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Offline 4est trekker

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Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« on: October 17, 2015, 10:26:00 PM »
Howdy, all.  Here's a little bird and trout in a brute de forge style I forged from 3/8" W2 round stock.  I forged completely to shape but had to touch up the edge radius and tang butt on the belt grinder.  It's 6" in overall length, has a 2.5" blade, is 1/8" thick at the ricasso,  and has a distal taper toward the tip and tang.  I hand-sanded to 150 and followed it up with a Scotch-Brite pad.  It's fitted with recessed Asian water buffalo horn scales affixed with piened brass pins and flared copper tubes.  I added a hand-turned osage button to the the lanyard to function similar to the ring on a ringed bird and trout.  I've got a lot of errant hammer blows on this one but it was a lot of fun to make.  I learned on a lot on this little knife, but mostly what not to do!    

 

 

 
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Offline indianalongbowshooter

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2015, 11:04:00 PM »
pretty cool looking.
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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2015, 07:49:00 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2015, 09:41:00 PM »
Now that's pretty cool! Very well done sir!
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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2015, 10:39:00 PM »
Very nice.  I like the way you applied the scales.

Chris
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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2015, 02:02:00 AM »
OH, man. That looks really good. I really like the different components and how you got them all working together. Thanks for posting it.

Jeremy
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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2015, 10:15:00 AM »
I really like the way you finished that knife.  It's rustic appearance gives it a lot personality.  Well done!
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2015, 10:48:00 PM »
I have never seen another knife or sheath like it!  That to me  is is a wonderful thing.  It has been said there is nothing new in knife making!

Your design was "out of the Box" and I appreciate that!  Very nice!

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2015, 01:26:00 AM »
I like it Curt! You build cool stuff! I would gut my brook trout with that  :)
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Offline 4est trekker

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2015, 06:01:00 PM »
I wasn't really happy with the previous sheath.  It just seemed rather big and oversized for such a compact knife and I just didn't like the way it carried.  I had a little free time last night and came up with this instead.  

 

 

 

 
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2015, 07:06:00 PM »
Very nice work. The sheath looks like it will be very secure.
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2015, 09:38:00 PM »
Nice!  A lot of thought and work went into that sheath!

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Offline KSCATTRAPR

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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2015, 04:44:00 PM »
If you can make a sheath like that in "a little free time", I can't imagine what you could make if you had a whole lot of free time to work on something! Very nice, it compliments the knife very well.
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Re: Bird and Trout in W2 - New Sheath Added
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2015, 07:02:00 PM »
Thanks for sharing. Great work!

Todd
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