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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: just_a_hunter on April 22, 2014, 09:06:00 PM

Title: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: just_a_hunter on April 22, 2014, 09:06:00 PM
I actually made this knife quite a few years ago and left it unfinished. I no longer engrave for personal reasons but it was sure awesome finishing this up.

It is an old saw blade, L6 steel. I added the elk antler scales today for more practice/refresher to match the engraving and made the sheath.

  (http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n32/papsblueribbon1/306ee1fd-c91d-4165-b692-56fec649a753_zpsb57eb38f.jpg)
  (http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n32/papsblueribbon1/44ed6188-2287-4bf7-b766-9c6fc5707a43_zps9f0d16a1.jpg)  

Happy hunting,

Todd
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: Steve Nuckels on April 22, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
Todd, I like that knife!  The profile is nice and looks very functional too.  I love the antler scales.  Nice work!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Museum & Foundation
ABS AP
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 22, 2014, 09:33:00 PM
That knife is a beauty!  Well done!
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: D.Ellis on April 23, 2014, 12:29:00 AM
I like that. What did you use for the engraving? Hammer and chisel, pneumatic tool, or rotary?
Darcy   :campfire:
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: just_a_hunter on April 23, 2014, 01:09:00 AM
It's a high speed pneumatic rotary tool. The same one the dentist uses to carve on your teeth with.

Thanks for the comments....

Todd
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: D.Ellis on April 23, 2014, 01:25:00 AM
Cool. Just curious as I do some hammer and chisel engraving. Thanks, although I am hearing that dentist drill sound in my head now just thinking about it   :scared:  
Darcy
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: Roughcountry on April 26, 2014, 10:51:00 AM
Very nice hunter. I like the antler engraving. I'm not a engraver but signed up for a layout class in a couple weeks. If nothing else it will help with leather carving layout.
I would like to learn the hammer & chisel type engraving.
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: Lin Rhea on April 26, 2014, 04:27:00 PM
Very nice knife.  :campfire:
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: akaboomer on April 27, 2014, 08:03:00 PM
Very nice. I really like the engraving.  Thanks for sharing it.

Chris
Title: Re: L6 saw blade knife..
Post by: Gatekeeper on April 29, 2014, 11:12:00 AM
Another beauty! Great work Todd   :thumbsup: