4 hours knife forging challenge last satuday (many photos)

pete4d

gelandangan wrote:

pete4d wrote:

The knife look good Cheers

, the first picture show a length of cable then your heat a piece of rebar , I would like to see how you did that, Scratch

just picking Poke

LOL
Ok I welded the cable to a piece of rebar for the handle while forging.
IT is easier to have a handle rather than use a tong since it gives much more stable and unmovable holding.

Thought that in the back of my mind Scratch

but want to be sure . really like the shape of the handle.

Elvis

if I can make something even half as good as that in two days I will be stoked....
and that handle is awesome,do not sell yourself short,beautiful piece of timber and a good shape to use....

gelandangan

Elvis wrote:

if I can make something even half as good as that in two days I will be stoked.....

You will finish as long as you decide that you will finish.
If you approach it by thinking you wont finish then you wont.
Either way it is a mind game and confidence in yourself will take you to the finish line.

Elvis

cheers mate...Ive been looking hard out on the net to suss out whats what and what shapes etc are out there but keep coming back to the same thing,my preferred blade shape is a clipped point /smaller Bowie with blade around the 5-7" mark with decent handle grip....
guess I BETTER hurry up and contact the man and make a booking.