Customized Marbles Boot Knife
Customized Marbles Boot Knife
After the Camillus auction in 2007 or 2008 the web was flooded with unfinished knives blades. Some of more just stamped out the blades sometimes with the tang stamp sometimes without. Probably half of them were at least partially finished ground heat-treated blades. That makes it much easier to complete the knife if the blade is already been heat-treated and ground.
This blade was grounded and hardened when I got it but it needed some work in terms of polishing it up and of course it had no handle.
I used nectarine colored RJB for the handles and I used Mosaic pins from Sally at Provision Forge: https://customknife.com/
The biggest challenge was figuring out how to make a clip on boot/belt sheath.
This is the first sheath like this I have made. I already know several things I'm going to do differently on the next one.
Yes, it is unsharpened at this point because I'm still waiting for parts of my 1 x 72 belt sander. Hopefully they will be here tomorrow.
I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Dale
This blade was grounded and hardened when I got it but it needed some work in terms of polishing it up and of course it had no handle.
I used nectarine colored RJB for the handles and I used Mosaic pins from Sally at Provision Forge: https://customknife.com/
The biggest challenge was figuring out how to make a clip on boot/belt sheath.
This is the first sheath like this I have made. I already know several things I'm going to do differently on the next one.
Yes, it is unsharpened at this point because I'm still waiting for parts of my 1 x 72 belt sander. Hopefully they will be here tomorrow.
I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Dale
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Re: Customized Marbles Boot Knife
Excellent work Dale. A very romantic knife. Will make some boot proud.
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orvet wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:47 am After the Camillus auction in 2007 or 2008 the web was flooded with unfinished knives blades. Some of more just stamped out the blades sometimes with the tang stamp sometimes without. Probably half of them were at least partially finished ground heat-treated blades. That makes it much easier to complete the knife if the blade is already been heat-treated and ground.
This blade was grounded and hardened when I got it but it needed some work in terms of polishing it up and of course it had no handle.
I used nectarine colored RJB for the handles and I used Mosaic pins from Sally at Provision Forge: https://customknife.com/
The biggest challenge was figuring out how to make a clip on boot/belt sheath.
This is the first sheath like this I have made. I already know several things I'm going to do differently on the next one.
Yes, it is unsharpened at this point because I'm still waiting for parts of my 1 x 72 belt sander. Hopefully they will be here tomorrow.
I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Dale
Very cool Dale.
David
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Oh boy, that IS nice! Great work Dale! Carved stag bone?
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Thanks Glenn. Yes it is CSB, I see now I put RJB, I must have been half asleep!
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That’s cool as all get out. Well done!
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Nice job Dale !!! And I hope the wife is fairing well with her leg...
Mine is almost the same as yours, it was re-handled and made out of a push knife
Along with it is my mini Woodcraft Marble's neck knife made by Bob Young
Will
Mine is almost the same as yours, it was re-handled and made out of a push knife
Along with it is my mini Woodcraft Marble's neck knife made by Bob Young
Will
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That's really cool Will, I love the stag on the dagger!
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Great work, Dale!
Will, that mini Woodcraft is super cool!
Will, that mini Woodcraft is super cool!
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D) All of the above
Real cool!!!
Real cool!!!
Take care and God bless,
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Re: Customized Marbles Boot Knife
That is beautiful CSB on it. I thought it was actually stag. It's got great color...and the sheath is great.
Sweet combo!!!
Sweet combo!!!
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That is beautiful! Great choice on handle material - that really sets off the look of the whole knife!
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Man Dale, Stagman, outstanding work all round .
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Nice work, Dale.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
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I just wanted to personally thank Dale for the opportunity to own this stunning boot knife. I'm still a newbie in collecting, so to acquire such a unique piece and a custom made sheath...well I'm in heaven!
Pictures posted here are great, but to see it in person, WOW!
Pictures posted here are great, but to see it in person, WOW!
Re: Customized Marbles Boot Knife
I'm glad you like it.
Enjoy it!
Enjoy it!
Dale
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