Let's Talk Knives

Finished today and headed to its new home soon. Guess where? This commission is a gift. The recipient loved hunting elk during his stay in Oregon and the rain drop pattern is supposed to remind him of, what? Rain! I stabilized the elk scales and added some black G-10 liners

 

That looks great buddy! I like the file work on the spine. I mean, I like the whole thing but the file work looks great. Guess I could post more of what I've made.

 

Yeah, you definitely should!

 

Welllllll......ok, twist my arm.....
Some posted twice. Maybe that's because I've been tipping the bottle a little today. Lol

 

Geez Ray that is one heck of a knife! It looks amazing! I bet it feels good in the hand too, the handle is amazing. You are truly and artist with a file. You have that special touch! and Good On Ya for that!
Dang!!!!
All The Best

 

Stiletto..
The biggest problem with the stiletto is they dont lock as firmly as a standard type blade.
Just told the Wife my Birthday is coming up next month and I pointed out one of the 3K knives and She laughed at me and said...
So you dont want the Supercharger after all....

 

Ha ha ha

 

Next step is heat treat.

 

And here we are. Oil heated to 135°, just about ready.

 

That’s really nice work on the jimping!

 

Finished this one yesterday. The handle material is yew, provided by the client, that I stabilized and added the orange g-10 liners to. I’m not sure if he wants a leather sheath or kydex. Have a call in, but have not heard back yet.

 

Thank you buddy! It takes a little while but it's worth it in my opinion. I just finished tempering it. A nice straw color throughout.

 

This is only a problem when the blade hits the bone. There’s a few good spots where you can get the job done without that!

 

True...but I hate a knife with a sloppy blade.
Max i've spent on a pocket knife is a bit over $300 bucks.
And it locks up tighter than a Nuns Coochie!!!
As in Zero Slop!!!

 

That's gorgeous!! Love the file work!!

 

another Dandy!! Very nice Ray.

 

Getting ready to do some liners.

 

Here’s a picture of a stack with no syrup!

 

Squishing the stuff like it’s play dough!

 

What's your stack made up of?

 

This stack is 15N20 & 1095.
I have worked with;
1084
5160(spring steel)
52100 (ball bearing steel)
W2
M2 (drill bit steel)
Apex Ultra
Super White #1
Super Blue #1
Band saw blades
Chainsaw chain
Power trowel blades

edit, and some other steels

these days though, I’m pretty much just using 15N20 & 1084 most of the time.

 

That's certainly what I would put in the stack...

 

Yep, that's a good combination. 15N20 is good steel as is 1095. That's what I'm making my current knife out of. It's going to a buddy of mine I used to work with. I use 5160 as well. That's about the only 2 steels I use.

 

this one is from all “found” materials.
The blade is from a worn out power trowel blade combined with broken bandsaw blade pieces. The handle is black walnut from a broken gun stock.

 

I love that kind of thing! Looks great!

 

It turned into a knife! Good lookin knife Ray!

 

And the finished product.

 

I’m trying to decide whether this one gets leather or kydex

 

A knife as beautiful as that should get leather in my opinion.