I handmade one for my son's Christmas

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I handmade one for my son's Christmas

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I'm getting better but I'm still not there. This is my best one so far. I guess it is acceptable....
I cut up a masonry saw blade for the blade and spring. The scales are a piece of curly maple that came from the dump. I took a knife apart that was in sad shape and used it for a pattern to make my parts. Funny how proportions work out a LOT better when you have a GOOD PATTERN to go by.....LOL.

Here she is.... Be gentle....
(Not the Old Timer.... the coke bottle below it....LOL)
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The wood on the handles is a sweet piece of curly maple that was a REJECT(?) from the Peavy guitar factory that used to be here in Meridian. I mean the grain MOVES when you turn it. Beautiful wood for sure.

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That's impressive!! You might as well start takin' orders. ::tu::
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I like it…nice Christmas present.
The curly maple covers are gorgeous.
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That's real nice Mike. I'd say you have some skills. ::nod::

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Thanks everyone! I am learning.....
I may never get to where I am satisfied with my end product but I enjoy trying!

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Mike that is a great looking knife. That maple handle is super. I bet that boy will be proud and it will grow in appreciation as the years progress. Excellent job. A very special Christmas present indeed. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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doglegg wrote:Mike that is a great looking knife. That maple handle is super. I bet that boy will be proud and it will grow in appreciation as the years progress. Excellent job. A very special Christmas present indeed. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks so much.....
He has been watching my previous attempts and commented how he wanted one, so.... Yes, I do hope he enjoys it.
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Mike,

Very,very nice. The best Christmas presents are the ones that are handcrafted. We
hung a few ornaments on our tree this year that were made for us by adults and
by our grandchildren.

Hope I get a handmade knife this year!

Bob

p.s bought this knife at resale shop
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Thanks Bob....

Man, that is a SWEET Christmas tree ornament!!

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Very nice on the blade, too!!!!
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Thanks Doc... I've been studying blade styles. Some of the way it turned out was sort of a "happy mistake" as Bob Ross would say...... I am pleased I guess.

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treefarmer wrote:That's impressive!! You might as well start takin' orders. ::tu::
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What he said. ::tu::
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philco wrote:
treefarmer wrote:That's impressive!! You might as well start takin' orders. ::tu::
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What he said. ::tu::
LOL.... well, maybe later. I aint quite ready to have my handmades out there amongst good knife folks yet.
Y'all know a good one from a bad one....

Maybe later....
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Meridian_Mike wrote:I'm getting better but I'm still not there. This is my best one so far. I guess it is acceptable....
I cut up a masonry saw blade for the blade and spring. The scales are a piece of curly maple that came from the dump. I took a knife apart that was in sad shape and used it for a pattern to make my parts. Funny how proportions work out a LOT better when you have a GOOD PATTERN to go by.....LOL.

Here she is.... Be gentle....
(Not the Old Timer.... the coke bottle below it....LOL)

IMG_E3623.JPG
IMG_E3625.JPG
IMG_E3627.JPG

The wood on the handles is a sweet piece of curly maple that was a REJECT(?) from the Peavy guitar factory that used to be here in Meridian. I mean the grain MOVES when you turn it. Beautiful wood for sure.

Mike
....mike, do you live in meridian, miss.??????............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...............
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carrmillus wrote: ....mike, do you live in meridian, miss.??????............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...............
Yep, that's me....

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Great job Mike. Love the pattern and handle material. That should make for some Christmas smiles.
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Mike, that’s plumb slick right there! If I might ask, did you use power tools to shake the blade or did you use the jig and file method? Do you do your own heat treating?

Impressive! Where do we submit orders?
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Well, I have always subscribed to the "power tools help you make mistakes QUICKER" theory.... Yes, I did use power tools.
I have a 1" wide belt sander that eats up belts rather quickly. I have one of the jigs everyone seems to be using that is a piece of steel angle. I clamp my blade to the side of the angle and sand away everything that doesn't look like a blade.
I also have a filing jig that I use sometimes.
Yes, I have been practicing up on my heat treating too. I use the "magnet method" of heat treating. If you have a magnet close by, you heat the metal until it turns "non-magnetic" and then quench it in burned motor oil.
I don't have a dedicated oven..... yet..... BUT I learned that if I have a good fire in my ole wood stove, I can get the metal up to temp in it.
There is several youtube videos out there that seem to have proven heat treating methods.


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That sensation where the color or grain changes with the angle of the light hitting it is called "chatoyance". Birds eye maple, fiddleback maple, and many other woods have that characteristic. Your knife looks great!! Great Christmas gift!!
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Thanks OC...

Mike
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My Compliments Mike ::tu:: On time Well spent :D K.C.
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Looks good to me. Like that curly maple , that's the type I like flintlock muzzleloaders , makes me go ::super_happy::
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Can I get on your Christmas list too!

That's a nice looking knife, and no doubt your son will think so as well!
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KleenCut61 wrote:My Compliments Mike ::tu:: On time Well spent :D K.C.
Thanks KC....!!
::tu::
Delmar Morgan wrote:Looks good to me. Like that curly maple , that's the type I like flintlock muzzleloaders , makes me go ::super_happy::
Man yeah.... I have a couple I have built. I got a stock from Jim Chambers many years ago. That stock has some KILLER flame.
Check out the butt stock.....
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58 cal. flintlock.
FUN...
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The one on top...
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glennbad wrote:Can I get on your Christmas list too!

That's a nice looking knife, and no doubt your son will think so as well!
Why sure you can...
Which year?
::super_happy::
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