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Tue May 04, 2010 3:43 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: my try at basket weaving
Replies: 10
Views: 1842

Re: my try at basket weaving

Outstanding and intricate! Now what is left to do after a billet like that? ::tu::
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:09 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Heavy Paring / Light Utility Knife
Replies: 4
Views: 966

Heavy Paring / Light Utility Knife

Small and simple with good all around utility, this is my favorite knife to make.
Thanks for looking!

3 3/4" long x 3/4" wide blade of 5/32" thk 440C
7 3/4" LOA
Linen micarta scales
Glass bead finish
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Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:45 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Back in action
Replies: 13
Views: 2117

Re: Back in action

Thank you for the encouraging words everyone. That is the seventh spring knife I have made so far. These types of knives are a slow learn, so many little details to figure out. Someday I hope to make knives as nice as the ones Ken Erickson makes. It is great to have makers of that caliber on this si...
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Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:38 pm
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Back in action
Replies: 13
Views: 2117

Back in action

Early last year I was trying to transition from fixed blades to folders when a shoulder injury sidelined me from any activties requiring the use of my left arm. Here is a knife I started in May of '09 and just finished . I am a little rusty and it shows in the blade grind but I really like the way t...
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Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:28 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Batch of knives from files
Replies: 14
Views: 2762

Re: Batch of knives from files

Nice knives, beautifull wood! I was getting the invalid file message the last time I tried to post an attachment. I resized my photos by clicking on the "publish this folder to the web" tab in my photos folder and that solved the problem. Hope this helps.
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Sat May 23, 2009 3:56 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Is this Remington a fake?
Replies: 13
Views: 2010

Re: Is this Remington a fake?

Wow that was quick! Thank you. I always thought it was a genuine Remington. Bernard Levine had me second guessing myself. Thanks again.
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Sat May 23, 2009 3:41 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Is this Remington a fake?
Replies: 13
Views: 2010

Re: Is this Remington a fake?

All the parts on this knife are original to the knife. It is not unusuall for old knives with annealed tangs to show some wear/damage on the run up area of the tang. That little dent on the pen blade tang could have happened simply by dropping the knife when it was closed. What I was implying with m...
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Sun May 17, 2009 8:25 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Is this Remington a fake?
Replies: 13
Views: 2010

Re: Is this Remington a fake?

Good points on the shield everyone. Here is a scan of the KW column so you can see the similarities between my knife and the one B. levine writes about.The compressed file size makes it hard to read. If you zoom your computer screen to 150% you can see more detail.
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Sat May 16, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Is this Remington a fake?
Replies: 13
Views: 2010

Is this Remington a fake?

Levines' column, in the Nov 2008 issue of Knife World, shows a knife that looks exactly identical to the one I have posted below in every aspect except the one he shows is an easy opener. He explains, in that column, why he thinks the knife is a fake. Some of his points are: wrong shield(should be a...
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Thu May 14, 2009 3:43 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Buck Dymondwood
Replies: 3
Views: 1075

Re: Buck Dymondwood

I picked up two last month. One is a #301 stockman and I think the quality sucks ::td:: Blade wobble, weak snap, and I do'nt like the way the blades are ground. I Could have just got a bad one though and I gotta give Buck credit for bringing production back to the U.S.A. The other is a #346 4 1/2&qu...
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Thu May 14, 2009 3:10 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Friction folder
Replies: 14
Views: 3205

Re: Friction folder

Great job on the haft. Looks like it would feel real good in the hand ::tu::
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Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:48 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Barlow
Replies: 13
Views: 1883

Re: Barlow

The Barlow markings on that knife refer to the scrimshaw artist Stephen Barlow. I have a barlow style S. Barlow knife some where. I'll post a pic if I can find it.
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:43 pm
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Nice Bone
Replies: 8
Views: 2123

Re: Nice Bone

Thank you everybody for the kind words.
I appreciate the opportunity to share with fellow knife enthusiasts.

