast the filler ?
  10. midnight
    ocd i like that , i like it mate take your time on this one it could be a show stopper , gret shape you should draw round it keep it as a stencil , i might be able to get you some laser cut one day . even if not you can refine it over the years and it will be your own knife to your design . the file work looks great to well done .
  11. midnight
    when is it ?
  12. midnight
    very nice kev !! heavey girl the bull x int she !! just right for in the off season lots of weight to turn to muscle on the dog jogger !! still a grand i cant cope with that bill ha ha all the best , matt
  13. midnight
    Midnight why not sort the fella with a good quality knife I am sure if it isn't a money issue and he wants a good home for the bitch then there should be no problem ....... I DOUBT THE VETS WILL ACCEPT THAT IF SHE HAS AN INJURY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOL, SERIOUSLY THO IF THE MAN CANT AFFORD THAT THEN HE CANT AFFORD THE UP KEEP OF THE DOG SURELY.....YOU DONT KNOW WHATS AROUND THE CORNER thats true to a point ! but a better thing to have posted was , she is just the sort of thing we are looking for !! as cash is tight we dont have a spare £120 for the little bitch , and im sure she w
  14. midnight
    bloody hell !! thats a double crap story !! might be for the best tho eh ?
  15. midnight
    my beautiful mrs wants this little bitch so badly but we simply can not afford her !!!! its a shame she had a crappy start in life lets hope the good quality of care continues . all the best , matt
  16. midnight
    all the above was high lighted as what they would need from me to go for my fac unless it was rim fire or section 1 air !! go for it i say , stressful but worth it , especialy when it IS all in the past !!
  17. midnight
    i just got my shotgun ticket yesterday , and i have a past that is not good at all !! i was honest about it and they felt that it was the only way to have aproached it , the exact frase was " we are taking an educated risk with you all things being considered " it has taken along time to get this maybe 7-8 months and has been infront of the cheif of nottinghamshire police twice before being passed yesterday there assesment of me was that i "had been brutaly honest" and as such had shown charictor and open aproach . i was warned that any trouble will result in big problems for me with them a
  18. midnight
    my apoligies nick !!
  19. midnight
    good on you , iv got some file work to do today.................... well i better get on i spose !! all the best , matt.
  20. midnight
    good stuff , its more than addictive i think , im addicted to making them more than using them , i only have 2 knives i use out of 200+ iv made !! i have 3 beautys im making at the mo i would love to own them but i bet i sell them !!! two are big buggers one a blade sports cutter and a greek sward !!!! im not ever sure how to work them yet and i already love them ha ha .. all the best and keep at it !! i read the other day about a guy who makes all his knives from files , he just tempers them straight out the packet and drills them with carbide tiped drill bits . im gonna give it a go
  21. midnight
    granuals are still the first choice tho nick as the solution is basicly what you will make with the granuals , and once you begin to use it , it will become laden with rust and loose its strength , at that point you need to add more granuals or buy some more solution ... its available stuff tho and not to expensive . i bought 500g a year ago and still have some left and i use it every week !! experimentation is the way forward , i would guess that you have bought the pakistani damascus blanks from ebay or the states? the metals in them are unknown to everyone ha ha , there not top qualit
  22. midnight
    no problem i hope it makes sence i just read it all again and my spelling is terrible !! you could use a brillo pad but its harsh and will go into the little reccess the carbon steel has shrunk back into , and might leave you with a blade all one colour (shiney) but with the pattern , it wont look good . 000 wire wool is super fine steel wool i think you can get it from B&Q when i had less tools i used and still do , the very fine wet and dry sand papers , beleave it or not halfords sell it in a massive grit range, very reasonably and its really good quality paper !! you can get a littl
  23. midnight
    very nice ! they look usful and have a nice style !! did you heat treat and temper the steel ? i usualy avoid this sort of question but it will make a big differance if you have . well done keep it going . all the best , matt.
  24. midnight
    just thought , you dont really want to be putting whol knives into etch handle material , brass copper what ever is on the finnished knife will also etch /discolour . even a small blob of glue will block the acid and ruin the look . finnished knives that need a re etch need to be done with reall care and some experiance or it could go horribly wrong . all the best , matt.
  25. midnight
    wow thats finnished that one off perfectly !!! its got a quality look to the whole thing , i think you tweo have bought out the best in the whole prgect , well done guys !!!
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