Because this Antler Handled Carving Knife’s antler was put on with the base end first, it required a little different technique. It seems the base is bone and is harder. It did not soften like a cut end that exposes the softer insides. To get around this I drilled a hole then slightly widen it to be about the width of the tang. I drilled with a drill bit the approximate width and used a Dremel with a cutter to widen it.
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Knife 60 – The Modern Muk
This is a modern version of “The Muk” knife. The blade is the same, but it has a full tang and a stabilized spalted beech scales.
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How to Care for a High Carbon Knife
How to Care for a High Carbon Knife / Maintenance of a High Carbon Knife
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Knife 58 – Bunka Chef’s Knife – Making The Makers Mark
Bunka Chef’s Knife – Making The Makers Mark Made from 3/32” 1095 Handle is wenge and zebra wood Bunka knives are general purpose knives tackling a wide range […]
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Knife 57 – Railroad Spike Knife
A railroad spike knife is made (….wait for it….) from a railroad spike and it’s a project that seems to be a right to passage for a lot of blacksmiths and bladesmiths. It takes a little knowledge and experience to get it right, but honestly, I find them more of a novelty item.
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Knife 56 – Forged Hunter (broke cold forging)
I forged Fully Forged Hunting Knife that I broke from another tine as shown in knife 36. I sound up breaking it. I knew I was not finished forging it but I ran out of time, so I just left it sitting on the anvil. The next day I only had a few minutes in the shop. I picked up the knife and noticed a slight warp. Sure, I should have known better but my experience working with mild steel sort of kicked in and I gave it a couple good whacks with the hammer. Boom! A duh moment.
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Knife 55 Seax – Vine Filing-laminated scales
The vine pattern is probably the most common type of file work done on a knife spine. I’ve outlined the steps below so that most everyone can complete this and move on to more exciting filework.
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Knife 54 Hunter EDC from a file – Blade Filing
This knife was made from a file with Blade Filings added This knife was made from a file with Blade Filings added. This knife’s design […]
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Straightening a Custom Made Knife after Heat Treating
I had a Knife that came out of the quench with a small warp. Here is how I fixed it. I’ve used this several times since and it has worked fine every time.
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Knife 53 Chef’s knife
On the tang of the this knife, I started adding a dowel to eliminate the need to burn the tang in. Just drill the hole big enough for the dowel and cut a groove for the tang. It then all gets epoxied together.
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