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Offline Handforged

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small belt knife
« on: April 21, 2020, 08:53:21 pm »
I made a couple of these the other day. Finished a one of them this evening and thought you folks might like a picture!
Forged these from 52100 round stock.  Snake filed spine with jimping on the spine forward of the scales. Drop point with a small amount of recurve to the blade for more traction cutting strings and rope. These blades are small, only about 8" overall with a 3.5" blade. These are going to a couple of working cowboys. Blade is acid etched for a darker color with a burl/flame maple/copper epoxy resin scales. Nickel silver pins and a drop tail with a lanyard hole. I'll make a smaller crossdraw sheath for these that will be comfortable when in the saddle.
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Offline mullet

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2020, 01:37:44 pm »
That's a pretty one. How about a better picture of the scales? They look really interesting.
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Offline Handforged

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2020, 02:15:20 pm »
Taking some better pictures now. As soon as the wife processes them.  The scales are made by bonding various types of burl wood chunks in an epoxy resin that has been treated with a color additive. Pretty neat stuff.
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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2020, 11:54:52 pm »
Quote from: mullet on April 22, 2020, 01:37:44 pm
That's a pretty one. How about a better picture of the scales? They look really interesting.
Here's a better quality picture for you.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2020, 12:06:51 am »
Very nice!  I like the scales, neat way to use small pieces of left over wood!
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2020, 04:45:43 am »
I like it alot
would love to see the sheath too
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2020, 07:16:42 am »
Now there is a knife, scales are pretty but that shape and design say  every day working knife, drop points are my favorites. Bob
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2020, 09:19:20 am »
That is beautiful.  Nice work!
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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2020, 10:49:45 am »
Yup, that's a nice one :OK
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Offline Handforged

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2020, 10:50:11 am »
thanks guys. On the small knives it's the details that make them. I try to put a lot of little features in every knife but the smaller knives are where it really shows to me.  It just takes good pictures to illustrate.
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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2020, 12:40:29 pm »
Quote from: GlisGlis on April 23, 2020, 04:45:43 am
I like it alot
would love to see the sheath too

waiting on some beaver tail to come in before I can start on it. I liked this one so much I made one for myself! I only had a few pieces of this scale material. Might have enough to do one or two more knives with it.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2020, 01:33:57 pm »
Good looking knife
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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2020, 01:57:21 pm »
That has to be as close as you can come to a perfect working knife and pretty, too,
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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2020, 02:59:23 pm »
Very nice. I need to hang out here more.  Been looking in from time to time without having time to comment. I enjoy looking at your work Brian
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Offline Will B

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Re: small belt knife
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2020, 01:12:29 pm »
That’s a beautiful knife!  Love the scales
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