every week at my forge and workshop(updated)

[AR177 588]

wow they look brilliant buddy! will you be making any more of the small paunching knives?

[midnight 657]

Thanks for the feed back fret !!!

No sorry no more small knives , just the fieldcrafter for now , sorry

[midnight 657]

Hi guys it’s that time again a large batch for sale.
just a rundown of dimensions and materials used.

The blade is 5.8mm thick o1 tool steel.
Professionally heat treated in Sheffield to a tested hrc 57-59
Laser engraved in Sheffield.
Hand finished in every other way, each one is subtly different.
it has a saber grind, I’ve done the grind higher to get a finer cross section for what I believe is a better edge for the purpose of field craft .
It’s totally over engineered so should last a very long time and some abuse in the field!!
Dimensions are.

For the regular fieldcrafter.
9.5cm cutting edge
12.5cm handle
it takes 4 x 4mm pins and 1x8mm lanyard.

For the limited edition lads and ladies (only 20 will be made)

Same steel as above

With 8cm cutting edge 11cm handle. it has 4x2mm pins and a 7mm lanyard tube.

The handle materials are black and olive green G10. Black linen micarta , green linen micarta , green canvas micarta and black and green dymond wood , they are all super tough and look really cool

I use a two ton rated 2 part apoxie to glue them .
Shaped and finished by hand and given a satin finish with a specialist abrasive.

'Info on the sheaths is 3.5mm died through shoulder.
Double Stitched with 4 strands of pre waxed nylon thread.
Riveted belt loop 3.5mm welt glued and stitched by hand died black and waxed.
Should last a very long time!

 

There are currently two limited edition lads and ladies models finished they are just a reduced sized version of the regular, the design is really flexible so this was a no brainer, and there must be dads or fella’s with kids or a Mrs. that would appreciate a mini version of yours!!

They fit the same sheath but you maybe want a little tag of a lanyard for pulling them out the sheath I don’t know I can do it comfortably.

They are finished in g10 or canvas micarta.

This is a first come first serve sale. no cheques will be accepted just direct bank transfers PayPal or cash sent recorded delivery.

They usual get to you the next day after payment is received but weekends sometimes stop that!

They are.....

£ without sheath for the regular, free uk first-class recorded delivery.

£60 for the lads and ladies without sheath, free uk first-class recorded delivery.

Or £120 for the full knife with sheath (regular) free uk first-class recorded delivery.

And £100 for the finished knife with sheath (for the lads and ladies) free uk first-class recorded delivery.

[Brewman 1,192]

As usual top class, get one folks even cheap at twice the price!

[midnight 657]

Thank you mr . It's not looking good !!!!

If I don't earn a living off this soon it's gonna be over , I think me and the mrs. Are already .....

[midnight 657]

Green canvas lads and ladies is sold !

To a Facebook member !

All the best , matt

[midnight 657]

just a sneak preview of what iv been making this week .

It might make a nice change from fieldcrafters ?

theres high class damascu/pattern welding AND theres............

World class

I will do a montage/video to music of the whole process in a day or so, but until then I will leave it at that.

Im so please with all of it but the one tight patterned billet is making me feel pretty smug.

Details ??

Ok there sc70 carbon spring steel an 15n20 laminated forge welded to 120 layers then two different versions of ladder pattern. One larger than the other.

I have 4 billets two with stick tangs have 9"lengths for blades aprox 2" wide and 6-8mm thick. And two smaller billets one is 240 layer ladder pattern that will be the guard of the tighter patterned knife.

They will be fighting knives I hope, one will defe be a serious Bowie.

Cost???

They stand me in the hundreds already!!

But skill should never be cheap

Just a side note, I do not take commissions on this sort of thing I just make what I want to as an art form. They cost what they cost and take as long as they take to make.

All the best, matt

[Gin 498]

I'm looking forward to seeing these Matt,- I'm sure brilliant blades.

[midnight 657]

Thanks Dave I profiled the first one this evening . It's big serious knife now !

A long way to go and lots of work .

[tilfertilfer 706]

me to i love the way you do the pattern atb with them mat

[midnight 657]

Thank you , I will try to add more pics today .

Iv not mentioned it but this lot are power hammered , I now rent a workspace in a professional forge when I make anything "forged"

It's far better for me ( healthy wise ) and there are the tools I need to get the heavy work done more accurately and consistently .

I still need a couple of thousand investment in it to get so I have everything to hand and of a grade that can cope , but it's a huge improvement so far.

Funny thing is the really delicate patterns like twist and feather still have to be done mostly by hand so there's never a magic tool to do everything .

Iv got to find a new air feed for my forced air burner as it sucked up a stone and tore off all the blades on the fan .....

My fault entirely but another expense.

[the big chief 3,099]

those will look brill mat can not wait to see those two mate

[midnight 657]

[tilfertilfer 706]

i have to ask mat how much will it be when finished mate itsw stunnng

[midnight 657]

I have no idea pretty expensive . Iv been keeping a record of cost to me so I will way it all up at the end .

Iv got 2 other folks really interested also . If I can cover costs and make a little money for me I can carry on making the stuff , I just can't do anything as cheap as I was, I almost cried when I did the working out for fieldcrafter-uk at how much I had been loosing !

The loose plan is high grind with small exposed tang before guard , Damascus guard forged and probably with file work . Possibly ebony handle and iron pummel (etched ) black leg hanger sheath with exotic (dark or black) inlay .

Laser engraved makers mark ( under my name)

I'm going to pool all my skills and tricks into these pattern welded knives .

I want to make some legacy knives , things that go up in value over time !