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The Cost of Stabilizing Your Knife Scales and Handles

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  • Wood Stabilizing
January 31, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol 1 comment

.. In my opinion, A truly exquisite knife, one you just want to carry on your next adventure, will always have a wood handle. Wood […]

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My Journey into Bladesmithing

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January 30, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol 3 comments

My Journey into Blacksmithing & Bladesmithing Part 2 BLADESMITHING – MY STARTER TOOLS, JIGS AND SUPPLIES post any questions or comments on the forum I […]

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The Oldest American Blacksmith in 1901

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January 30, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol No comments

The Oldest American Black smith.  Reprint from “The American Blacksmith” 1901   In response to the request made by The American Blacksmith for the name of […]

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My Tempering Notes

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January 30, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol 1 comment

Tempering is described as improving the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it. For the 108X and 1095 […]

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Adding the Knife handle — Option 1

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  • Knife Handles
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January 30, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol 3 comments

Adding the Knife handle — Option 1 Now let’s add a handle to our full tang knife. I have two basic techniques that I’ve tried. […]

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Antler Handled Carving Knife

  • Knives Built
  • mig4
January 30, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol No comments

Blade was a recycled file 4 1/2” I used conditioning belts on this knife. They work great. Because this antler was put on with the […]

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My New Quench Tank

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  • Tools & Equipment
January 29, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol No comments

Two things prompted me to get a different quench tank. First, I discovered that it was better to heat the oil by heating the tank […]

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My Propane Forge Build

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  • Forges
  • mig4
January 12, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol No comments

Here is my journey building my propane forge. I’m not looking at this as a coal forge replacement,  but an addition to my blacksmithing tool […]

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The Backyard Coal forge build

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  • mig4
January 11, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol 1 comment

This is my make shift back yard red neck coal burning forge. What a learning experience this has been. This is an old wood stove […]

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The Coal Forge Remake From Lessons Learned

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January 8, 2020December 17, 2021 Don Wilwol 1 comment

After my initial design and a few days of forging I decided it was time to make some major changes to the forge. I’ve left […]

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Apr
13

With My Own Hands – My Knife Making Journey

Buy on Amazon   A guide for new knife makers who want to experience knife making but do not know where to start. This book […]

Apr
10

Leg Bone MUK Knife

The Muk knife is named after George Washington Sears (Nessmuk) (December 2, 1821 – May 1, 1890)), who made it popular when he wrote “Woodcraft”, […]

Apr
16

Knife 65 – Leuku – #2 – Gun Brown Finish

The Leuku Knife, also known as a Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = “big knife”, Finnish: lapinleuku or leuku), is a large knife traditionally used by the Sami people. I decided to try some Laurel Mountain Barrel Brown & Degreaser to brown the blade. This is how it came out!

Apr
13

Knife 64 – Leuku

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 […]

Mar
04

Making A Leather Knife Sheath

Not all knife makers make their own Leather Knife Sheath. Some farm out the leather work to leather professionals. Since I like to keep as […]

Feb
29

Wooden Lined Knife Sheath

I decided to make a Wooden Lined Knife Sheath for my Kephart EDC. This is how I did it: Completed the Wooden Lined Knife Sheath […]

Feb
29

Knife 63 – Kephart EDC – Multi Part Handle Scales

Horace Kephart (1862-1931) is a familiar name to bushcrafters along with George Washington Sears (See Knife 59) and was one of the leading outdoor writers of his time. Kephart designed the knife. This is how he described it in the first edition of Camping and Woodcraft: “This knife weighs only 4 ounces. It was made by a country blacksmith, and is one of the homeliest things I ever saw; but it has outlived in my affections the score of other knives that I have use”.

Feb
29

Knife 62 – Brut de Forge Bowie

This Brut de Forge Bowie was forged from a similar tine as Knife – 42 Hunter Forged from an Implement Tine. To the right it is being normalized. Notice the groove (or fuller) in the tang. I cut that with the belt grinder. It serves a couple of purposes. It lightens the knife. It makes less surface area of the tang that must be flattened and gives the epoxy some space.

 

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