Now what are you making?

[Matt]

Thought I'd kick off a thread as to what people are fabricating; and possibly receiving the frowny, what the hell are you making now look:p

Spoon number three and fork number one, from the same section of wood.

[Roadkillphil]

They're wicked! A matching pair :D

I get a similar look, but it's the 'what are you starting to make and will probably finish next year after you've been distracted by other projects' look :D

What wood is it btw?

[Matt]

Tis ash mate, I've never been a great whittler but like lots of things, once you av a dabble you get right into it:) Got given a crook knife and suddenly our living room is covered in shavings every night:p

Oag, Matt.

[klause]

With it being Mother's Day and the misses having control of the tv all day i decided to make some lanyards(ish)....

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa425/klausey/055.jpghttp://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa425/klausey/050.jpg

First time ive tried them (you tube)...hope they're OK ! Not quite a spoon but youve got to start somewhere !

[JonnyP]

Been making plates and bowls and so many spoons, I am getting moaned at now lol.. I have started a wooden mug and a shrink pot..

[klause]

Got any pics of your wooden mug being made please Johnny ?

[Martin]

Nice cutlery Matt. Nice string things Iain. ;)

Martin

[klause]

Nice string things Iain. ;)

Martin

hahaha, thanks Martin i'm quite chuffed with them string things lol!

PS- my pics are a bit overbearing, cant do those little ones !

[Roadkillphil]

Finished shaving my paddle tonight.......

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5589752001_5f1723a7d4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7904270@N07/5589752001/)
Errrrr, sanding then oiled then done! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7904270@N07/5589752001/) by roadkillphil (http://www.flickr.com/people/7904270@N07/), on Flickr

:D Didnt get a frown, got the raised eyebrows from Em as she turned away from the computer, seen the mess, shook her head, posted on FB about the mess, then went off to bed pointing at the hoover :D

[GwersyllaCnau]

Nice paddle but there is no way I would have dared do it in the living room!

Also nice carpet... I had exactly the same one in my last house. lol

[Matt]

Finished shaving my paddle tonight.......

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5589752001_5f1723a7d4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7904270@N07/5589752001/)
Errrrr, sanding then oiled then done! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7904270@N07/5589752001/) by roadkillphil (http://www.flickr.com/people/7904270@N07/), on Flickr

:D Didnt get a frown, got the raised eyebrows from Em as she turned away from the computer, seen the mess, shook her head, posted on FB about the mess, then went off to bed pointing at the hoover :D

Awesome paddle mate, was that ash too?

You could start your own thread bud, "Does your living room this?" or "Show us your shavings":p

@ Klause, liking the stringy things too:)


Atb, Matt.

[Roadkillphil]

Awesome paddle mate, was that ash too?

Atb, Matt.

Yep, ash it is. Its a bit wonky, but so was the log, I got the best shape I could out of it. Next time, I'm gonna select a straighter piece if this one dont work too well.... but I reckon it'll be all right

Cheers
phil

[bigzee]

Leave the shavings there mate - they'll draw the damp air away from your tools. And soak up spilt cider!

[GwersyllaCnau]

Yep, ash it is. Its a bit wonky, but so was the log, I got the best shape I could out of it. Next time, I'm gonna select a straighter piece if this one dont work too well.... but I reckon it'll be all right

Cheers
phil

It's not a bit wonky. It's specially designed like that with a crank shaft to reduce the strain on the user.....At least thats what I would say LOL

[Roadkillphil]

Leave the shavings there mate - they'll draw the damp air away from your tools. And soak up spilt cider!

:D


It's not a bit wonky. It's specially designed like that with a crank shaft to reduce the strain on the user.....At least thats what I would say LOL
Never thought of it like that :D Maybe better for drunken midnight paddlin :D

[klause]

@ Klause, liking the stringy things too

Thanks Matt lol.

[Sleepy]

Ive got a knife on the go, I'll post pic's when I'm done but, though I've done a few before, I must admit I'm pretty excited about this one! Fingers crossed it all goes to plan!

