Knife making anyone?
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GenoOfTheCrayon
l33t 14 year old with an iron sight RC50
And they always need a handle. No point cutting yourself because you can't hold onto your knife properly.
You can get some great kits to start out with. My dad (we won't go into anything about why, or who my dad is) gave me and all of his sons and step sons a hand-made knife (from a kit). This one had some kind of bone handle - it's really a very nice knife. Kits seem to work well for starting out.
hmm depends how far you want to go in your knife making - if oyurr looking at taking a blade shapedpiece of metal then sharpening and making a handle i havent got mucch to say
however im personally looking for courses in blacksmithing and forge working myself so i can make the whole hog... there should be a national association of blacksmiths in your country who you could google and theyll have contact info or if your lucky listings of courses.
if your just slightly interested id still recomend goign on a one or two day intensive course
however im personally looking for courses in blacksmithing and forge working myself so i can make the whole hog... there should be a national association of blacksmiths in your country who you could google and theyll have contact info or if your lucky listings of courses.
if your just slightly interested id still recomend goign on a one or two day intensive course
Good luck Eliwar, bow making is an excellent hobby and the feeling you get from shooting the first arrow from your own made bow is one of extreme satisfaction
Dunno about knifes myself that much other than I had a local blacksmith to forge me a throwing knife.
Didn't cost me that much and it took him about 30 mins to do it. If I had time I'd get into blacksmithing myself...alas, no time so guess it will be yet another dream not come true.
//Kee
Dunno about knifes myself that much other than I had a local blacksmith to forge me a throwing knife.
Didn't cost me that much and it took him about 30 mins to do it. If I had time I'd get into blacksmithing myself...alas, no time so guess it will be yet another dream not come true.
//Kee
Here's one of the largest knife forums on the net:
http://www.bladeforums.com/
They have a section for those who make their own knifes, it might be a good place to start.
http://www.bladeforums.com/
They have a section for those who make their own knifes, it might be a good place to start.
I got a nice blade from Finland and made me a grip out of carbon fibre reinforced plastic, but just for fun. I like wooden grips more.
Maybe I find some pics.... .
Maybe I find some pics.... .
I wanna do stock removal grinding at first and meke some sweet throwers
and some hunters and just cool ones
and some hunters and just cool ones
Hey Scythe, found a pic , it shows the grip I made.
It's not that beautiful, I know, but it was an experiment. And I didn't have to pay for the carbon prepreg (this grip costs about 40 $ just for the material). The advantage is, it fits perfectly into my right hand (cause I used it as pattern). The blade is from Mora, Finland, a skinner-type blade ( I tried to find a hompage of them, but ... alas...). The metal piece to prevent the forefinger slip onto the blade (don't know the english word, in german it is "Parierstange") i made myself, too.
It's not that beautiful, I know, but it was an experiment. And I didn't have to pay for the carbon prepreg
(this grip costs about 40 $ just for the material). The advantage is, it fits perfectly into my right hand (cause I used it as pattern). The blade is from Mora, Finland, a skinner-type blade ( I tried to find a hompage of them, but ... alas...). The metal piece to prevent the forefinger slip onto the blade (don't know the english word, in german it is "Parierstange") i made myself, too.Attachments
M_O_DJerry said:
Mora is actually in Sweden, and known for their knifes..
http://www.mora.se/English_index.html
//Kee
MP_Lord_Kee said:
LOL, seems that my geography betrayed me.
I really thought they're from finland.