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Lawren Wimberly Established Member
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| Subject: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 10:43 am | |
| I thought I'd start a thread Here to show off a bit and learn the ins and outs of posting pics BEFORE I have to do a thread for the build off. Please bear with me, I'm learning. Funky ULU I made for wifey " /> a smoking hawk (pipe) " /> 'nuther ULU Me makin the pipe hawk I'll post more if y'all wanna see 'um | |
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TheBeal Veteran Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 10:50 am | |
| Did you use solid copper there? Or is it just a copper cap? Im contemplating using a hunk of copper for a knife Im going to put a handle on. I think it would look pretty neat... - Cool guy wrote:
- I'll post more if y'all wanna see 'um
I sure would, thats cool stuff. | |
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 10:54 am | |
| Looks awesome! Got a forge? because your shop looks like one that has a forge lol | |
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Lawren Wimberly Established Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 11:50 am | |
| I have several home built forges and a trashcan furnace for casting. I have done a LOT of tutorials to teach folks how to build a backyard foundry and forge from junk | |
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Lawren Wimberly Established Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 11:55 am | |
| I participated in a "Knifemakers support the Boyscouts" deal where a bunch of us knifemakers made Nessmuk type knives for a boy scout troop in Ohio. These are the two I made for them the traditional one (replica) and my version | |
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T-Dub13 Established Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 12:15 pm | |
| Wow, that's some nice work! I've seen good and seen some pretty ugly blacksmithing and you've got a good style going on. The laminated handles are cool too. Ever think of making handles out of deer antlers? | |
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Lawren Wimberly Established Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 12:32 pm | |
| bone handle Elk antler deer antler with a 45 cal bullet starter on the pommel and a big ass kitchen knife | |
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camomanusa Member
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slim67 Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 2:46 pm | |
| Nice work! Blacksmithing is a lost art but its cool to still see someone doing it, especially if the SHTF. Everyone should carry a knife of some type or another IMO. What knife would you recommend as a all purpose side carry? Im talking like a bowie or what a soldier would have. | |
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Lawren Wimberly Established Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 4:00 pm | |
| The best knife you own, is the one you have on you when you need it That said, I prefer a 5 to 6 inch moderately thick (1/8 to 3/32) single edge with a straight edge and a curve. Bowie point comes in handy, but a drop point is stronger. A knife like that isn't great for every task, but it will accomplish most tasks. I kinda like simple straight back knives like this one I did for a mountain man | |
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slim67 Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Mon 30 Dec 2013, 4:44 pm | |
| your right about that. I carry a Leatherman multi tool and have been for years but I do want a knife for survival use. | |
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Thunderdivine Veteran Member
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TheBeal Veteran Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Thu 02 Jan 2014, 9:40 pm | |
| Heres my shameful works-in-progress lol Yeah, I got aways to go yet lol | |
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richie thomas Veteran Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Thu 02 Jan 2014, 9:53 pm | |
| - TheBeal wrote:
- Heres my shameful works-in-progress lol
Yeah, I got aways to go yet lol youve got a good design on both of them started tho | |
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Lawren Wimberly Established Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Thu 02 Jan 2014, 11:01 pm | |
| Nuthin shameful about it... they look like great little knives | |
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TheBeal Veteran Member
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| Subject: Re: Some of my Knives Sun 05 Jan 2014, 10:14 am | |
| Sad part is... Im not quite sure where they are at this point.
Im planning to build a simple brake drum forge at some point... though, that one you posted about lawren, was it yours? Made from an air tank? Would you mind posting that again? Thats a possibility too.
What are some other simple designs? | |
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