Beating the boredom
Beating the boredom
today i beat the boredom. bye making a xmas gift for my brother in law.
old file, old copper coin, old piece of beach drift wood.
thank you for looking .at my humble efforts.at knife making.
old file, old copper coin, old piece of beach drift wood.
thank you for looking .at my humble efforts.at knife making.
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Re: Beating the boredom
Well done Richard.
I like that you left some of the file groves on the blade, it brings out the visual effect of the handle.
I like that you left some of the file groves on the blade, it brings out the visual effect of the handle.
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Re: Beating the boredom
thank you dan , i leave some file marks on the blades i make.from seeing a native american knife, made from a file.the man who made it called it beaver tail style.his was hand hammered and ground, mine are power tooled alas.
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Re: Beating the boredom
D) All of the above
Excellent!! I like it
Excellent!! I like it
Take care and God bless,
Steve
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1980-2000
But any knife is better than no knife! ~ Mumbleypeg (aka Ken)
Re: Beating the boredom
Very neat! Will be a special gift, long-remembered...coming from you!
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Re: Beating the boredom
Nice work.
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Re: Beating the boredom
That is a super. The copper coin was a nice touch too.
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Re: Beating the boredom
Great job!
I found a quite old (thus decent steel) dull Black Diamond I had in the bottom of one of my tool cabinets (I think I found it on an old, abandoned farm that adjoins ours, and that we leased for a few years; and since the file was dull, I just chucked it into a drawer). It's decently wide and about 18" long, so I should be able to get a decent blade out of it.
I found a quite old (thus decent steel) dull Black Diamond I had in the bottom of one of my tool cabinets (I think I found it on an old, abandoned farm that adjoins ours, and that we leased for a few years; and since the file was dull, I just chucked it into a drawer). It's decently wide and about 18" long, so I should be able to get a decent blade out of it.
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Re: Beating the boredom
I wish I was your Brother-in-law!
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Re: Beating the boredom
It don't get much better than that, great job Richard!!
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Re: Beating the boredom
Here is todays effort from the spare parts box. i wish i had a forge and anvil here.
but i am doing the best i can with what i have.
thank you for looking.
but i am doing the best i can with what i have.
thank you for looking.
Re: Beating the boredom
I would say you're doing rather well.
Interesting wood there, too .....
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how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves
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Re: Beating the boredom
That is absolutely beautiful!!
Re: Beating the boredom
Very knice Richard.
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Re: Beating the boredom
.....good work, Richard!!!....wish I had your eyes!!!!................ ...................
Re: Beating the boredom
Turned out nice, Richard!
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