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If you had any oily substance left over on them I will wager that would be your cause.However it looks very nice I would have just left them as is. Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

Thank you very much gents I appreciate your comments and the fact that you took time out to look. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

I learnt to grind freehand no tool rests no lines and no fancy any thing else.This definately comes in very handy if you do the once off blade BUT that being said I am getting to a place where I am planning to start making series so I will start using a jig just to get the uniformity and speed...

Hi all this time I bring you a small utility knife.Forged O1 fitted with bont kiaat (a wonderfull wood with the appearance of tigers eye stone when viewed in the sun after polishing).Pinned with stainless.5mm at the thickest part of the spine tapering to 1mm at the tip.OAL of 215mm.As always...

Hi all.I wish to present my attempt at a rendition of a long seax.Photography is up to bollocks and I appologise profusely. None the less specs is as follow: Forged 5160 fitted with a leather washer handle waterproofed with beeswax,brass guard and pommel peened over tang. Blade is 0.16in thick...

Nice little blade.How does it feel in hand? Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

Welcome to a very nice and helpfull community. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

Thank you Percy. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

I like it,it has a kind of post apocaliptic sci fi feel to it.And it works.Great piece. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

Thank you sir.I never thought of that. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

Lol why thank you good sir. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

Hi all this one is done at very long last.Forged blade with a full flat grind and false edge.Fitted with brass ,micarta,yellow balau and matshwiri.Oal of 390mm ,face is 55mm at the widest, handle is 133mm blade is 262mm long, spine being 5.5mm at its thickest. Tang is peened over. Comments and...

Aaah sorry Ed I sometimes forget that you guys do not know that I am South african.I live in the freestate close to Lesotho and the Zulu people along with the Xhosas is fond of the knopkierie as it is known the younger zulu carry the sharp version Tsonga and shangaan also. Sent from my HUAWEI...

Mr Doyle is right do a full flat grind and adapt the design.I hate making bowies because they seem to be forever fighting me, the end product however is worth the struggle (to me at least) but I have learnt that you should expect a few changes to your plan along the way. Regards: Shaun Sent...

Love the warclub in the pics the club has been around in some shape or form for at least as long as humans has been hunting I should think.If I had to wager as to why the clubs in your neck of the woods started taking on the Gunstock style I would have guessed that it would have something to do...

Hi all I was called out to fell a pretty big tree on Monday and collected a few pieces of it it is not a local type of tree is very tough but also very light if I compare it to local african hardwoods.The inside is a bright red pinkish color and the sapwood yellowish.After a day of having been...

Known metal is always the best way to go mate it seems like a big layout at first but the fact is that it is not.If you take into account the time spent along with fuel when forging,the peace of mind and also the satisfaction given by a sturdily made piece then the pro's will no doubt outweigh...

The upwards curvature of shallow hardening steels that is water and sometimes light oil quenched as is seen in katanas.the quenched part of the steel cools faster than the part above the quenchant and then causes a curvature due to faster contaction of the part cooling down as I understand it...

Sounds about right as long as the file just barely bites if you edge quench be carefull as the blade will sori. Regards: Shaun Sent from my HUAWEI Y520-U22 using Tapatalk

What steel did you use?I do realise that some water quenching steels could be hardened in light oils but it just do not work out sometimes.A rule of thumb for mystery steels is to cut 3 small pieces oil quench one second water 3rd aircool mark wich is wich and bang it with a hammer the one that...