A couple new knives

[RGK]

Since I can't stop making knives..........Here are two more. I used a 10 inch table saw blade again. The first is a simple hunting knife and the 2nd is a skinner.

 

I heat the blanks with my electric range and a MAP gas torch. When the steel is non magnetic, I plunge it into a 140 degree salt water bath.

 

When the blade is almost too hot to hold, I put it in a toaster oven pre-heated to 450 degrees. It stay in the toaster oven for about an hour and a half. The blade turns a nice golden color.

 

After cleaning up the blade and polishing it, I added a handle made of purple heart and hard rock maple.

 

I added some file work to the back of the blade and then used gun bluing on the whole blade. I buffed off the bluing from the bevel.

 

 

The other knife is a drop point skinner with a bloodwood handle.

 

I polished the blade to a mirror finish.

 

[RGK]

two down...........Hundreds more to go.

 

[MYSTIKBOW]

I love that hunting knife man. Excellent job as always Ron.

[Shadow Hunter]

Not trying to steal your thread but I just finished these two myself. My second and third these were made from O-1 bar stock.

 

 

I totally agree with you about hundreds more to build these were claimed before they were ever finished. One of these days I'll have to make one for myself. Now if I could just make a sheath.

Shandow Hunter

[JasonV]

Very nice.

What do you guys use to finish your handles???


I recently finished a skinner similar tot he top one (it just went out to my nephew.)

 

[Shadow Hunter]

Spray poly on the hunter and tung oil on the skinner.

[MYSTIKBOW]

Hey Ron, It looks like that purple heart kept it's color just fine.

[Budog56]

Those are sweet...      

[the Ferret]

 to all

[JEFF B]

hey you guys real nice work  

[sticshooter]

I seal mine like Tippit with CA glue.<><

[RGK]

It did improve after sitting in the sun all day. I use tung oil or lacquer to coat the handles but I want to try the CA glue.

 

Originally posted by MYSTIKBOW:
Hey Ron, It looks like that purple heart kept it's color just fine.

[sticshooter]

Ron with the Ca glue the really thin stuff works best. Just wipe it on and wipe it off.<><

[tippit]

I use CA glue almost exclusively as my finish.  Like stickshooter says...use the very thin stuff.  I just wet a folded paper towel, wipe on, and wipe off very quickly.  It drys almost immediately.  Be careful to not let it soak into paper towel or your fingers will be glued to the towel      

Then I lightly sand to 600 and buff with a muslin wheel...Doc

[Sneakypete]

RGK -- amazing! Best I've done so far is to put my own handles on manufactured blades. So my question is -- what do you (and anyone else with this experience) use to cut the blade-shape from the saw blade or other steel stock? I'm assume some specialized power tool I don't have and can't afford. No shortage of used table saw blade stock here. Can blade shapes be cut with hand tools? Thanks for any help, and your work is a pleasure to behold. Dave

[JasonV]

I'm going to have to try the C-A finish.
I'm assuming you don't use the stuff in the little tubes from walmart... where do you get it in bigger bottles?

Pete - I've just used a dremmel tool - I end up going thru at least a dozen abrasive wheels for each cut-out.
I'm going to try a grinder with a heavier wheel on the next one.

[sticshooter]

Jason The cheap stuff is what I use. Works great. I think thats what Tippit use's also? I use a air die grinder.When I cut them out at home it takes a while since I have a small compressor. But at work it goes a whole lot faster.<><

[Shadow Hunter]

I use a 4.5" angle grinder with metal cut off wheels. You can not cut tight curves but I can rough out mutiple blanks per disc. I finish the shapes with a bench grinder, belt sander and hand files. I also need to try the ca finish, looks great.

Shadow Hunter

[bentpole]

lot's of talent going on here for sure!

[RGK]

Like was mentioned. I use a dremmel tool