la bala Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Page 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 It's coming good. How about tarting it up a bit with some file work on the spine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Glad the material is starting to work nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 just need to make another 6 of them.....tie you mrs to a wagon wheel...spin it.....put on a blindfold and some glittery spansex overals...throw the knives at her ....jobs a gooden pay good money to see you in spandex... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 just need to make another 6 of them.....tie you mrs to a wagon wheel...spin it.....put on a blindfold and some glittery spansex overals...throw the knives at her ....jobs a gooden pay good money to see you in spandex... I beleive help is available but possibly not via the NHS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I beleive help is available but possibly not via the NHS! for me or him ................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 for me or him ................. Definitely YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Definitely YOU! i need all the help i can get..................its that bloody VIKING thats the cause of it all..................can i get a 2 for 1 deal...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 A 2 for 1 deal and no hammers allowed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) A 2 for 1 deal and no hammers allowed! quite right he is a bit rough sometimes.......................BALA will tell us off for hyjacking his thread.............he's proberly throwing knives at his mrs....to earn some money to buy a new front diff... i dont use "predicktive " text......i have my brain... Edited September 19, 2017 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 ditchman what have i told you about not taking your pills in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 We've ALL told him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 i have plenty of this years weed..grew enough for the combine harvester to get stuck in....enough to go around........... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Got a bit more grinding done, now waiting for some fine grit belts for final push. brass for hilt guard should be here tommorrow, have made the template so ready to crack on. Have been to see me old stick maker mate today and told him i am making him a knife, well why not he has given me enough sticks . He has a shelf full of handle material, antler, buffalo horn, bog oak, bog yew. I quite fancy the blackness of the bog oak, but at the end of the day, its his knife so its his choice. I almost forgot to say, I will attach the hilt guard with silver solder. Edited September 22, 2017 by la bala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 jesus christ.... you must be king bloody arther.....that has got to be excaliber.......................do you kneel before it when you go into battle.... bit ova the top for skinnin rabbits boy .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 ditchman as Crocodile Dundee said, Call that a knife . It aint that big really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) I've used bog oak a few times and found it not easy. Very often when working to shape you think you have a nice finish and a hidden crack opens up but I suppose there is certain character in that. In addition the dust from sanding etc is not what you need to breath in. If you have not used it before then wear some protection. It would look good on that knife for sure. I may still have some bits around in the workshop that you are welcome to if I can find them. This was recovered from a field east of Doncaster, brought up by the plough. The owner of the land told me when he first ploughed that field he fetched up a huge amount which he piled up and burnt. Apparently it to best part of a week to burn out. The plough is still bringing it up. Edited September 22, 2017 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 I've used bog oak a few times and found it not easy. Very often when working to shape you think you have a nice finish and a hidden crack opens up but I suppose there is certain character in that. In addition the dust from sanding etc is not what you need to breath in. If you have not used it before then wear some protection. It would look good on that knife for sure. I may still have some bits around in the workshop that you are welcome to if I can find them. This was recovered from a field east of Doncaster, brought up by the plough. The owner of the land told me when he first ploughed that field he fetched up a huge amount which he piled up and burnt. Apparently it to best part of a week to burn out. The plough is still bringing it up. No worries there bud, my old stickmaker mate has worked with bog oak for around 40 years, i have a pheasant head on a stick you can see your face in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Yes, it does polish up well just that little bit longer needed to get it there. I did one knife handle which had some cracks which could not be avoided but not structural. I cleaned the insides of the cracks with nail varnish remover as bog oak has an oily surface. I then mixed up some J&B Weld and mixed in some brass powder from beneath my grinder. Filled the cracks with this and then after it set sanded it down. The brass then shone through the J&B creating quite a pleasant effect. I have used brass tube for handle pins since and then filled the tubes with this mix ...different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Yes, it does polish up well just that little bit longer needed to get it there. I did one knife handle which had some cracks which could not be avoided but not structural. I cleaned the insides of the cracks with nail varnish remover as bog oak has an oily surface. I then mixed up some J&B Weld and mixed in some brass powder from beneath my grinder. Filled the cracks with this and then after it set sanded it down. The brass then shone through the J&B creating quite a pleasant effect. I have used brass tube for handle pins since and then filled the tubes with this mix ...different. Yes great idea Walker, I have seen me old mate use sander dust to great effect. You stick boys do some brilliant work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Brass for hilt guard came today, other than a bit of finishing and a polish it should be good to go. Got me fine belts so back to the grind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Looking really good buddy it's got a real old style to it , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 Started a bit of bevel edge grinding today, dont know too much about this grinding malarky but will soldier on. I do know this, if you grind too much off one side you cant put it back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 Do like the retro look to it.............................................i must have a go at making a knife............ hhmmmm.....got me thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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