What are YOU working on.

[NathanMachinist]

Originally Posted by brucegodlesky

Pretty impressive Nathan!
Whats the handle gonna be?

Thanks Bruce.

I haven't decided yet. I had African blackwood or ebony in mind, but it is probably going to be a dark dyed maple burl.

I picked up some good mammoth tooth in Atlanta a couple weeks ago with this knife in mind, but it turned out to be just a little bit too small, so I'll save it for a different project.

[FOG2]

Thanks for the info Tracy !

[Tracy]

I know you're out there. I can hear ya poundin'.
I just finished a folder! Papi's thread got me started. I 'll try to get some pics up tomorrow.
I recycled a tang from an old quenching victim into a decent little pocket-sized blade.

[FOG2]

Here,s one i just finished


I wish the picture,s could convey how feel it feels in hand.It,s Light and fast ! As well as super grippy and feel,s just as good righty or lefty. It,s made from a V shaped Nicholson file that has been tempered down,with hammered brass, butt, guard,and pins it,s 11 1/4 oa.

I have no idea what you would call the style of the knife?Viking,s come to mind when i look at it so maybe a period piece ?

The swages don,t show in the pics,And the 1st pic makes the handle look somehow out of balance with the blade(not the case)The last pic gives a better sense of how it looks in person

Photo taking yet another skill to learn(sighhh).

















Being unemployed sucks ! As i wish i could keep this one for myself. But economic reality force,s me to put it on the block.

[nc_cooter]

I wasn't happy with the shape of the large bowie blade I forged earlier this week. Went back to the forge this morning and did a little rework. The top one is after rework and the bottom one is before. What do ya'll think?

[NathanMachinist]

Mike,

I like the change better.

[Tracy]

Definitely. Looks good, Mike. You may want to think about getting a bit more blade above the tang. It appears that this one may sit a little low in the handle when finished.

Nice little "nessmuck-y" looking thing, FOG2. How did you darken the stag?

[B.Finnigan]

Arkansas toothpick replica based on a picture out of a book about Bowies. It's 1080 and I have the handle, pommel and small bolster turned and the guard finished and slotted. Just have to HT, sand and mount the hardware. It will have a 13" blade. Right now it's finish filed. The entire spine is a false edge.



I am benched right now recovering from surgery but ready to hit it ASAP.

[FOG2]

Tracy, I did nothing to it thats the natural color.

Here,s one that i was asked to build...A larger version of one i had done previously







I have a coupla *normal* shaped blades i will take pics of soon.

[FOG2]

Made from a Nicholson file it,s 7 3/4 lenght 3/16thick and 15/16 wide with some gorgeous Honduran Rosewood scales and black liners.The width of the blade combined with the high grind made this one a TERRIFIC slicer !

I need to do the final finish on the blade and put her on the block












I was trying to show the contour of the handle in the last pic.( Limited success)


One of the more normal one,s i mentioned