Just finished this one

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:03 am

My own design. Bookmatched ash burl and L6 steel 3 1/4" blade, 4" handle. Brass pins and lanyard hole, mirror polished blade. These are horrible pics, my camera just didn't want to photograph this knife

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johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:09 am

Nice blade design!!

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:11 am

Hey Muskrat Man that is a great custom, does it get easier with time?? As fast as it seems you make your customs I believe we forget there's a lot of sweat in the process..

Thanks for sharing,

Sunburst

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:13 am

Thanks guys! After doing it for a while you become accustomed to the process and it gets a little quicker. I have been working on this fixed blade off and on for over two weeks in-between embellishing folders, just a little work here and there when I have the free time. Now that this one is finished my free time is going into a custom folder I am making from scratch, still needs quite a bit of work.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:21 am

Also, just thought I'd add. I've spent up to 12 hours a day in the shop on several occasions and usually spend around 8 hours inthe shop on most days, working.......and listening to music.....while working - of course

L R Harner · Post by **L R Harner** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:39 am

cool blade there
i know what its like to spend many hours at the grinder so to speek
but time realy runs away from you wheen you doing knife work doesnt it

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:31 am

I like the design and flow of the blade a lot. Nice Work!

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:56 am

Great work as usual Kaleb!

I wish my body would take 6 hours in the shop in one day. Sometimes I am doing good to get 6 hours of shop time in a week.

Kaleb,
When you have a chance shoot me an email & tell me how you do your heat treating. I have some I need to heat treat but no oven. If memory serves, (which it usually doesn't), you don't have an oven either. I would like to know how you do your heat treating.

Keep up the good work buddy!

Dale

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:32 am

Some better pics. Dale, what type of steel are you gonna be treating?

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:54 am

Much better pics!

I really like the grain pattern on the top edge of the scales as you look down on the knife (the 4th pic). That looks great.
Keep up that great work!

I will be heatreating carbon steel, most likely 1095.

Thanks,
Dale

Hogkiller · Post by **Hogkiller** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:58 am

just send it to michigan ratman,,,you know i want it.

when you gonna hook up with a leatherman??

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:07 am

my ma is a pretty good leather worker she makes all the family's sheaths, I'm gonna have her help me make a sheath for this one. If I make another like it i'll let ya know

Hogkiller · Post by **Hogkiller** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:28 am

Brother,,,you deserve 3 or 400 bucks for a knife like that. Way outta my league but congrats,,,it's just gonna get better!!

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:05 pm

nonsense, $125 would buy a knife like this, with a sheath.