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My first attempt of making scales and using a knife blank
« on: December 31, 2018, 02:56:03 PM »
I hope you all don’t mind me posting a few picture of my very first attempt of a knife blank but I have no forge or any knowledge of making a blade from steel stock so I figured what about buying a cheap blank and see what comes out!
  What I did was order a few blanks and since I had some Scrap “Ziricote” that came from a guitar company near home here I  thought “What have I got to lose” so here go’s.
 This is the end result I have on my new I pad gizmo my boss gave me for work !
 

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Re: My first attempt of making scales and using a knife blank
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2018, 06:29:08 PM »
Looks good, next thing you know you will be looking for a power hammer, forging press and everytime you close your eyes you will be thinking of a new design!!!!! :bigsmyl: :goldtooth: :biglaugh:
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Re: My first attempt of making scales and using a knife blank
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2019, 08:00:03 AM »
Now my next blade is a little Green River patch knife or little chopper.
It would look nice with either a Moose or Elk antler scales but not available in my hunting grounds lol so may have to be “Ziricote” also🔪

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Re: My first attempt of making scales and using a knife blank
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2019, 07:27:08 PM »
Well now my little clever is also completed and I also used Ziricote for scales .
I am starting to like this time spent in my shop!
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Re: My first attempt of making scales and using a knife blank
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2019, 01:42:33 AM »
It's very addictive.  :biglaugh:
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