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Offline RyanY

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First homemade knife from a file
« on: December 25, 2013, 01:50:22 am »
Made this knife on a free weekend a few weeks ago. Made from an old nicholson file. Black locust scales. Let me know what you think!  :)


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Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2013, 03:05:11 am »
That looks very good!  Should make a good boning knife :)
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2013, 06:25:32 am »
Fine looking knife.
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Offline nlester

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2013, 08:50:30 am »
that's a nice looking knife!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2013, 10:38:10 am »
No too bad for a college student, Ryan!  ;)
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2013, 11:40:29 am »
Great job. It has an elvish quality to it. I still need to make one out of a file.  Did you use any power tools?  The bevel looks great.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2013, 12:17:38 pm »
Thanks guys!  :D

Matt, I used my belt sander to grind it to shape and grind in the bevel and used cutting bits in my dremel tool to cut it to a rough shape. T
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2013, 12:56:41 pm »
Great job looks very clean
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2013, 02:44:10 pm »
Very nice......beefy and looks sharp too.
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2013, 07:26:57 pm »
GREAT Job Ryan!! Love the looks of that handle and blade design. Got a keeper there, dpg
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Offline RidgeRunner

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2013, 08:58:20 pm »
Nice Knife Ryan.
You going to use it during your first brain surgery? ;D

David
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Offline RyanY

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2013, 10:57:57 pm »
Thanks guys! It's definitely beefy. I copied the blade design from another knife I saw online. Had nice lines and was a good size for the file I had on hand. One thing that can't be seen very well is the butt of the handle is ground down to a point as a sort of window breaker. Saw it on some other designs while looking at knives and decided to put it in there.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2013, 01:38:07 am »
Nice knife Ryan.  I like thick knives like that one.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2013, 07:57:51 am »
Nice looking knife. Should come in handy.
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: First homemade knife from a file
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2013, 08:01:40 am »
great job.
definetly a great boning knife or patch knife for that matter.
Kevin
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