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Title: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: tippit on April 16, 2017, 10:22:00 PM

As apposed to forging a knife and making a sheath, I have a couple beautiful Scott Teaschner knife sheaths with some of my older knives.  One is a nice hollow ground extreme drop point Brute de Forge that I don't use anymore.  I actually like really thin knives without the flared finger guard for skinning as the flare seems to get in my way. So the only sensible thing to do is make a knife to fit Scott's beautiful sheath. This one is 6 3/4 inches OAL forged from a 4 inch piece of 1 X 3/8 inch bar stock of 1084 carbon steel with filed checker groves on the spine.  I'm thinking some nice sheep horn will look good with this sheath.  I have about 10 knives awaiting handles out so my forge is turned off for now...tippit

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/K9ot5Om]     [img]http://i.imgur.com/K9ot5Om.jpg?2)[/url] [/IMG]

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/BnntAAs]     [img]http://i.imgur.com/BnntAAs.jpg?2)[/url] [/IMG]

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/M9jteyV]     [img]http://i.imgur.com/M9jteyV.jpg?4)[/url] [/IMG]

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/HQr9cBy]     [img]http://i.imgur.com/HQr9cBy.jpg?1)[/url] [/IMG]

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: just_a_hunter on April 17, 2017, 10:58:00 PM

Very nice, Doc!

Todd

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: tippit on April 20, 2017, 06:09:00 PM

Quenched, tempered, and hand sanded...now to figure out handle material.

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/QC1AXkz] [img]http://i.imgur.com/QC1AXkz.jpg?1)[/url] [/IMG]

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: Sam McMichael on April 20, 2017, 09:41:00 PM

Simple walnut would look nice. It has a no nonsense working class look that I like in a field knife.

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: Benjy on April 20, 2017, 11:00:00 PM

Stabilized Walnut or River Birch would look nice.    :bigsmyl:   I like the file work on the back of the blade!

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: FerretWYO on May 04, 2017, 05:51:00 PM

I love this.

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: benny on May 14, 2017, 10:08:00 PM

Osage

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: tippit on June 17, 2017, 06:45:00 PM

Finally I'm back in my shop.  Cochlear implant is in and healed up. Next step is to start programing it for sound...July 7th.

Just finished up my Forged to Fit knife for Scott Teaschner's old sheath.  Handle is Cactus Juice impregnated fancy Walnut from Benjy...

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/jTKa8mQ] [img]http://i.imgur.com/jTKa8mQ.jpg?2)[/url] [/IMG]

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/z7yf2sB] [img]http://i.imgur.com/z7yf2sB.jpg?1)[/url] [/IMG]

  (http:// [url=http://imgur.com/UqN9EHk] [img]http://i.imgur.com/UqN9EHk.jpg?2)[/url] [/IMG]

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: Benjy on June 19, 2017, 02:12:00 PM

I like it Jeff! I have a new little trick with the Tru-oil. I will let you in on my secret one day!!!

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: Frenchymanny on July 06, 2017, 07:32:00 AM

Awesome!

   :clapper:    :clapper:    

F-Manny

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: 4dogs on July 06, 2017, 08:24:00 PM

I really like that!

Title: Re: Forged to Fit...Knife Finished!
Post by: lablover on July 07, 2017, 05:31:00 PM

Very Nice