[RobbC]

I went up the woods a couple of days ago, ended up staying for over 5 hours. I spent most of the time carving a spoon from a piece of curved birch. Its been worked abit since these photos, and im now waiting for it drying so i can sand it and oil it.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207185_213999081946493_100000092093557_913968_6120 89_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206697_213999161946485_100000092093557_913971_4420 081_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206461_213999005279834_100000092093557_913966_2613 961_n.jpg
Now this is the first ive done any carving in over a year, so be kind:D. Il post some more pics when its done.

Robb

[luresalive]

Thats a crackin paddle, very well done!!

[Roadkillphil]

Thats a crackin paddle, very well done!!

Thankyou kindly, there's a better pic of the all but finished product here

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?804-First-attempt-at-a-Coracle/page7

ATB

Phil

[Roadkillphil]

I went up the woods a couple of days ago, ended up staying for over 5 hours. I spent most of the time carving a spoon from a piece of curved birch. Its been worked abit since these photos, and im now waiting for it drying so i can sand it and oil it.
Now this is the first ive done any carving in over a year, so be kind:D. Il post some more pics when its done.

Robb

Hey there Robb, what tools are ye using?

Phil

[paul standley]

I'm finishing a Bow Drill, [ my first one] I started it at the weekend when I was away but didn't get a chance to finish bedding in the spindle and hearth so I'll try and finish it during the week.

1083

1082

[Ashley Cawley]

Brilliant stuff guys, thanks for sharing!

Matt your spoon & fork is beautiful mate, was lovely to see them in person on the weekend. I don't know what's more of an achievement; the wooden cutlery or you attaching images on the forum! ;)

Well done all,

[RobbC]

Hey there Robb, what tools are ye using?
Hey Phil, im using pretty basic tools tbh, just ma GB SFA, Mora clipper and Mora 164 crook knife.

Robb

[RobbC]

Almost forgot to post a couple of pics of my finished spoon.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208761_214484925231242_100000092093557_917767_1653 556_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208067_214484118564656_100000092093557_917766_4233 044_n.jpg

Robb

[Ashley Cawley]

Some spoons I've made recently...



A Tea spoon not yet oiled...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVNF1jV6I/AAAAAAABL0I/_pmovw8hw_g/s640/IMG_5866.JPG

A hook on the back - for no good reason!...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVU9ZgTcI/AAAAAAABLp0/1SOYo73oaLM/s640/IMG_5871.JPG

My Stew Spork - Which actually got used for quite a few stews before I bothered to sand & finish it :)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVZH0iTrI/AAAAAAABLqQ/X--zhD1S8ak/s640/IMG_5874.JPG

It's had 1 lick of Olive oil so far, here's the back...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVbP6XdoI/AAAAAAABLqY/UIWEvD2RlUU/s640/IMG_5875.JPG

Forky
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVeN94RPI/AAAAAAABLqo/ADTKUzCm1UQ/s640/IMG_5877.JPG

My favourite little Tea Spoon of the month...
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVgdZD2JI/AAAAAAABLqw/xdKLhs1Gdks/s640/IMG_5878.JPG

It has dead-weathered wood on one side and live on the other!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVia4fR_I/AAAAAAABLq4/t_TkB7ZVUQI/s640/IMG_5879.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVlRDWZHI/AAAAAAABLrI/S16anghifW4/s640/IMG_5881.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVnPvIREI/AAAAAAABLrU/lB-DMfNYV8A/s640/IMG_5882.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVonPMGrI/AAAAAAABLrc/GWL2_1Q4JOM/s640/IMG_5883.JPG

A bit of a test, I'll be staining the end...
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVsWcbAOI/AAAAAAABLrs/0gJ4kix6vVM/s640/IMG_5885.JPG

Work in progress, still in the rough...
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVw7SfpVI/AAAAAAABLsA/icFqeHayHOE/s640/IMG_5887.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_dzoenG8Svds/TaSVzLxua2I/AAAAAAABLsI/0I2LsKbtqSc/s640/IMG_5888.JPG

[RobbC]

You had to go and make my work look like **** didnt you. Lol

Robb

[Ashley Cawley]

You had to go and make my work look like **** didnt you. Lol. Robb
Hey! Yours looks great too mate - I like the knot in yours and the shape, all character.

