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Early work...These were my first ventures in knife-making since being at school, far too many years ago...This one got me interested: MOD Survival knife blade by John Nowill Ltd of Sheffield, originally came to me with a cord-wrap handle. Looks great, but not great for doing lots of chopping. So I decided to re-handle it, using home-grown cotton micarta. The knife itself is reminiscent of a tyre-iron with a edge ground on it...   The first one I made! 6mm old file from the local tip, annealed in the living-room fire, and entirely hand-cut. The fit on the bolster pin is a bit rough, and shows up with buffing polish stuck in the gap.   I made something of a mess of the heat-treatment on this one - with the result that the edge became quite crumbly when sharpened, as you can see from the second picture. Still, a worthwhile experience, and one to learn from - don't try to harden and temper in a coal fire... From the same piece of steel as the first one below, came this: 2" blade, full flat grind. 
and thence this:  Brass bolsters, buffalo horn scales. Liners are brass/black fibre/red fibre, mosaic pin by Rob Evans. The bolsters are the same construction as the previous knife, except that they are double-pinned - you can't see the pins this time. Another recycled file produced this half-size bushcraft-style knife for my son - UKPK shown for size comparison: 
 4mm W1, scandi zero ground, denim micarta scales, mosaic pins and lanyard tube by Rob Evans. Handle on the firesteel is buffalo horn. |
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