I Forged a Knife


Just got done looking at all your knife making posts. Your pictures are well done and compliment your art. It was nice to have a picture of you to put a face with the hand. Most people can not make something from nothing. We are detached from that creative spirit and the dedication to make a thought materialize as envisioned. Appreciate all the picture. Each knife builds on the past. Regards, Lee
 
Loosearrow said:
Just got done looking at all your knife making posts. Your pictures are well done and compliment your art. It was nice to have a picture of you to put a face with the hand. Most people can not make something from nothing. We are detached from that creative spirit and the dedication to make a thought materialize as envisioned. Appreciate all the picture. Each knife builds on the past. Regards, Lee
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Thank you. Never thought folks here would be curious what I look like, I'll have to keep that in mind, putting things together from scrap or other people's trash is what you learn growing up with little. Not that you need to struggle to be creative but I do enjoy it here for that fact. Creative folks making their own gear, how they use that outdoors equipment and the fellowships.

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Great looking knife. It flows well and I am sure the tapered tang takes a bit to get just right. It must be hard not to want to keep one of each. I guess pictures will do. I grew up as a child in northern New Mexico in an adobe house with no utilities. Grew up with an axe and a sodbuster knife. I had to make everything. They say a poor man learns. What a blessing to be sure. Jack of all trades and master of none. Better than a master of one. I have made the acquaintance of Red Yeti recently. What a talented and great guy he is. I think that the hours of isolation during the craft like blacksmithing puts you in a zen state of mind. The body does what it does naturally and the mind makes it happen. Playing music is similar. Martial arts the same. Beats TV. Appreciate your posts. What a great bunch of members on this forum. Looking forward for more creations. Regards, Lee
 
rwfred said:
More shaping and refined sanding with treating the leather stack with BLO. Allowing a few days to let the leather stack soak in as much BLO as it wants and cure. Then on the fine sanding and polishing of the transitions and new butt cap.


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Ta Da
Looks much better than the rubber handle she had and feels much better. Filling the hand and leaving the leather unpolished/slick for a good grip. I enjoy re-handles but even more so when there is a history to the blade.
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You have literally just made my dream knife. Excellent work sir
 
Scored a couple new to me anvils, and my granddaughter found me a new hammer

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On our way out stumbled on a hot cut head needing some love. Wanted preserve it's history so just the roughest points that could have chipped got cleaned, then oiled.
Hammered a couple blades for y'all.
Made a couple beads and knife stands from Antler to keep busy

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Forge work done, blades tempered, time for handles. Let me dig in my drawers

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Sometimes I think I made a mistake when stocking up on materials because it means I have a challenging time making a choice for each new blade.

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It always works out. Fitting all the small parts, double checking for flat, making everything flow, with a need to be confident when mixing epoxy.

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Bartoncreek said:
Hard to see. But very nice work!
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Someday I'll get gooder at the photos.
Here's a couple more angles and looks at this Copper clad cutter

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Copper clade blade is done by forge welding thin bits of Copper along the spine of the blade. One of these days I'll take time to get some photos of the simple process
 
Love how this Michael Price style knife turned out. A style that can only be done at the forge because of the handle and how it locks the guard in place. Oh and the Roosevelt Elk Antler scales from NY Shed Antlers
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Here's how I got there, forged a blade from W-2 left the tang straight and square. Fit a mild steel guard after grinding the blade to shape. Then back into the forge to taper the tang and spread the butt 🤣

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The I decide pin placement for the classic Americana look. Now she's ready for heat treatment then clean up and assemble.20260306_153830.jpg
 
A friend asked if I could help him with some heirloom steel. Asked for modern handles, I said I don't care for modern art. He asked do you have micarta, I said sure. Nothing fancy or historical, but memories for him and I busted the handles off with a hammer. Handles off I made adjustments we discussed and cleaned the blades up. His ideal was to have one side of the Russell's be a natural micarta and the other be Mexican blanket Gcarta. For the Mora he wanted the same handle, but larger with a Brass guard and Lanyard tube. The challenges for me as always is conforming to factory made or just another person's work to add new handles. I think they turned out gooder

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