1st cheater

[4runr]

After readin a bunch and buggin Sticshooter with ???s, gatherin tools and materials, I finally finished my 1st cheater.



A couple more pics.

[Patience]

sweet knife, what was used for the handle?

[4runr]

That is Spalted Red Oak, scavenged from my firewood pile.

[Tim Fishell]

Looks good man.

[Patience]

It gives the handle a nice look.

[the Ferret]

Outstanding!

Way to go Kenny. Nice leatherwork too.  

[vermonster13]

Awesome job Kenny!

[madness522]

Nice job!  How long is that knife?  Looks like just the right size to hang comfortable around a neck.

[sticshooter]

Heck that is a sweeeeet knife.<><

[BigRonHuntAlot]

   VERY NICE

[drewsbow]

cool , nice knife:0)

[Mark C.]

That was fast..that spalted wood looks awesome.  

[Jerry Jeffer]

What kind of stitch is that you used around the edge of the sheath? Nice knife.

[Dick in Seattle]

OK... I'll admit ignorance... I'm confused by just what is meant by "cheater knife".   someone fill me in, please.

dick in SEattle

[Jeff U]

I think a "cheater" is any knife where the maker does not manufacture/forge his own blade.

[MYSTIKBOW]

Nice one Kenny !!  

[sticshooter]

A CheatR knife is one where someone takes a knife and designs a new knife from it. Like say a butcher knife . Ya take it draw a blade design on it and cut it out and BADDA BING ya gots a whole new knife. I like to use good old butcher knives and clevers. I started making them a while back when I was to poor to buy a helle blade.LOL. Worked so well I had to come up with  a name for my new knives and thus the CheatR knife was born HAHAHA.  Been making them ever since.<><

[Dick in Seattle]

OK... ther's a name for what I'm planning to do.... neat.... now, if I can make it work with the stainless blades I have on hand...

thanks

dick in seattle

[sticshooter]

Dick SS is great for CheatRs. Don't forget PICS!<><

[4runr]

Thanks for all the nice comments.

The stitch on the sheath is just, I think it's called a rolling stitch, and when I get to the end I just go back the other way creating the x pattern.

I have to confess I may have misunderstood the cheatr knife definition. I made this knife from an old non-carbide tipped saw blade. I cut it out with a dremel (using many tiny blades). When I finished a cut it wasn't even warm to the touch. When I ground it I kept water close by and ground it very slowly to keep it from overheating. It feels like cheating cause it was fairly easy to do and I really like the results.
The thing was pretty hard to put an edge on but it got razor sharp.