Show us your fixed blades

[SAKnight]

Huh...
 

[David]

BK15 looks good.

[SAK Guy]

BK15 looks good.

+1!!!

[SAKnight]

Thanks guys! I love the 15 now, especially those tan scales!

Possibly the only full tang LMF II ever?

[SAK Guy]

Just scored a crucial acquisition for my J Russell Collection!!!!! Published in 1976 to coincide with the re-release of the collectors editions!!!!!


 


Sellers pic.

[David]

Wow  that's really  SG!          

[SAK Guy]

Wow  that's really  SG!          

Thanks!!     

[SAKnight]

Man I love books with history in them. Seems they're the only books I read anymore. Great looking hardcover SG!

[SAK Guy]

Man I love books with history in them. Seems they're the only books I read anymore. Great looking hardcover SG!

Thx!! 

[AimlessWanderer]

Here's a few of mine. I don't think there's many pics of mine kicking around on here

These are the ones that were either made in Sheffield, or made by someone from Sheffield (me) 

[SAKnight]

Those look so   

I'd love to get English knives, but kabars are made only a state over 

Which two did you make?

[Dr Hunt]

@50ft-trad Is the Chris Caine Parang worth the money? It looks beautiful.

[AimlessWanderer]

Those look so   

I'd love to get English knives, but kabars are made only a state over 

Which two did you make?

Middle pic, I made the two on the left pointing upwards  I did have a little assistance though. I went on a knife making course for 3 days in 2007, made the brass bolstered one and the sheath complete, and the blank for the other one. The guy treated it up and blacked it then posted it on to me, and I did the ropework at home 

[SAKnight]

Love the blade shape, and nice ffg  those look really good, I want to apprentice in knifemaking like nothing else! At least a thing like you did! Very nicely done

[AimlessWanderer]

@50ft-trad Is the Chris Caine Parang worth the money? It looks beautiful.

Worth every penny to me, but I might view it slightly differently with it being made in my home town  Having said that, I have used the knive very hard and it's a very impressive tool. I don't think I'd have paid that much for a knife from elsewhere, but it's a beastie and will probably outlast me.

The coating is fluorolon and it's not chipped anywhere no matter how much it's been batonned or how many logs I've hacked through. I wish the Warthog had the same coating to be honest.

I'd comfortably put it up against any other carbon steel knife from any other manufacturer. The quality at Scorpion Knives/Samuel Staniforths is significantly better than the rather agricultural offerings from John Newill/Jack Adams. I've actually been round the factory, met the owner, the works manager, and the guy that actually makes them.

[AimlessWanderer]

Love the blade shape, and nice ffg  those look really good, I want to apprentice in knifemaking like nothing else! At least a thing like you did! Very nicely done

They're actually both hollow ground. Thanks for the comments, it is a nice feeling knowing I did them

[SAK Guy]

Here's a few of mine. I don't think there's many pics of mine kicking around on here

These are the ones that were either made in Sheffield, or made by someone from Sheffield (me) 

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Most excellent my good sir!!!!!   

[SAKnight]

Love the blade shape, and nice ffg  those look really good, I want to apprentice in knifemaking like nothing else! At least a thing like you did! Very nicely done

They're actually both hollow ground. Thanks for the comments, it is a nice feeling knowing I did them

Wow, they must slice unbelievably! That's awesome. Definitely a well-deserved feeling.

[AimlessWanderer]

Here's a few of mine. I don't think there's many pics of mine kicking around on here

These are the ones that were either made in Sheffield, or made by someone from Sheffield (me) 

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Most excellent my good sir!!!!!   

Thank you very much 

[AimlessWanderer]

Love the blade shape, and nice ffg  those look really good, I want to apprentice in knifemaking like nothing else! At least a thing like you did! Very nicely done

They're actually both hollow ground. Thanks for the comments, it is a nice feeling knowing I did them

Wow, they must slice unbelievably! That's awesome. Definitely a well-deserved feeling.

Honestly, I've hardly used them  I can be quite ruthless with my fixed blade knives, and with these being 01 tool steel and prone to rust, they've never been into the great outdoors with me. I've used the blackened one a couple of times, and it has worked very well. It was a swine to sharpen too. It cam back to me straight from heat treat (both were hardened, tempered, then given a cryogenic quench for 18 hours), and had a 2mm flat spot for an edge. I had to sharpen this manually with nothing more than a Lansky system, some emery and a mousemat

I'm struggling to think if I've ever used the palm wood scaled one  thankfully that got sharpened while I was still using the guys workshop, so that was MUCH easier.

I keep telling myself I need to use them more,but keep finding myself picking up a stainless knife instead 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Wow very nice collection there Al

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[David]

Great knives Al!

