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Offline osage outlaw

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First knife
« on: February 27, 2013, 09:53:43 pm »
This is my first attempt at making a knife.  It is made from a used bandsaw blade .035" thick.  Because it is thin, I didn't grind a bevel on it.  That is something I'm going to have to learn when I get some thicker metal.  The handle is made from a scrap of red oak I had under my work bench.  The pins are aluminum brazing wire.  I used tru-oil to finish it.  I'm not sure if that is the best choice or not but that is all I had.  I have a sheath cut out for it.  I just need to stitch it together.  I'm giving the knife to the maint. supervisor at work.  He started saving the used blades for me.

I have a question for the knife makers, what prevents the knife from cutting the stitching on the inside of the sheath?


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Offline TRACY

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Re: First knife
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2013, 10:11:00 pm »
Hey Clint, that turned out mighty nice!

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Re: First knife
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2013, 10:31:17 pm »
Nice work Clint, I watched madcrow make a sheath the other day, he put a vegggie-tan welt between the layers of rawhide to protect the stitching
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Offline seabass

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Re: First knife
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2013, 11:06:10 pm »
Clint,you sew a piece of thicker leather between your stitching on your sheath.it is called a wealt.it keeps your blade from touching the stitching.hope this helps brother.i have some thick leather if you need some.
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: First knife
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2013, 11:16:40 pm »
Oh my! I like that a lot.
Nice work outlaw!!
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: First knife
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2013, 11:36:21 pm »
Man Clint that's a beauty. I would be proud to carry a knife like that and im sure your boss will be. As others have said, a welt keeps the blade from cutting the stitching. When I sew up my sheaths, I typically glue in the welt first with contact cement , then punch through all three layers at once. This just keeps the sheath a little neater in my opinion..

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Offline Hunts with stone

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Re: First knife
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2013, 12:12:51 am »
Nice work Clint. With that thin stock you can make some sweet fillet knifes too.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: First knife
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2013, 07:08:39 am »
Nice work,way better than my first. Love the handle. :)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: First knife
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2013, 10:17:53 am »
Thanks guys, and thanks for the info on the sheath.  I never really thought about it until I started putting one together.   
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Offline cracker

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Re: First knife
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2013, 10:19:29 am »
looks pretty good to me. I'd tote it. Ron
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: First knife
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2013, 12:37:46 pm »
great job whether first or not.
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: First knife
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2013, 04:33:51 pm »
Nice work, Clint!  Be careful grinding aluminum, you could mess around and make thermite.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: First knife
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2013, 04:34:44 pm »
Very nice Clintster! With your attention to detail and monstrous patience level I believe you could do just about anything you want to do.
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Offline _Jon_

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Re: First knife
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2013, 05:56:49 pm »
Nice job on that one.  Looks great.  Like others have said, use a welt, then super glue it is what I do.  Goes quicker.  I also after the super glue dries, I use a sander to sand the edges of the sheath to smooth it out.  I then use Eco-Flo from Tandy to finish the leather. 

Strange, I log on after I finish making a sheath.   :)
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Offline Stoker

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Re: First knife
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2013, 07:06:46 pm »
Nice knife. Like the handle and the blade she'll serve you well.
Thanks leroy
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