Knife-porn!

[Gilgamesh]

Welcome back

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[Gilgamesh]

My dad told me he want's to order a knife from me....his own design.
I'm pretty sure partly to support my endeavor.........but I out-foxed him by giving him a voucher for one of my knives for his 73rd birthday in July.....

Got his design after some nagging......after some consultation the remainder of a Nicholson halfround was chosen...



first forging

dad's design

[Gilgamesh]

2nd forging session




grinding done:

[Gilgamesh]

Heat treat done, I use an exhaust repair product as clay to get the differential heat treat, soft spine hard edge





Brass and very old Wild Olive wood for the handle





Brass soldered in place:

[Gilgamesh]

No beauty shots yet, Dad is still busy making himself a sheath.....it's a bit further along

[Gilgamesh]

Used 3 old files and made 6 knives

[Gilgamesh]

Unfortunately fishing is very seldom on the menu anymore, even less so fly fishing
I'll always be thankful for the nymphing years on the Orange river, but idle hands needed to find something else to do....

[Paul Arden]

Amazing! That looks like fun

[LauraPalmer]

Amazing!!!

[VGB]

Superb, thank you for sharing