I recon Matt is gona become a master whittler, he's picked it up a lot quicker than I did!

[Roadkillphil]

Hey Phil, im using pretty basic tools tbh

me too, best way :D

[Martin]

Not as good as a Dremmel though. ;)

Martin

[RobbC]

Not as good as a Dremmel though.
Thats not very 'bushcrafty' though:p.

Robb

[CanadianMike]

Haven't anything on the go currently, but did finish this knife last week for my step-dad:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/205507_10150156807864207_510619206_6418548_4281143 _n.jpg

Next up........ need more practice with my new little forge, wanting to pound a blade out and see what I can do with that type of knife making (not easy), also rolling another knife or two around in my head using thicker O-1 steel than I have been.

[dave budd]

well, I've got lots of things on the go at the moment. Some more bushcrafty than others! I've got firesteels, spoon hook blades, augers, etc in the works in anticipation of the upcoming show season, but here are a few more interesting things that are on the bench :happy-clapping:

some knives with my own micarta
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Knives/wip1.jpg

a mini knife (yew handle)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Knives/wip2.jpg

A ruddy big bowie (15" blade!). The blades above (3-6" blades) are all san mai; some have 3 layers (centre of EN42, outer of mild steel) and one has 7 layers (so a little more damascussy on sides). I'll be grinding them tomorrow hopefully
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Knives/wip4.jpg

A couple of small billets of damascus in the works. first mascus I've made in 5 or 6 years!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Knives/damascuswip0001.jpg

Then some replca spears and javeliins I made for a re-enactor friend. The big ones have blades of about a foot in length, one is a sharp and true size/weight and hte other is a 'safe' blunt for actual combat purposes. The javelins are a matching set and are thrown at a wooden target. Shafts of hazel. All are Iron Age
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Handmade%20Tools/drusspear0024web.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Handmade%20Tools/drusspear0023web.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Handmade%20Tools/drusspear0035web.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Handmade%20Tools/drusspear0036web.jpg

There's other stuff, but don't want to bore you all any further!

[Adam Savage]

Some spoons I've made recently...

thats just showing off. ;)

[jus_young]

well, I've got lots of things on the go at the moment. Some more bushcrafty than others! I've got firesteels, spoon hook blades, augers, etc in the works in anticipation of the upcoming show season, but here are a few more interesting things that are on the bench

There's other stuff, but don't want to bore you all any further!

A master at work. You wouldn't happen to have a 'child friendly' knife somewhere in the collection would you? i.e. rounded end to reduce the problematic stabs or mis direction and a smaller blade/slimmer handle... I have a feeling that my 8 year old lad has seriously caught the bushcraft bug from his old man and forest schools, and that by the time he has been to Cornwall RV I am going to get seriously pestered for his first knife. I think it could be time to introduce the poor boy to the world of Health & Safety with obligatory do's and don'ts.

Look forward to seeing you at the RV, hows the old problematic PV going?

[Sleepy]

Posted elsewhere but I said I'd show y'all so there you go. Needs some finishing off yet, including a pretty major sharpening session but visually that's what I've made;


http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn71/bubbles2482/011.jpg

[dave budd]

A master at work. You wouldn't happen to have a 'child friendly' knife somewhere in the collection would you? i.e. rounded end to reduce the problematic stabs or mis direction and a smaller blade/slimmer handle... I have a feeling that my 8 year old lad has seriously caught the bushcraft bug from his old man and forest schools, and that by the time he has been to Cornwall RV I am going to get seriously pestered for his first knife. I think it could be time to introduce the poor boy to the world of Health & Safety with obligatory do's and don'ts.

Look forward to seeing you at the RV, hows the old problematic PV going?

