fatchap Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Back in October 2017 I decided I was going to build a quick hunting knife I had seen a nice knife on You tube called ""symphony in red" and I wanted to have a go myself, I didn't like the handle but the blade was nice. I could have cut it out of some flat stock I have but I had seen a blank on HH that would fit the bill, I ordered said blank which as usual with HH arrived promptly, sadly it also snapped promptly as soon as I put it in the vice!! So looks like I was going to build it from scratch after all. I used the broken blank as a template and made a start, I ordered some acrylic scales from English handmade knives which didn't look like the picture on the site, I almost sent them back, glad I didn't as the end result isn't too shabby. 15 weeks it took to make this as pretty much everything that could go wrong, DID!! Getting the top bevel to behave took 5 attempts thus 5 new blanks to cut only had enough steel for two so had to buy more, blah blah took ages to make. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 15 weeks and it still looks ****. Only kidding ? looks a solid robust knife ?? I like the flows of the blade. I think I would of given up after all that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Looks good buddy I like the scales they pop well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Now that is different! Nice grind on the blade. Like the double bolster effect as well but can't say I would go for the handle material. Make another and I'll see if I can find enough bog oak for you. Very nice fettling job all round and I can see where the time went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Thanks it was a labour of love making it. I would like to achieve a solid mirror polish on the blade but cant get it past the "milky" look. I have used vornex, smurf poo even autosol but it just wont polish up. I have mirror polished loads of blades made with stainless and 01 tool steel, this is the only one thats putting up a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Brilliant, lot of work gone into that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Seeing the brilliant stuff which you knife makers turn out, I am tempted to have a go. Couple of basic questions for me - easy for you. What do you use for knife blanks? How do you make the Bolster? How are the brass rivets done? Are they glued or hammered over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 22 hours ago, Gordon R said: Seeing the brilliant stuff which you knife makers turn out, I am tempted to have a go. Couple of basic questions for me - easy for you. What do you use for knife blanks? How do you make the Bolster? How are the brass rivets done? Are they glued or hammered over? You can get flat ground 01 tool steel on the bay in various sizes which is what I mainly use, you can also use circular saw blades but you have to be careful with the heat treat as they can easily warp. The bolster depends on the tang, either full tang or hidden, hidden is easier to make the bolster for. And the brass pins are glued with epoxy and left proud on one side then you hit the proud end with a ball pein hammer which distorts the pin inside creating a mechanical and a chemical fixing at the same time. A bit sketchy I know but there are exellent tutorials on you tube which will show you more in depth, Search for Diresta, or greenbeetle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks. I think I need to research this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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