Recent content by Johan Nel

I enjoy the interaction with fellow knifemakers. I have also noticed the reduction in posts and interaction since COVID. What is especciaaly sad is that a number of people that used to post regularly, has not visited the site for quite a while. New members seem to have dwindled, and newbie...

Looking good opaul. I have come to like to use coloured hessian as a handle material.

You make top notch knives sir. Welcome to Knife Dogs.

There are some nice profiles there. Looking forward to seeing the progress on them. Keep us posted.

Looking good!

Kevin Harvey from Heavin Forge has sample pieces of known steel. He proposes that you compare the sparks generated from the unknown steel with that off the known steels to try and determine the correct steel.

I concur with rhe other gents here. You did excellent work.

Stunning. This is, to me, an extremely aesthetic knife.

It is a beautiful knife. I like it. Just one question; is the heel of the blade not a bit too close to the guard?

Nicely done!

So too John Wilson and John Doyle.

Stunning knife!

I prefer heat treating my steel first, then grind at 50 grit, refine with 120, then 200, then hand sand from there.

I do like the design. Nicely done!

With age comes bragging rights! The higher the number, the better the rights, or something like that....