every week at my forge and workshop(updated)

[pappabear 128]

hi matt , knives arrived today , just what i wanted thanks for all your help cant wait to see what comes next atb simon

[midnight 657]

thats great news fellas , all happy i hope ?

have i ever mentioned a hate wood ?

after this lot im only using stabilised wood if i can get it , i really do strugle with it .

i just put a red stag roundon the damascus blank that dint sell last week and im pretty excited at how its looking , iv run out of time today for metal grinding so just handling this one and moving on the sheath making ,

note to big 4 you pair are done and nessa rose yours is to bar sheath which i will be up all night stitching up for you , and this mascus stag knife .

all the best , matt

[nessarose 13]

Hi matt

Don,t stress or lose sleep over mine ,I will get when you are ready, atb

[midnight 657]

all done just finnished , just need to buff the sheaths a touch in the morning when the sheen has dried , 4 knives finnished and sheath in a day , can do better !!

oh well thats a few more out the way bit of luck the other handle materials will arive tommorow , and i will get a go at this big game hunter knife , bar a few requests for small paunchers again i think i will alsmost have caught up . maybe one or two bush crafters to do but if you guys can wate a week i will have my own design back from laser cutting and that will help me alot . i hope you like um i have ordered 30 !!!

[Sjt657 191]

Picked mine up from the post office today . Quality as allways can't wait to start it. I can't believe you don't like using wood I love it it takes me ages but I preffer to use it . Where do you get your wood Matt as I'm running out I have raided me dads garage !!

 

[lurche 48]

thats great news fellas , all happy i hope ?

have i ever mentioned a hate wood ?

after this lot im only using stabilised wood if i can get it , i really do strugle with it .

i just put a red stag roundon the damascus blank that dint sell last week and im pretty excited at how its looking , iv run out of time today for metal grinding so just handling this one and moving on the sheath making ,

note to big 4 you pair are done and nessa rose yours is to bar sheath which i will be up all night stitching up for you , and this mascus stag knife .

all the best , matt

what is your preferred choice to use mate and for what reasons,i been using mahogany on 1 im doing but it burnt easily with the grinder gonna have to finish by hand

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

Shes arrived this morning in the post and shes a beauty

She is razor sharp as well... My fella tried to steal her off me.... thinking of a plain walnut handle with no liner just brass pins

 

[midnight 657]

its nice to know they are ariving on mass ..

sorry to anyone that is waiting iv worked my self sick i feel so ill , iv done full days into arly hours a few time this week and its caught up with me , i found myself driving home from sheffield last night a 1.30am after a full day in the work shop with liam of this site .

so as a result im going to have to say therewill be no progress til monday now as i have a bitch to take to hull to the stud tommorow am then my son is visiting all afternoon , and as i only see him for a few hours a month it come first . then sunday i ahve anothert knife maker coming over to borrow some equipment for the day , so all in all its a no go , if i force myself the chances are i will cut off a finger or bugger up what im making .

 

as for materials i love buffalo horn micarta in any material , the laminate resinated woods G10 , dymond wood etc and stabilised wood .

i envy anyone that can work wood all my life i wanted to be able to , its like my kriptonite , i can work stone, metal, masonry and synthetics but the medium wood ..... we just go to war .

the above materials are superb in my mind its better for me as its all very tough water proof shock proof take a nice shine and consistant to work , i feel confidant with it and know it will do its job very well and look good .

 

the laser cuts have arrived and they look great , my own design of bushcraft knife is a triumph i think , eligant perposefull and the correct size thicknes and material . it will be one of my top 5 knives i think .

for anyone that has been waiting for one of my bush craft knives will get one of these and i beleave will be very very happy , it has a real classic line and ballance and would look good as a stalkers knife also i beleave , im haveing one as my own knife and will put it through hell to see if its of the right quality .

il load up some pics now for you as an appitite wetter .

all the best , matt.

[lksopener 105]

Well what a day yesterday was!

 

Completed my two hand forged knifes with a good deal of help from Matt.

 

I'll try and get some pics up soon but im chuffed to bits with them, a little bit unique but very very nice and i doubt there will be anything similar for a while, a good couple of days of work in all.

 

Get yourself signed off for a couple of days matey and chill out!

 

Liam

[midnight 657]

well done liam for getting them done and thanks for everything it is all apriciated and will come in very very handy!

 

well gents this is what became of the damascus stick tang blank that dint sell last week , looks pretty good i think feels great in the hand to . i like the sheath also simple but clean lines go along way !!?

looks nice ?

 

this one is nessa rose finnished busy from last weeks batch pear wood handle and one of my sheaths , i like this one but it fought me handling it !

 

and then big fours pair , these also fought me , infact all three knives have been handled twice before i was happy (dont get that with micarta ha ha )

 

 

all the best , matt

[spike25blue 55]

You've done a nice job on those Matt

 

Where's the pics of the bushy knives ?

 

Atb rob

[midnight 657]

there for another day i simply cant eb arsed tonigh .

having a drink with the mrs and a dvd , makes a nice change .

[B.P.R 2,798]

there for another day i simply cant eb arsed tonigh .

having a drink with the mrs and a dvd , makes a nice change .

 

You sound like a busy guy!!!

 

Any news on the 'minis' pal?

 

Looking forward to my clock off rob snd the knife off you arriving early next week. Looks like rob (spike25bkue) has done a cracking job with etching the blade. A superb knife made personal. Shame its not actually me that will be owning it! One day possibly

[nessarose 13]

thanks matt

will get this sorted out asap,looking good most appreciated for the hard work

should keep the other half happy atb

[spike25blue 55]

there for another day i simply cant eb arsed tonigh .

having a drink with the mrs and a dvd , makes a nice change .

 

You sound like a busy guy!!!

 

Any news on the 'minis' pal?

 

Looking forward to my clock off rob snd the knife off you arriving early next week. Looks like rob (spike25bkue) has done a cracking job with etching the blade. A superb knife made personal. Shame its not actually me that will be owning it! One day possibly

 

Sure you will like it buddy

 

Atb rob