I'll have a look ;) The PV is the same as it was, I've not got the money to replace batteries yet :( Still, the summer is coming and I should be able to earn some cash again soon

[Ben Casey]

I know it is the wrong type of wood but it was just a bit left over so I thought I would give it a try :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5618834016_5818a63efc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60757769@N03/5618834016/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5618834664_a700dc8ff7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60757769@N03/5618834664/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5618248645_3cd3242c10.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60757769@N03/5618248645/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5618248949_39261ec5a2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60757769@N03/5618248949/)


I'm still working on it at the min so I hope it gets better :)

[RobbC]

Well, i was doing some gardening work for a neibour yesterday, they had just trimmed their apple tree, i had a rumage in the pile of branches and found a piece that was just big enough for making a small teaspoon. After scrounging it off of them and finishing the job it took the piece home and went to work...

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1106&d=1302774585
http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1105&d=1302774585
http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1107&d=1302774894

Its not the best, but i think im getting better.

Robb

[Adam Savage]

I know it is the wrong type of wood but it was just a bit left over so I thought I would give it a try :)

Looking good so far mate. Well done.

[Ashley Cawley]

Looks great Sleepy, Ben & Robbc, keep it up guys :)

[CanadianMike]

My first attempt at forging a knife.......... heated and pounded out the bevel, hence the wicked curve in the blade:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/205532_10150157747329207_510619206_6425213_2483326 _n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/208324_10150157747714207_510619206_6425215_5698959 _n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207312_10150157748309207_510619206_6425218_5921167 _n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217160_10150158195114207_510619206_6428139_8256889 _n.jpg

Next is to coat the blade with refractory cement (instead of clay), heat treat it, water quench, and see if i can get a temper line to show up. Not sure what wood to make the handle from, have zebrawood, rosewood and spalted maple at home.

[Ashley Cawley]

Looks great bud! Looks like it's got a lot of potential. What tools are you working with in terms of forge, hammer & anvil etc? Can't wait to see the finished article.

[CanadianMike]

Looks great bud! Looks like it's got a lot of potential. What tools are you working with in terms of forge, hammer & anvil etc? Can't wait to see the finished article.

Thanks, I saw lots in it too and was excited.

Unfortunately, after I coated the back 2/3 in refractory cement and heated it to just above non-magnetic, I quenched in warm water for a second, removed and back in again, the cement fell off, which is ok. Looked at the straightness, it had bent a slight bit, so I heated again, tappe straight and went for a reheat to same temp and edge quenched it quickly, two in and two out, then the entire thing, then tossed in the oven for 375F for an hour. Came out like this:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216494_10150158553079207_510619206_6430838_465168_ n.jpg

Dave Budd might be able to tell me what I did wrong, water wasn't hot but wasn't cold either. Because it's a file I figured warm water whould be safe to quench in, compared to the regular O-1 I've been using for 20 odd knives, and once successfully used warm water with it before. This time.................. time to buy a couple more files and move on. Lol, and try vegetable oil instead of the usual motor oil I've used so successfully in the past.

Mind you, I had one of those 'levitation type days' today, here I am floating my fishing magazine while reading it. ;)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/207068_10150158533749207_510619206_6430713_7560084 _n.jpg

[Notredame11211]

Nice try Mike, looks like it was an interesting project.

[CanadianMike]

It was and wasn't very time consuming, will try again this weekend, great learning experience though, thanks. Will keep updating as I go along.

[dave budd]

Bad luck Mike :(

quenching in water is always a risky thing to do, but it does bring out the best hamon on a blade. Just becuase a steel is designed to be a water hardening alloy don't assume it is safe to do so in all situations. Stuff like W2 and silversteel are water hardening in industrial applications with fairly regular cross sections (like drills, files, bearings, etc) it is the best wayto get full through hardening. When it comes to a bit of metal that is thin on one side and thick on the other, then changes crossection along its length, there is a great deal more stress involved. Most of my knives are made from water hardening steels and I usually quench in oil to be safe (still gets it plenty hard enough but is less risky) unless going for a tasty hamon.

