What's going on in your shop?

[Daniel Rohde]

those materials are going to look awesome on a knife. I'm a huge fan of any kind of Koa. How do you go about using the sheep horn? (newb question)

I will be making a Ed Fowler style handle: I will take some picture along the way and post. I will also be making a some of the horn into scales make a full tang knife with it.
http://customknifegallery.com/fowler_ut1_500.jpg

 

[taylormadeknives]

^^^Nice Work Guys!
I just got some sweet handle materials!

Sheep horn and curly koa-My favorite!!!!!!!!
DR....

Nothing smells worse than sheep horn lol

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Nothing smells worse than sheep horn lol

haha...but it's worth it!

 

[rhinoknives]

Nothing smells worse than sheep horn lol

Whenever I have guests in my shop that have worn out their welcome I just start grinding a little antler or bone!:biggrin:

They suddenly remember that they have an appointment somewhere else.

 

[taylormadeknives]

Whenever I have guests in my shop that have worn out their welcome I just start grinding a little antler or bone!

They suddenly remember that they have an appointment somewhere else.

Good one! I'll have to remember that

 

[aelgin]

Working on cleaning up a couple of nessmuk skinners post heat treat. Planning to use this nice piece of purple heart that a friend gave me to finish up one of them.

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Here is the knife I'm making for the sheep horn(I have to etch it yet but the blade line on the blade is where the hardening line is):

and here is the spacer I made for it:

and I got my blades back from Peters Heat treat!
working on my chef knife and three paring knives(All AEB-L):

Fillet knives AEB-L

 

[JawJacker]

Here is the knife I'm making for the sheep horn(I have to etch it yet but the blade line on the blade is where the hardening line is):

and here is the spacer I made for it:

and I got my blades back from Peters Heat treat!
working on my chef knife and three paring knives(All AEB-L):

Fillet knives AEB-L

So did you oil quench these?? what oil? Looks great so far.

 

[Daniel Rohde]

So did you oil quench these?? what oil? Looks great so far.

All but the first on are heat treated by Peters Heat Treat the top blade I did myself (52100 blade steel quenched in Texaco type A). I'm hoping to use the block of koa for the chef knife...

 

[tuskbuster]

damascus n stab. koa

AEB-L n elk

damascus n bone

and AEB-L and stab. koa

got clean up to do i see

 

[Fred Rowe]

We've been forging quite a few W2 kitchen knives as of late. I have a good stock of this steel, use what you know best.

 

[rhinoknives]

Here is the knife I'm making for the sheep horn(I have to etch it yet but the blade line on the blade is where the hardening line is):

and here is the spacer I made for it:

and I got my blades back from Peters Heat treat!
working on my chef knife and three paring knives(All AEB-L):

Fillet knives AEB-L

Daniel,
I really like that little Chef knife pattern. Love to see that finished.

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Daniel,
I really like that little Chef knife pattern. Love to see that finished.

Thanks! I REALLY like this knife it is SO thin it amazing allot of taper and it a laser! but it's actually a pretty big chef about 8 1/2" blade and 2 3/8" wide(big by my standards anyway). I hope to get it

finish this coming week, I have a piece of curly koa from J.Doyle and white G10 liners...it will be nice!

Daniel Rohde

 

[HHH Knives]

Mammoth Mayhem!

Been stabilizing and processing tooth.Shop went from fairly clean Monday to so covered in dust and stuff by weeks end that it was CRAZY!!

 

[taylormadeknives]

Mammoth Mayhem!

Been stabilizing and processing tooth.Shop went from fairly clean Monday to so covered in dust and stuff by weeks end that it was CRAZY!!

That's some nice mammoth tooth Randy!

 

[Self Made Knives]

Making an upside down drilling table for odd shaped scales. Not my idea, seen it on YouTube once but can't remember who posted it. 3" square tube.

 

[taylormadeknives]

That's great! Now that's thinking outside the box. Or maybe tubing...well actually inside the tubing lol. Thanks for sharing!

 

[John Wilson]

Not on par with the world class work you guys are posting- but a realistic example of where I am in my knife making progression.

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[Daniel Rohde]

Not on par with the world class work you guys are posting- but a realistic example of where I am in my knife making progression.

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That looks pretty world class to me! Nice Job! I LOVE the liner combo you used.

 

[John Wilson]

Thank you very much, Daniel. I really appreciate the kind words. Really happy with the liners too. I hadn't stacked liner material before.

I know my designs are basic. But I'm trying to nail down fit and finish. I've done knives with guards and I'll be honest- it is always a first class butt kicking. I know my knives would probably benefit from bolsters- but I cringe when I think about it.




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