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My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
on: October 11, 2015, 02:21:29 PM
Hi

Started with broken piece of file that my cousin picked up on the farm, annealed it that very same evening in the braaivleis (bbq) fire.




Shaped with a bench grinder and files....ditto for the edge bevels



Worked with what I had and knew what I wanted lengthwise, but I don't think the half-tang will be an issue.
The orange Micarta is made from synthetic material I was experimenting with, and after playing with the cut offs I know this is the strongest Micarta I've made so far....








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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #1 on: October 11, 2015, 02:29:38 PM
Shaping with files, Ryobi dremmel, sand paper





6mm solid brass pins and some VASVAT epoxy......and much elbow grease later:









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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #2 on: October 11, 2015, 02:32:27 PM
There's no way I could have produced that. You are extremely talented! EXCELLENT work :2tu:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #3 on: October 11, 2015, 02:35:09 PM
It warped a tiny bit during the heat treat, it's not that hard but it does take a good edge considering the very unrefined grind, and it just murders wood.  8)
I'm very chuffed  :cheers:



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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 02:40:08 PM
Quote from: sawman on October 11, 2015, 02:32:27 PM
There's no way I could have produced that. You are extremely talented! EXCELLENT work :2tu:

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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #5 on: October 11, 2015, 02:42:41 PM
Quote from: sawman on October 11, 2015, 02:32:27 PM
There's no way I could have produced that. You are extremely talented! EXCELLENT work :2tu:

Thank you very much, but I'm sure you could because a few months ago I couldn't either.  8)

If you have the basic workspace and tools, Instructables, Youtube and places like THIS have the rest.  :tu:

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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #6 on: October 11, 2015, 02:50:59 PM
Nice work Gerhard and loving the orange  :salute:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #7 on: October 11, 2015, 03:22:10 PM
Great work mate,now needs a cool sheath  :salute:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #8 on: October 11, 2015, 03:24:23 PM
Nice work  :tu: you said you annealed it, but didn't cover how you rehardened and tempered it  :think: Files tend to be W2, so a quick water quench on the edge, allowing the residual heat in the spine to temper it back, (ala Kukri style treating) is the easiest way. What did you do?


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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #9 on: October 11, 2015, 03:53:50 PM
Quote from: 50ft-trad on October 11, 2015, 03:24:23 PM
Nice work  :tu: you said you annealed it, but didn't cover how you rehardened and tempered it  :think: Files tend to be W2, so a quick water quench on the edge, allowing the residual heat in the spine to temper it back, (ala Kukri style treating) is the easiest way. What did you do?
Any idea how much hassle it is hosting 22 pics on TinyPic?  :rofl:

I heated to non-magnetic and quenched in peanut oil, the stuff is expensive and the first try I didn't have enough oil to actually cool it significantly.
Rectified that the 2nd time round, taller container and more oil, and I'm pretty happy with the result.
I didn't temper it because it's not that hard, but testing with a file satisfied me its hard enough.

I chopped cross grain into local hard wood (Camel Thorn) and the edge was still good enough to cut paper.

This is something that can be sharpened on a rock  8)

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Reply #10 on: October 11, 2015, 03:58:09 PM
Quote from: Zed on October 11, 2015, 03:22:10 PM
Great work mate,now needs a cool sheath  :salute:

....New territory that  :think:

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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #11 on: October 11, 2015, 04:04:07 PM
Great work there GG :salute:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #12 on: October 11, 2015, 04:13:12 PM
Great work bud! The grain from the file really takes it up a notch!

Nice fire ring too!!
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #13 on: October 11, 2015, 04:17:05 PM
Good job and great looking blade.  I love the choice of scale color. 
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #14 on: October 11, 2015, 04:43:30 PM
Quote from: Gerhard Gerber on October 11, 2015, 03:58:09 PM
Quote from: Zed on October 11, 2015, 03:22:10 PM
Great work mate,now needs a cool sheath  :salute:

....New territory that  :think:

You made a knife,so bet you could make a sheath  :salute:
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Reply #15 on: October 11, 2015, 05:25:22 PM
Thanks everybody  :salute:
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Reply #16 on: October 11, 2015, 05:51:32 PM
Great looking knife, well done  :cheers:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #17 on: October 11, 2015, 06:10:25 PM
A breathtaking first attempt !! Well done  :D

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Reply #18 on: October 11, 2015, 06:33:56 PM
Excellent job, and looking forward to the sheath making too!  :tu:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #19 on: October 11, 2015, 07:04:24 PM
Oh sweet! Nice job man!

