Made A New Knife

[Nobby 65]

Got a few blades and knife making bits off the wife for crimbo what i asked for from Brisa so had a go at making a knife .This is the second knife ive had a go at making the first was from bits of wood and metal i had lain about made a few small mistakes that hopefully i will not make next time .I was going to use some fallow antler that i found when out with the dogs with Tomo&Max but it wasen't solid enough in the middle so i will use it for stick handles or something .These shop bought blades are fecking sharp got a cut on my leg to prove it and i taped the blade up a few pic's.

The wood is curly birch and maple a bit of cow bone buffalo horn and red fiber and a Lauri 77 blade

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was going to use this but not solid enough

 

Edited December 28, 2007 by Nobby

[NIGHTSHADOW 3]

you should be very proud of your self, cracking looking knife ,

[Guest baldie]

thats well tidy matey.Curly birch is beautiful stuff, and if you shop around at fairs, you can usually get some nice bits of cowhorn [tips] which are ideal for this use.They come in allsorts of colours ranging from white, through to black, speckled etc, but the butterscotch colour is the prettiest. Also keep an eye out for coloured buffalo horn....its rare, but beautiful . Check this guy out he,s a top fella.

 

http://www.highlandhorn.com/index.asp

[Kay 3,709]

Thats excellent , love the colours in the wood , well done

[trappa 518]

Thats a great looking knife, you must be well chuffed

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL NOBBY ,

 

THATS A GREAT LITTLE KNIFE MATE ................... BE FECKIN WARNED ITS ADDICTIVE

 

 

THE CURLY BIRCH IS BLOODY LOVELY STUFF , I TREAT MY HANDLES WITH DANISH OIL ..... THE COLOURS IN THE BIRCH ARE REALLY SOMETHING AS THEY ARENT MASKED BY STAINS ............

YEP THEY ARE FECKIN SHARP ......... TRY THE PROGRESSIVE TEMPERED BLADES FROM LAURI ... NOW THEY ARE SHARP !!!

 

THE ANTLERS OF OUT SPECIES ARENT REALLY SUITABLE FOR KNIFE MAKEING , AS THEY ARE ONLY SOLID IN THE TIPS HOWEVER IT CAN BE DONE BY FLOODING WITH SUPER GLUE .... PERSONALLY I REALLY LIKE WORKING WITH MOOSE AND ELK

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

[IanB 0]

Thats a cracker nobby, is it going to be a show piece or work horse....don't be bringing it out if I'm about, you might lose it

[snoopdog 1,256]

very smart looking knife nobby ... ..let me know when your taking orders .......

[Nobby 65]

Thanks for the comments lads going to have a go at making a sheath for it when i can get some leather .I am already thinking what to make next and what wood to use think ive got the bug .

[luke 2]

smart knive mate

[Gin 498]

Thanks for the comments lads going to have a go at making a sheath for it when i can get some leather .I am already thinking what to make next and what wood to use think ive got the bug .

 

Now thats a very nice knife,- well done pal.

As for leather and all the accessories

http://www.leprevo.co.uk/index.html

 

also

 

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8266

[fishfish 17]

welldone nobby,i make knives myself and i can appreciate the work thats gone into that! i can highly recomend highland horn too,his buffalo spacers are ideal for stacked handles too!when yur making knives view allsorts as posible materials,ive used a red video case for spacers and liners,if you want some mahogany or walnut just give me a pm,ive got tons of it!

by the ewaythat antler has a superb coronette on it for a stick,i made one and capped it with a florin.

[Guest Bigbob]

Look's nice mate i just like a small blade on a knife i reckon its handier

[Nobby 65]

Just finished another knife the wood is alder root a helle blade a bit of honey buffalo horn some red fiber an old Irish three penny hare coin .I lost some of the honey colour from the buffalo horn when i shaped the handle .Ive got another knife nearly finished i will put a pic up when its done .

 

some pics

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest craftycarper]

wow i like.....what crackers they are...what sort of money are you talking to start out