Author Topic: Knife making fun with Dave Ricke (Read 2223 times)

Bigriver · « **on:** March 02, 2012, 09:54:00 PM »

Seeing as I have no work, knifemaker and good friend Dave Ricke decided to put me to work and make a few knives. Dave is a new sponsor, please check out his work.

Basically I stopped at his shop to bs & he hands me a piece of steel & says make a knife :eek: Oh oh, my new name is knifewrecker!

I`ll post some random pics of his shop & my attempts at making something that is Ricke shop worthy.

A few shop pics.

Bigriver · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2012, 10:33:00 PM »

Finishing room

Lin Rhea · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:52:00 AM »

I look forward to seeing your project.

2treks · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2012, 07:23:00 AM »

OOOO! I like the Ricke Knives I saw last year at the PBS thing in WI. He was set up in the booth next to my wife and I. Not a bad bow maker either. I will watch this one.

CTT

Bigriver · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:17:00 AM »

Heat treating oven.

Scary high speed buffing wheel.

Bigriver · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2012, 01:30:00 PM »

Some random pics of Daves knives that hang in the shop.

Bigriver · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2012, 01:42:00 PM »

More knife pics.

Bigriver · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:12:00 PM »

Down to business, I dont have a lot of the rough stage, I did most of the drudgery of cutting & grinding so no pics. Here is Dave fixing one of my blade grinding screw ups, so you know I did some work

My skinner being sanded, more drudgery. I cant screw that up, I hope.

Bigriver · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:15:00 PM »

My buffalo horn scales, added some super glue for stabilizing.

Laying things out with red liners.

Bigriver · « **Reply #9 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:20:00 PM »

Glue up and ready to grind & sand. We used stainless pins & laynyard hole.

Bigriver · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:21:00 PM »

Some blades Dave had me cut & grind for practice.

Bigriver · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:24:00 PM »

One of Dave`s knives ready for etching. The scales are a special dying process cow bone he does, the pics dont do it justice. It was sooo cool.

Bigriver · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2012, 02:27:00 PM »

Some handle pics after I shaped & did some sanding, you can start to see why I love this horn material.

Steve Nuckels · « **Reply #13 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:03:00 PM »

Wow! A great looking knife! And you have a great friend and a well equiped shop to work in too!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

oldpaths · « **Reply #14 on:** March 04, 2012, 07:07:00 AM »

Great thread!! Your knife is looking good and I think I just slobbered on my key board over his work shop!

Bigriver · « **Reply #15 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:07:00 AM »

My other blade is the one on the left after heat treating.

After the guard is soldered on. The scales I think will be the ebony in the pic. I wanted the bufalo horn again, but my piece is not big enough.

Bigriver · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:09:00 AM »

Dave showing me how to sand the guard.

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2012, 01:25:00 PM »

Brian,

You sure know how to make a guy jealous.

Bigriver · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2012, 04:53:00 PM »

A few almost done pics. We will make the sheath Monday I hope. I will take some pics if we do.

Bigriver · « **Reply #19 on:** March 04, 2012, 04:56:00 PM »

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