Haha I'd have to NOT take drugs to be as productive as youseguyz!Matti, you have nailed that to a tee! I can't change my M.O. and I know that it has hurt me in vote getting down through the years in the BO's. But, I'd have to take drugs to inhibit myself on projects. So, not likely to happen.
At least I provide entertainment for those watchers in the early going!![]()
Sometimes in art, the restrictions and the things that didn't go to plan lead to a better piece.The original goal was to make a double edge boot knife. One side ended up not looking right.
So kind of got a little bowie swoop.
& single edge.
Say what?Yesterday I found a site where someone is selling organic deer poop. I read the rave reviews and apparently pet hermit crabs love the stuff. Too pricey for me.
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Just got home from visiting the Tandy Leather Co. shop in Tempe, AZ. It's kind of like a warehouse with an outlet store built in to it. Smelled great, all that leather. Found a sheath kit that I can sew up and also picked up a couple of stamps and a wooden mallet. The stamps are an oak leaf, I know not very desert like but will also be used in the BACK40 where oaks and other trees prevail; and another that will be used to trim the edge of the sheath.
Reminds me of the Old Timer Sharpfinger, which has been on my knife list since forever.
I say don't touch that one. Except maybe a new edge and a clean.Found this old dog in the garage when I moved into my place a few years back. I could redo it, the stacked leather handle is rock hard, and the blade is pretty rough, but I kinda like the look. I keep it in a cardboard and tape sheath, but green tape, because I'm classy.
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Ian, you can find similar bolts at your local hardware store, and in smaller diameters that might be a better fit for a knife handle. And that is a COOL idea!you know the screws that hold together chain rings on two or three cog cranks? I'd like to bolt my knife together with those. I'd like that they are a bike part, and seeing through the bolts would be cool. Thoughts? Are hollow bolts like that made for anything else?
Neither. The pommel has a silver pin through it to hold it in place, visible in the photo. I assume that because there's enough tang for a fairly large pin, it's decent sized.If you look at the bottom of the pommel you should see a peened tang poking through. That'll tell you how thick it is under the leather.
If the pommel is threaded on instead of peened, that could be a bad sign. Might mean that the tang is a rod welded on just below the blade.
I've seen similar setups used on knives before, maybe if you look up knife making supplies online.you know the screws that hold together chain rings on two or three cog cranks? I'd like to bolt my knife together with those. I'd like that they are a bike part, and seeing through the bolts would be cool. Thoughts? Are hollow bolts like that made for anything else?
I see it now. I took the pin to be just a reflection at first glance.Neither. The pommel has a silver pin through it to hold it in place, visible in the photo. I assume that because there's enough tang for a fairly large pin, it's decent sized.
Perhaps I'll rub some oil on the steel, give it a little shine... As for the edge, I put that dirty grind on there myself.![]()
Looks good. It's easier to work leather on a granite slab, but obviously not necessary.Goodwill Hunting Knife
Opened up the Tandy Leather Co. sheath kit this morning and got a start on it. First thing I did was a 'dry fit' of my blade in the sheath. A little tight, so I did what I'd been thinking of doing anyway, and took the sharp corner off the back end of the blade. Has better flow now, and less of a 'cleaver' kind of look.
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I used some virgin olive oil to darken or 'patina' the veg-tanned leather. Then grabbed the stamps I had purchased at Tandy and the wooden mallet, and embossed some design onto the sheath.
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You can see the original color on the right, which will be the inside of the sheath, and then what happened after I applied about 3 coats of oil to the leather on the left.
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I found that I needed about a dozen strikes with the mallet to get an impression on the leather that was deep enough to be seen. In the photo above, I had only hit it about 6 or 7 times. Here are the pieces drying in the sun. The oiled leather lightens as it dries, so I will likely add more this afternoon.
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