knife

Dev's Breadknife

matt m myers — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:48:46 -0500

A large knife for cutting large balls of bread dough into sections.

WIP: Conestoga Bowie

Radharc — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:32:14 -0500

Well, this is an interesting one.Some of the guys at Primal Fires are into wagon wheel rims, because they're usually wrought iron, for making guards and pommels for knives. A guy sent me some wagon axle, telling me that it was a simple, high carbon steel. This started giving me an idea. I have a couple old wagon wheels in my yard that are falling apart, and it made me curious. What if I made a Bowie knife entirely out of old wagon parts? Call it a Conestoga Bowie, after the Conestoga wagons. The gears in my head started turning. So, first thing was to cut into one of the rims I have. Tried bending and tearing it. It's pretty tough, and finer grained than I'd imagined:

Cast Aluminum Dagger

Donna Lost and Foundry — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:40:43 -0500

This knife was cast in one piece out of aluminum. The pattern was carved from wood. The mold was made with greensand. We have made swords up to 4ft long.
Here is the sand casting process of another item I was casting. http://www.foundry101.com/new_page_7.htm

While I'm Waiting

Woodford — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:19:58 -0600

Well, I've been in California for two weeks now, and my workshop is ready to go-- all except the forge... On Christmas day I ordered a new forge from NC Tool Co. Call it a Present to myself. My first forge was homemade from diamond plate and a circular plough blade for a bottom and cover with a horseshoe welded at top for a handle (picture a rustic Weber BBQ Grill). While it got the job done, it was still notably inefficient and I couldn't quite get the working temperatures I desired. Maybe it was by design that I simply couldn't fit the forge into the moving trailer from Texas to California, and it had to be left behind...

The "Big Bear" Hunter

Woodford — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:14:16 -0600

I made this knife for my brother and delivered it on Christmas day! It's made from a "Black Master" horseshoe rasp my Farrier friend threw my way (note the vertical file lines running the length of the blade). The handle is American Oak with brass pins. It's the first full tang, wooden handle I've attempted and it still requires a sealent.

"Wild Weasel" Tanto

Woodford — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:13:51 -0600

Blade Tempered, Anealed and Blued
Aprox. 4 in. Blade, 8 in. Overall
Complete with Japanese style handle wrap, blued steel and #002 to signify as the second knife to come out of the forge. It was made special for an F-16 "Wild Weasel" Pilot, hence the name.

California Forging

Woodford — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:20:39 -0600

Hello everybody, I've been looking around here for a couple hours now and I'm pretty happy to find a site that brings so many talented metalsmiths together! I've just finished my service enlistment and have been forging my own knives and nick-nacks for about a year now. I would really like to work for a professional forge if there is work/help needed in the southern California area. Maybe you, or someone you know is in a situation to take on a hard worker and motivated learner? Thanks for reading, Happy New Year!

Getting the hang of the etching. This is the latest, the Frontier Steak Knife.

Radharc — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:05:07 -0500

1095, hardened to HRC 60. Curly Eastern Maple scales, Nickel silver pins. 4-3/8" blade, 8-1/2" OAL.

Some progress pics. Blade ground:

For Gimperfi. Some fun with steel, a hamon, and heat treating

Radharc — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:16:31 -0500

Hey Gimperfi,

I mentioned some of the fun you can have with differential hardening, so thought I'd share some pics. This started out as a dull old Nicholson file. I annealed it, then ground it, packed the spine with Satanite refractory clay, and hardened it, creating a differential temper (soft at the spine, super hard at the edge), as well as a hamon, the traditional Japanese visible hardening line. Thought maybe the pics would inspire you to upgrade your rig and get into heat treating. The clay coating:

WIP: Tactical Sgian Dubh

Radharc — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:00:40 -0500

Ok, so I accepted a commission. Navy guy wants a high performance, rugged,
'tactical' Sgian Dubh, easily concealed, for close quarters defense. I think
he thinks he's a SEAL. Heck, maybe he is. Anyways, I ground, drilled,
hardened, and polished the blade, start to finish yesterday, 5 hours. 440C.
Going to have brass bolsters and antler scales. Couple pics...

Michael