Of course, if you want a great hamon as you did then water is going to be the best choice. The fast quench brings out the crispest lines and carbide formations, though oil will work too quite often (especially a fast oil).

Anyway, what you did wrong. Good question, maybe nothing but most likely it was a combination of things.

Warm water is better than cold, the best temperature is often debated but has generally been accepted as "good tea-bagging bath water", so hot enough that you can put your hand in. The warmer it is the less severe the shock. Sounds like you had that covered

How long it is in the water for is going to have a big effect.The in-out mehtod of a few seconds that you describe sounds fine, so it's not likely that here

If your blade was too hot when you quenched itthen that would put more stress than best. Non-magnetic is a fair guideline, but how far over? some steel needs to be way over and is glowing bright orange, other steel is only just non-mag and looks more like a mid red. Best thing to do is get a bit of the same steel and heat it gently in the forge. When it stasrts to show a little redness pull it out and touch with a magnet. Repeat that every shade until it doesn't stick and bring your blade to that colour (in the same lighting conditions). For files it's likely to be the cooler end. Alternatively use a thermocouple and try it at 770C, if it cracks go lower next time and if not hard go higher

Did you normalise the blade before hardening? With any forged blade you need to normalise it before quenching, but especially important with water and hamons! Bring it to non-mag and let it cool in air. Mostly its done 3 times before hardening, this will reduce the grainsize and make for a tougher blade. Now the weird bit is that you can over normalise, so if you do it 6 times its likely to be a very fine grains structure but won't get hard! On occasions, such as really big blades (like swords) you might want to over normalise a little to make it possible to water quench (thus giving a fantastic hamon) with less risk of cracking.

Did you normalise between hardening the first time and then the second time? If you didn't(or you didn't let the blade soak for longat non-mag) then there is a fair bit of stress still there that was then pulled further when you quenched again.

The last reason that it might've cracked is because steel does that! It also warps and bends for no reason other than because it can. :ashamed:

hope that helps a bit. Give it another go and if the water proves to much and you crack another one then switch to veggie oil. Peanut oil is fairly fast and should produce a reasonable hamon on files; certainly you'll get a quench/clay line even if not the fine activity of the more intricate hamons ;)

[CanadianMike]

Excellent bunch of tips Dave, thanks for that! After I first forged it, I annealed it in vermiculite, then worked it into the above state, then heated up to a medium red (every other knife I've heated to orange, including all my O-1 blades, and they all came out great, most quenched in motor oil, one I successfully water quenched in hot water), and water quenched, then heated up again without normalizing and water quenched again, am pretty sure that's what caused this batch of cracks. I'm fine with the lessons learned, I didn't expect this much info out of this file, and will continue to learn my way through this. I can make great knives with stock removal, but am going in a more organic direction as far as skills and knives go, just so I can add that to my resume of what I can do to offer those that want me to make a knife for them. And besides, I like the idea of having all kinds of scrap steel around to play with, at least files are predictable and consistant, as well as cheap.

BTW, my forge is a small woodstove that I use charcoal in, so no means of temperature monitoring. I may just use my propane torch/small fire brick forge to heat treat blades, it works, easier to set up and is more consistant.

Oh, with file steel and HTing, should the blades be soaked for any period of time once it gets up to temperature? I tend to do that with O-1 but not sure about files.

[dave budd]

ah, souds like that extra quench without normalising did it. Like I say, sometimes you can do everything 100% right and it will still go bad. that's life I'm afraid!

If you can use your firebrick forge to heat treat then you are likely to be better off than the forge. Aside from the more even heating it means you can see how hot it is and there is less chance of bending it. Alternatively try burying a bit of steel pipe in your charcoal forge and use that as a chamber to heat the blade in, then it will give you the benefits of the brick forge but have more heat/volume available.

Soaking the steel is more important with large cross sections and higher alloys. O1 has large carbide formers (suchas chromium) that need the soak time to dissolve them into solution, files are a simpler steel so don't need such a soak. Get the blade up to temperature and make sure the colour is uniform throughout the blade and that should be fine.

[CanadianMike]

Thanks again Dave, that's perfect.