[David]

The BK7 with micrata handles.     

[SAKnight]

Love the blade shape, and nice ffg  those look really good, I want to apprentice in knifemaking like nothing else! At least a thing like you did! Very nicely done

They're actually both hollow ground. Thanks for the comments, it is a nice feeling knowing I did them

Wow, they must slice unbelievably! That's awesome. Definitely a well-deserved feeling.

Honestly, I've hardly used them  I can be quite ruthless with my fixed blade knives, and with these being 01 tool steel and prone to rust, they've never been into the great outdoors with me. I've used the blackened one a couple of times, and it has worked very well. It was a swine to sharpen too. It cam back to me straight from heat treat (both were hardened, tempered, then given a cryogenic quench for 18 hours), and had a 2mm flat spot for an edge. I had to sharpen this manually with nothing more than a Lansky system, some emery and a mousemat

I'm struggling to think if I've ever used the palm wood scaled one  thankfully that got sharpened while I was still using the guys workshop, so that was MUCH easier.

I keep telling myself I need to use them more,but keep finding myself picking up a stainless knife instead 

I know that feeling. Stainless is just so convenient! Thankfully my 50-100B is staying clean, I don't think the environment is too bad here. I think I've only got the moras in 1095, and I've had my 511 rust. All uncoated carbon steel has a patina now though, so they're good to go.

 I just love the thought of carbon steel I guess. Maybe the way out looks different with use? I know my sandvik Mora will always appear as it does now, which honestly seems kinda boring.

Wow! 2mm flat! And with about my level of sharpening equipment? I'd have likely sent it with my dad to his job for some belt sanding! That's something. Use it! Why bother putting an edge on if it wasn't to be used! 

[SAK Guy]

The BK7 with micrata handles.     

I can't remember, are the handles new? 

[SAKnight]

The BK7 with micrata handles.     

Are those the factory micarta? Man I love the look of the laser etch with the new coating. It looks so advanced. The micarta completes it perfectly 

[AimlessWanderer]

I know that feeling. Stainless is just so convenient! Thankfully my 50-100B is staying clean, I don't think the environment is too bad here. I think I've only got the moras in 1095, and I've had my 511 rust. All uncoated carbon steel has a patina now though, so they're good to go.

 I just love the thought of carbon steel I guess. Maybe the way out looks different with use? I know my sandvik Mora will always appear as it does now, which honestly seems kinda boring.

Wow! 2mm flat! And with about my level of sharpening equipment? I'd have likely sent it with my dad to his job for some belt sanding! That's something. Use it! Why bother putting an edge on if it wasn't to be used! 

  Yeah, I ought to. Even if it's just use at home. I'll probably still chuck a stainless knife in a backpack for outdoorsy stuff though .... not that I get round to doing much of that these days 

Mike, David, thanks fellers 

[David]

The BK7 with micrata handles.     

I can't remember, are the handles new? 

Yes, SG they are the factory micrata. Just got them yesterday. I do like the way the BK7 looks with the micrata. They are thicker arent they? They're trying to crowd my hand in a spot or two. May have to get the sand paper out and reshape them a bit here and there. I'll give it time and see if I adjust to them. I'm glad i didnt order the kydex sheath I was wanting yet as the new handles will not work in a kydex sheath made with the regular handles.     

[SAK Guy]

The BK7 with micrata handles.     

I can't remember, are the handles new? 

Yes, SG they are the factory micrata. Just got them yesterday. I do like the way the BK7 looks with the micrata. They are thicker arent they? They're trying to crowd my hand in a spot or two. May have to get the sand paper out and reshape them a bit here and there. I'll give it time and see if I adjust to them. I'm glad i didnt order the kydex sheath I was wanting yet as the new handles will not work in a kydex sheath made with the regular handles.     

Yes they are thicker and on the 5,they shift the balance of the knife, settles in the hand better. I really like them but oddly enough, the factory ones on the 15 seem just right...probably won't replace those. I think the micarta grips are worth the money! 

[SAKnight]

The BK7 with micrata handles.     

I can't remember, are the handles new? 

Yes, SG they are the factory micrata. Just got them yesterday. I do like the way the BK7 looks with the micrata. They are thicker arent they? They're trying to crowd my hand in a spot or two. May have to get the sand paper out and reshape them a bit here and there. I'll give it time and see if I adjust to them. I'm glad i didnt order the kydex sheath I was wanting yet as the new handles will not work in a kydex sheath made with the regular handles.     

Yes they are thicker and on the 5,they shift the balance of the knife, settles in the hand better. I really like them but oddly enough, the factory ones on the 15 seem just right...probably won't replace those. I think the micarta grips are worth the money! 

Perhaps because the tweeners have solid scales vs skeletonized big beckers?