Search results

Here is my latest file knife. Just under 9" in lenth with bone scales and stainless bolts and nickel silver tube. I tried to do some jigging and dyed the scales, but didn't prepare the bone ahead of time so the dye didn't penetrate too deep. Blade is flat ground and finished with a convex edge.

OK I give up. I log in, and depending on where I go in the forum it looks like I'm logged out so I can't post. Is it the forum, or did I log in from the wrong place? Trying to log in on the screens where it looks like I'm logged out doesn't work. Just returns blank boxes for user name and...

Here are two little neck knives I made out of old files. The knife with the osage orange scales with micarta pins. The other one has rosewood scales with nickel silver pins and tube. The one on the right is hollow ground which was a first for me.

What should I expect if I buy a benchtop surface grinder from Harbor Freight? Anybody have one? It is around 300 bucks (was 900), another hundred for a magnetic chuck.

This knife is my fourth, a hidden tang with formica handle. The shape kinda reminds me of an alligator gar. The blade is from an old Nicholson file. I bought "paper micarta" on ebay only to find that it was formica and not micarta, but decided to go ahead and use based on how...

Here are my first two knives, made a while ago. Both from old files. If you look up newbie in the dictionary there is a picture of me! Jon

I thought I better make my first post before my year anniversary came up. I haven't posted but enjoy this place. Started making file knives, so I have a lot to learn about real knife making.