Ya, my small firebrick forge allows me to watch the heating, is even, but I have to be careful because they flame is on one side and it's easy to put a bend in the steel, so I generally will heat one side, pull out, and put the other side in, do both alternately............ I like it because it takes about 10mins to set up (I have to take my belt grinder off my folding workbench, take the bench outside the garage, grab my brick forge and torch........) and in around 5mins after putting the blade in it's ready to quench.

[Adam Savage]

Ash, got some photos of the plaque so far. It's been a tricky piece of wood to work with, not the greenest, most solid lump, and the small lettering is a pain in the neck. A little rough in places, but I'm pretty happy overall. Just needs a little paint, stain, sanding and final finishing.

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/17042011600.jpg

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/17042011599.jpg

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/17042011601.jpg

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/17042011602.jpg

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/17042011603.jpg

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/19042011605.jpg

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/19042011606.jpg

[Nature Unleashed]

Nice :D

[basicbushcraft]

cool work saint



www.basicbushcraft.org.uk

[Ashley Cawley]

Ash, got some photos of the plaque so far. It's been a tricky piece of wood to work with, not the greenest, most solid lump, and the small lettering is a pain in the neck. A little rough in places, but I'm pretty happy overall. Just needs a little paint, stain, sanding and final finishing.Wow, that's superb Adam! Looks great even without paint I think ;)
T^
Beautiful! :happy-clapping:

[basicbushcraft]

looks cool want one lol

[Adam Savage]

Just painted the lettering black and given it a once over with a clear stain, It's looking shiney at the minute, as it's still drying, and it doesn't look quite as rough in the flesh as it does in the photo. Think maybe black was a bad choice, seems to have lost a certain something..

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/19042011607.jpg

[RobbC]

I think it looks great Crazysaint. Fantastic work!

Robb

[Adam Savage]

Thanks guys. I'll make sure it's done in time for the RV Ash, saves me posting it to you LOL

[RobbC]

I have finaly gotten round to collecting the wood for making ma bucksaw. Il post some pics and do a how to as i go (if it goes well that is!).

Robb

[Adam Savage]

sounds great Robb, can't wait to see it

[RobbC]

Il hopefully get it started at the weekend, but i may be working so i dunno if il get the time.

Robb

[Adam Savage]

I'm off to Dartmoor at 9am tomorrow, for a couple nights, then from there over to the RV for the weekend. Not sure about after the RV, but I'll be sure to check in when I get back to civilization to see if you have started, and how far it's coming along if you have.

[paul standley]

Nice piece of work Saint. What tools/technique did you use, hand-carving, dremal etc ?

[Adam Savage]

Nice piece of work Saint. What tools/technique did you use, hand-carving, dremal etc ?

Dremel? don't swear at me LOL, I cheated a little with smoothing and used a belt sander, but only because I hadn't cut the piece parallel. I pinned the printout to the piece at the extremes of each letter, chiselled the outlines roughly with a 1/4" chisel, then carved each letter out with a craft knife.

[Roadkillphil]

Dremel? don't swear at me LOL, I cheated a little with smoothing and used a belt sander, but only because I hadn't cut the piece parallel. I pinned the printout to the piece at the extremes of each letter, chiselled the outlines roughly with a 1/4" chisel, then carved each letter out with a craft knife.

That is a nice piece of work :D Looks great :D

[CanadianMike]

Started another forged file knife (this one from a four in hand rasp I wore out), and also finished making a belt buckle. :)

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/217102_10150165103884207_510619206_6488094_5495892 _n.jpg

[CanadianMike]

An ulu out of a cheap sawblade, and a forged knife from a four in hand rasp.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215867_10150166884894207_510619206_6506715_919065_ n.jpg

Mmmmm, snake scales!

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216576_10150166825209207_510619206_6505524_8091519 _n.jpg

[Adam Savage]

That is a nice piece of work :D Looks great :D

Thank mate, I think Ash liked it, well..I hope he did LOL. Nice spoon on the other thread too by the way. Will be waiting to see the fork.