If you choose, you can make your own mosaic pins. Mosaic
pins are simply pins with a decorative look. To make a mosaic pin, simply fill a tube with whatever you
think will look cool. Here is a few I did.
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Knife 46 – 4” Hunter – EDC – Dyed Wood Framed Tang – Stabilizing Scales
At this point I decided I wanted to stabilize the wood I used for handles. Stabilizing Scales (and handles) helps eliminate the possibility of the handle going bad because of moisture causing expansion or contraction if it dries out. It minimizes or eliminates warping, cracking and other issues that can occur with wood when used under extreme circumstances. It also would allow me to use some spalted wood that wouldn’t normally be a good handle.
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Knife 45 – U shaped Brass Finger Guard
The brass finger guard was fitted buy cutting the slot, then slowly filing it until it fit. The blade was also filed slightly to create a very shallow shoulder for the brass to slide up to. It was then drilled for 2 brass 1/8” rods which were peened on (after heat treating).
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Adding Jimping to your knife
There are endless types and styles of jimping. And there are endless ways to cut it. First you should decide if you want or need jimping, and what you think you need it for.
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Knife 44 – Full Tang Puukko What Belts to use for Blade Grinding.
Finding the right belts can be a bit of a learning curve. Here is a little of what I’ve picked up so far. Here is some information that may be helpful for the steel grinding.
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Knife 43 – Hidden Tang Puukko – Apple Cider Vinegar Forced Patina
I force a patina using Apple Cider Vinegar on “Knife 43 – Hidden Tang Puukko – Apple Cider Vinegar Patina”
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Knife – 42 Hunter Forged from an Implement Tine – Cold Blued
This knife was forged from an implement tine. This should be close to 5150 if the information on the internet is correct. I found it to be a little harder to forge than the 108x.
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Knife 41 – Remake – Lots of Mistakes Made
This Knife “The Knife that has been remade” certainly helped with my knife making education. I made a lot of mistakes and most of this Knife is a transition of those mistakes from trial and error and fix this and try that.
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Knife 40 – Fully Forged Hunter
Knife 40 – Fully Forged Hunting knife This is the first knife I’m going to call forged. I’ll admit it took me longer due to […]
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Knife 39 – Hunting – Larger Skinner – Etching with Ferric Chloride
I have Used Ferric Chloride full strength. Some knife makers suggest diluting it. It will take some experimenting to determine which works best for you.
To make the containers for the ferric acid I took 2 pieces of 3” PVC and plugged one end and added a cap on the top. I found this sand blast medium barrel perfect for a base for a bit more stability. Clamping it to the wall or a post will work as well. You just do not want it to be tipped over.
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