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Those are beautiful as pieces of art but I myself would never use either. First the recurve in the blade profile makes them harder to sharpen. Second the topography of both blades would make cleaning them harder. I like simple to sharpen and clean. I tended not to use a nice knife I owned...

I bought this blade blank awhile back and put it in a walnut handle. At first I liked how dark it looked but for some reason it just didn't look right with that handle. The handle isn't finished yet so it will be alot darker once finished. The blade is 5160, 15n20 and Ni200. I decided to...

Actually I think whipping for rope ends could be modified to work with knife handles allowing a nice transition of colors if one so desired. I've done some fancy whipping for friends with boats (Kind of saying thanks for inviting me) when I noticed their ropes were messy on the ends using the...

I tried to post the link but my antivirus software had a fit so I just copied from the page header. Anyway this will get you there if you type it in search. Paracord Guild has links to YouTube Tutorials on different knots etc. also.......https://www.paracordguild.com/spiral-hitching-paracord/...

That hockey tape technique was shown to me by a friend when I usted to work in Alberta. The local hockey players and Farmers, Ranchers, fishermen etc. used it. I don't know if hockey players etc. in other locales do it but with hockey tape done that way you have a SECURE grip. Yes that...

I know this is an old thread but anyway.....I love old carving knives. I own a few Putnam Cutlery as well as Landers Frary & Clark knives. Their claim of "making it impossible to break or pull the blade from the shank" seems to be well founded. I recently aquired a stag handled Putnam Cutlery...

Paracord has many uses. I wrap my flashlights and some tool handles in it. I use a technique called Coxcombing, or spiral hitching where knots spiral around the handle. I use small diameter cord so as not to be rough on the hands or add to the diameter too much. The navy used to wrap handrails...

I already have alot of hand tools and enjoy filing and sanding. Weird I know. I use mainly hand tools to do the majority of my work. No dedicated shop but a large shed that my wife wants me to convert to a shop so I'm not doing things in the house or waiting for the weather to change.

Ok got it now. Here's a couple of pics that were requested. Please bear in mind that looks were/are secondary to me and the way they feel in my hand is of more importance. On the Blackhawk grips I left the gun frame slightly proud on purpose as it helps me to index it in my hand. The bolsters...

Yea.....When I was a young tough guy (I thought) a cop gave me an attitude adjustment. Made me realize I wasn't as tough as I thought and if I took his advice I would stay out of trouble. I took it and stayed out of trouble. I think alot of kids nowdays just aren't exposed to the repercussions...

Well it seems I need third party software to post pictures....................I know Imgur etc. I just don't like the idea of putting photos of my personal posessions on some server, god knows where and leaving them there forever. I'll have to do some research when I get time and see if it's...

Will do. Probably in a day or so. Going to go shovel snow now. Turning 70 in a couple of months and then dinner.

Hi. I'm retired and started researching and putting together knives a while back (I don't forge or really want to). I have lots of time now and started putting together my own knives so I could get exactly the right fit, balance, type of steel, blade design etc. that I want in different knives...