Hi All,
Just completed a hunting blade based on some Jay Fisher designs.
Materials: blade: tool grade steel from a chisel.
woodwork: teak wood beading with epoxy.
tools: angle grinder with grinding(80,100), sanding(220, 400) and cutoff wheels.
hand sanding& polish (400 to 800 grit)
attached are a couple of pics for your comments/suggestions..!
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:40 pm
by Rrahulkumar
That's an awesome DIY knife. .
I love the shape of blade and the wooden handles. .
It would be very helpful to novices like me if you can share some pix of work in progress too
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:17 am
by Moin.
Awesome awesome recurve blade....lovely handle and file work.... But the lade deserves a lovely nice leather sheath
Regards
Moin.
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:37 am
by AnandNair
Neat looking blade.
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:55 am
by essdee1972
Great work Bro! If I may suggest, keep the "555" marking. Looks good. And you can point out the origins of the knife if ever asked about the marking.
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:41 pm
by AnandNair
I had found these videos from Gough Customs on knife making which i found to be very informative. All those DIY knife makers may benefit.
Making a Custom Knife for the Antarctic Research Mission
Making a knife with only common tools - time-lapse
How to Satin Finish a Knife Blade
How to make and use a filing jig for knife blades.
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:23 pm
by brihacharan
Awesome work bro
Like the profile & contours....appears well balanced too
Some checkering on the handle may make it look 'macho' also functional...grip wise....
Now get a nice sheath made to give it a grand finale'
Briha
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:12 pm
by astronomy.domaine
Thanks Briha sir, Rahulkumar,AnandNair, esdee72 and Moin.! A leather sheath would sure look classy. On a lookout for a suitable piece of hide to start working.
@AnandNair: thanks for posting the vids. Quite informative!
@esdee72: I agree, will let the stamp be as is. Can't take out a lot of metal from the area without risking blade strength and structure.
Cheers
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:25 pm
by Raghvendrasingh
Very nice work dude. Really appreciable. It might have taken a lot of time and concentration. And result is really really awesome. You did it like a professional. Congrats bro
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:05 pm
by kalashnikovcult
Its a beauty ...inbox me the price if you are willing to part with it
Re: Knifemaking: new DIY addition
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:04 pm
by astronomy.domaine
kalashnikovcult wrote:Its a beauty ...inbox me the price if you are willing to part with it
Thanks for appreciating the effort kalashnikovcult.
However, I pursue this as a hobby strictly devoid of any commercial motivations.
IMHO a collection has to be a bit more than just web catalog orders and price tags.!
