Svord

[Sparky415]

Thanks and NO
 


(they are only 17quid)
http://www.heinnie.com/search.asp?s=hgucqt1131925&strKeywords=svord

[Sparky415]

I brought a second hand Svord that had been modified by its previous owner
I decided to make some new handles for this great little knife 










when this forum went down I...... 

[Neil]

Tease 

  So what happened next?

[Sparky415]

Thanks for being my straight man Neil




but don't hold your breath as I have not finished it yet








I might get it sorted tomorrow

[Neil]

   We need another meet this year so I can play with all your new creations.

I'm impressed by the calibre of your reading material by the way

[Sparky415]

Its just something to do when the forum is down 

Oooh another meet 

[Sparky415]

 










 I decided to make a matching knob for a firesteel with the left over wood 
That looks great I think  .....

 only trouble is I can hardly get spark from the stainless blade DOH 

[Neil]

So what was the picture after all?  I can't figure it

Sorry

Yep, it did turn out well, very nice 

[John]

So what was the picture after all?  I can't figure it

Sorry

portrait of Tony I think   


BTW Tony nice work 

[Sparky415]

 



I can't tell until all the dots are joined together 

[John]

i have a toxic green sword 

[Sparky415]

On purpose or by accident? 


There are some great looking colours 

[John]

On purpose or by accident? 

Because if I drop in the grass at least I'll know there's no hope finding it,saves me calling out Dunc for SAR 

[John]

ah cool, I guess that would make a nice UK legal carry knife then.

It's a couple of mm over legal length to be truly legal edc if I remember rightly

Yeah to be to the letter of the law it needs a bit of a trim.  No biggie though.

done 

[Sparky415]

   If its modified Mate you had better stick a picture on this thread  asap 






 

[Gareth]

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 I decided to make a matching knob for a firesteel with the left over wood 
That looks great I think  .....

 only trouble is I can hardly get spark from the stainless blade DOH 

Very nice Tony.

  Re-the sparks, it really doesn't matter what the blade steel is.  The idea it has to be carbon steel stems form a common  bit of confusion about a method of striking a spark from the back of a blade.  Think of it another way; in a traditional flint+steel you use the flint to cut red hot bits off the steel.  Well you can do the same with a bit of flint on a high carbon blade (it's still the steel that's making the spark and the flint cutting it).
  Skip onto your firesteel.  In this case it's the firesteel making the spark (obviously) not the knife, all you really need is something hard and sharp enough to cut the firesteel and produce the sparks.  You could still use a bit of flint, glass, carbon steel and, yes, even stainless.   Normally the issue is that the corner on the back edge simply isn't sharp enough to dig into the firesteel, hence no spark.

[Sparky415]

Thanks Gareth 

So you are saying its the bloke on the end of the steel not the knife 

Yep that's making sense 

[John]

Back of vic saw make great sparks 

[Gareth]

Thanks Gareth 

So you are saying its the bloke on the end of the steel not the knife 

Yep that's making sense 

Don't worry mate, I've heard that misconception about the stainless so many times it's no wonder people readily accept it.

If you want to prove it you can always just try making some sparks with the cutting edge. WARNING! This will then entail re-sharpening your knife!  You have been warned.

[Sparky415]

OK I have just got a shower of sparks off the blade....
Now I have to sharpen the thing 

[Gareth]

OK I have just got a shower of sparks off the blade....
Now I have to sharpen the thing 

You can't say I didn't warn you though.

[John]

Gareth   carbon v stainless no diff just that it has to be sharp  

[John]

OK I have just got a shower of sparks off the blade....
Now I have to sharpen the thing 

Try the spine of a SAK saw mate it works perfectly 

[Gareth]

OK I have just got a shower of sparks off the blade....
Now I have to sharpen the thing 

Try the spine of a SAK saw mate it works perfectly 

Absolutely mate, the saw is a cracker.  Just don't let it shut on your fingers.

[Sparky415]

OK I have just got a shower of sparks off the blade....
Now I have to sharpen the thing 

You can't say I didn't warn you though.

But you knew I would have to try it! 


 

[Gareth]

OK I have just got a shower of sparks off the blade....
Now I have to sharpen the thing 

You can't say I didn't warn you though.

But you knew I would have to try it! 


 

It was a risk I was willing to take.

[John]

 

The thing is I have more gentler ways of making fire  i seldom use fire steels,but I do have them for back up 

[Sparky415]

 



All the family

[John]

Really nice one Tony   but you have no toxic green    

[Sparky415]

Maybe I will pick up a can of spray paint at Halfords tomorrow