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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #20 on: October 11, 2015, 07:31:10 PM
I keep forgetting this is your first try, imagine the possibilities with a home made furnace and more raw material!!!
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Reply #21 on: October 11, 2015, 07:36:22 PM
Excellent work  :tu: :tu: :tu:
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #22 on: October 11, 2015, 08:27:43 PM
Reckon that's a  8)  looking knife you've made there G!
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #23 on: October 12, 2015, 04:39:41 PM
I doff my cap to you GG - beautiful work!
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #24 on: October 12, 2015, 06:02:14 PM
That's a seriously heavy duty piece of sharp you made there, Gerhard. Very, very nice work.

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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #25 on: October 12, 2015, 08:06:40 PM
Mooi man!


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Reply #26 on: October 13, 2015, 08:46:01 AM
Dankie dankie!  :salute:

Re-handling cheap knives is fun, but this feels better!
I hope to get some 12c27 bar stock this week and start working on something that's less of a pry bar  :D

If only I could find an anvil the neighbours would hate me and leaf springs would fear me!  :rofl:

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Reply #27 on: October 13, 2015, 11:02:11 AM
nice work. For most people knife making is either a "o that's cool, lets try it" or its in your blood. If it truly calls to you don't ever stop making. Again nice work. :tu:

As for anvils...For a knife maker the traditional European horned anvils have a features you wont necessarily use. For many smiths around the world an anvil is simply a large bock of steel mounted to a stump of some sort to give it the extra mass. Any piece of thick steel with enough surface for you to feel comfortable will work as long as you recognize the limitations of such a set up. Pieces of train track or stacked and welded chunks of forklift tine, or old weight lifting plates are common for beginners who are having difficulty finding a "proper" anvil.

I hate giving supply advise ideas internationally because I know little of local business, retail and industrial environment as it would relate to new and salvage availability. But check any metal salvage yards for suitable pieces, it is what you make of it sometimes.

 Google image "improvised anvil" or "substitute anvil" and you'll see ideas from a chunk of scrap to people who have made their own anvils.

just some random guy with a stack of forklift tine pieces
Here's the link to another forum where google found this photo, their are several others shown in the thread.
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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #28 on: October 13, 2015, 11:32:08 AM
Quote from: Noa Isumi on October 13, 2015, 11:02:11 AM
Pieces of train track or stacked and welded chunks of forklift tine, or old weight lifting plates are common for beginners who are having difficulty finding a "proper" anvil.

I hate giving supply advise ideas internationally because I know little of local business, retail and industrial environment as it would relate to new and salvage availability. But check any metal salvage yards for suitable pieces, it is what you make of it sometimes.

 Google image "improvised anvil" or "substitute anvil" and you'll see ideas from a chunk of scrap to people who have made their own anvils.


Hi Noa

Thank you very much, I've looked at alternatives but couldn't find anything suitable......forklift tines are a new one for me, and I might be able to make a plan!

Your concern for local industry is noted and appreciated but not necessary  :D
I know of one old rusty anvil for sale locally for US$1000.....way more than I can afford.
I know of one other my friend tried to buy on my behalf, the owner laughed and refused

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or its in your blood. If it truly calls to you don't ever stop making. Again nice work

Thanks  :salute:

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Re: My 1st 100% hand made knife [22 pic heavy]
Reply #29 on: October 13, 2015, 01:27:36 PM
Where I grew up they ripped up the switch yard so there were tons of track bits and tie plates. I started on a foot of track and a friend used a tie plate.  We never lacked for spikes either.  Those were the days. Now you'd get arrested for looking at a rail bed even a decommissioned one.
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi
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