Leuku knife … In keeping with the History quest, According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_knife the Leuku also known as a Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = “big knife”, Finnish: lapinleuku or leuku), is […]
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Knife 8 – Riggers Knife / Sheep’s Point
This Knife 8 – Riggers Knife / Sheep’s Point with a sheep’s foot design is made from 1/8” 1080 high carbon. This knife is similar […]
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Knife 7 – Small EDC / Small Game Knife
Knife 7 – Small EDC / Small Game Knife I really like this style knife. It’s easy to make (relatively speaking) and fun to use. […]
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Knife 6 – Kindling Froe
This is not really a knife, but close. A kindling froe is used to split kindling wood. This was made from a piece of old implant tine. Foolishly I made this by all stock removal without forging it first.
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Knife 5 – Mini Clever or Whacker
Knife 5 – Mini Clever or Whacker was made from a leaf spring. I used the forge to straighten the spring, but the rest was […]
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Knife 4 – Broken clip point – I tried Straightening After Quench
As you can see, this knife didn’t work out so well. I certainly should have known better, but you simply cannot bend a knife like this after it’s been heat treated.
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Knife 3 – Utility Type Knife from a File
At first I though “This knife could probably use a little more bevel. Maybe it needs a ricasso and probably a choil” but after doing this for a while i realized some knife designs have these attributes intentionally.
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Knife 2 – Leaf Spring Camp Knife
. Knife 2 is another attempt at turning a leaf spring into a knife. This was strictly stock removal with an angle grinder. Then some […]
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Knife 1 – The First Custom Made Hunting Knife
I made this first hunting knife as a gift. This really isn’t the first knife I ever made, but it’s the first one after thinking […]
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