Glenn
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Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:56 pm
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Nice Bone
Replies: 8
Views: 2123

Nice Bone

I could not be more pleased with the way the giraffe leg bone slabs look on this knife. My crummy pictures do not do them justice.
Just wanted to show it off.
Glenn


1/8" thk O1
7 3/4" OAL
3 3/4" Blade
Ni Silver Bolsters
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Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Customs, keep or use?
Replies: 18
Views: 1081

Re: Customs, keep or use?

From what I have watched on the secondary market only the work from well known makers increase in value. Knives by lesser known makers usually sell for far less than their original price. I think well made factory knives, old and new, is the way to go for investment purposes. Life is short, use and ...
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Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:33 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: First good folder
Replies: 17
Views: 3930

Re: First good folder

Redrummd, I really did'nt want to show this angle. It reveals the one flaw that really bothers me. RJ 002.jpg This photo shows visible gaps between the bolsters and liners. The first knives I made the bolsters were riveted to the liners, chopped on is the cutlers term, each knife a little tighter th...
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Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:41 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Ulster tang stamp
Replies: 18
Views: 3187

Re: Ulster tang stamp

The can opener might hold the clue to who made the knife. I think WWII vintage Ulsters have the Imperial pat. "safety" can opener. I don't know, just a guess ::shrug::
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Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:09 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: First good folder
Replies: 17
Views: 3930

Re: First good folder

I think there are a lot of variables that come into play when setting bolster rivets. The malleability of the pin material is definitely one of them. Perfectly round precision reamed holes and precise countersinking is also important (you will have a hard time filling a square hole with a round pin)...
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:53 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: First good folder
Replies: 17
Views: 3930

Re: First good folder

Thank you everybody for the encouraging words, Today was the day to start enjoying the fruits of my labor so I honed the knife up and put it through its' paces on a wood dowell. I wanted to test the edge and see if there were any hot spots on the handle. After about five minutes I had enough and whe...
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Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:56 pm
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: First good folder
Replies: 17
Views: 3930

First good folder

Hey everybody, I started foolin' around making knives about eight years ago, nothing serious, just for my own amusement and aggravation. Last spring I decided to try my hand at making folders. It was a little more difficult than what I expected, infact it was down right hard. I have made six knives ...
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:00 am
Forum: Knife Related Tutorials
Topic: How to cut a nail nick ??
Replies: 26
Views: 11923

Re: How to cut a nail nick ??

km 3, you are absolutely correct. Stamping the blade that close to the top displaces the metal and leaves a bump on the spine. Found that out the hard way. The way I get around it is; scribe the layout leaving about 1/4" between the top of the pattern and the edge of the barstock and drill my h...
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:32 am
Forum: Knife Related Tutorials
Topic: How to cut a nail nick ??
Replies: 26
Views: 11923

Re: How to cut a nail nick ??

That press is a good idea. Please post some pics id love to see them, and if you can some of the press and the die as well. Thanks,Bryce Here is the stamping die. Shop made by me from 1/4" O1 tool steel hardened and tempered to a staw color. Pretty simple to make with the grinder and hand file...
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:06 am
Forum: Knife Related Tutorials
Topic: How to cut a nail nick ??
Replies: 26
Views: 11923

Re: How to cut a nail nick ??

That press is a good idea. Please post some pics id love to see them, and if you can some of the press and the die as well. Thanks,Bryce I am not a pro knifemaker, just a hobbiest. This is how I do it. This photo is some nail marks cut with various dremel type wheels. The one on the completed knife...
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Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:20 am
Forum: Knife Related Tutorials
Topic: How to cut a nail nick ??
Replies: 26
Views: 11923

Re: How to cut a nail nick ??

Cutting a clean nailmark has been one of the most difficult aspects of folder making for me. No matter how much I practiced with a flex shaft tool I would occasionally have them get away from me and ruin my blanked blades and it was back to square one. A big ugly nail mark ruins the apperance of a b...
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Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:25 am
Forum: Custom Knives
Topic: Looking for a book review
Replies: 2
Views: 943

Re: Looking for a book review

Thanks for the input Craig,
I really did'nt want to spend that much and at this point have figured alot of it out for myself (i.e. made all of the mistakes).



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