Recent content by snagg

Edward, I have been using a drill press. The rivets are the two piece cutler rivets. They seemed like the type to start with but now I doubt that was a good decision. In your post at 6:47PM yesterday you mentioned using "regular pins." Is that the Corby type or Loveless type or could it be the...

Edward, This a couple pics of the rivets. Couldn't zoom in enough to show how crooked they are but the shiny spots on the rivet head are where the sanding belt contacted and the dull spots are well below the surface. If I had gone any further I'd a ground part of the head off. I made four...

Chris Railey, the search gave me some names. Some were a bit of a drive but still worth investigating. Edward, I do have a pic of one of the skinners I made and posted it on the intro page along with my introduction. The knives have been gifted out so I'll need to get over to one of my sons...

Gliden07, I like the term "mystery steel." I used laminated chain saw bars for my first 4 skinning knives. It seemed plenty hard and I did have some blunders so I'm glad I didn't learn on good steel. Most of my mistakes were on attaching the handles to the blades with the rivets. Of the 4 knives...

Edwards, thanks for the reply. I guess I still prefer books as references and for learning. You are correct about the internet though. You tube has topics and info on everything in the world. It's just that some of the folks get a bit long winded...

I did a search for previous results for book recommendations but didn't get any results. So, can you folks offer any suggestions for me. I'm kinda looking for beginner books covering the steps in order for basic knives. Also covering normalizing and other heat treating processes. I've made four...

New knife maker from NW Pa. I've made four skinners from chain saw bars. I haven't attempted forging a knife yet. I tried attaching a photo but it seems to be too large. I tried resizing the photo and it took. The other three knives look the same...at least from a distance.