combat boot knife
I dont make knives very often, actually, I have only made three. But, I have enjoyed each experience, and have decided it is time to make another knife. Now I am not a horder, but I do hold on to...
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Far out. A boot steel cap!?! I love the shape of the grip. The way you stretched up the front of the grip to make a spot for the first finger is great. The wood grain is a nice match too. I've got a...
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Glad you like it. Be sure to post if you make one. Thanks Ken, this knife is one I hope to have forever. Eric, I want to try san mai but wih out a decient forge, I have a hard time with temp control....
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I've forge welded in a 2 brick forge run off of Mapp gas plumber's torches... Just sayin'... I think with material as thin as this, you could do one of two things: either 1) traditional san mai, with...
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I'm really not sure wha uou mean bu forming a pouch? How will that work and help? If I insert a non edge core, wouldn't that make it the center piece and therefore it would be the edge?
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See the picture in the following link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Katana_brique.png/250px-Katana_brique.png The kind I'm thinking of is "Kobuse" construction. You've got...
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Thanks Eric for that info. I want to try something like San Mia, but I have no clue where to begin. I try to google videos of folks forge welding by hand but all videos have folks with power hammers....
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I always do it by hand as I can't run a power hammer here in the 'burbs, and don't have a press. The problem with a video is that to really be able to focus on details, you need a second person...
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Well I guess I can kinda see that. So there are probably no videos of this then. Any hints, tips, or reading material you could suggest? By the way, do you heat it to non magnetic to forge weld? Do...
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Ok, not sure how I feel about the sheath, but here it is for now. I may make another, but I do like how the boot lace will fold the sheath in half to secure the knife in place so it wont come out.
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Last photo is scary! Eric, I'd be up for documenting whatever tutorial you want to show. I can do a simple video on my phone. The question will be when I'll have time to edit and upload it. Maybe I...
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The look is post apocalyptical. So, I got out my zombie killing war club and posed. Figured the pic worked, or made me look like a big goof, either is accurate.
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Sounds good. The vampire assistant doesn't have much to do late at night when there's not hand sanding or something else quiet to do. And currently it's still about 85 and humid in the garage, so no...
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THis has the potential to be great guys, but I do have to ask, who is the vampire assistant and why did this person earn that nick name?
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Oh I see.... I understand about not forging in the heat. Its mid 80s outside here too with high humidity. I have a large fan though, and I am having a hard time talking myself out of firing up the...
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Usually it's dry as a bone here, but we've had a bit of a "tropical" swell or something for the last few days, and it sucks. 90 deg and humidity is WAY worse than 105 with no humidity. Normally, I can...
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Too bad we dont live closer, I'd just come on over. Its 3:46 here and I am wide awake, so I am a night person myself... And if I pay attention, I just might learn something
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I ha e been dealing qith insomnia for years and it used to be the time I would get my projects done. Baby came along, wife started snoring and after a year and a half of trying to slwep I am now...
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I took the knife to work the other day to have an NDT ( Non Destructive Testing ) guy check out the knife with a dye penetrant to see if the spine of my knife had any stress cracks from flattening...
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