Originally Posted by Ian Atkinson Hi all, Here's my latest creation, oven baked Manix pouch! More photos at http://www.ianatkinson.net/leather/manix.htm
I was fortunate to grow up in an environment when knives were not regarded as evil...the golden age has passed, never to return... I started making knives in 1975, as age fifteen... I took a hunk of 12mm thick steel, about 40mm wide, that was in my Dad's garage.............and made an integral knife, after a longgggg time filing with a second cut file, ( the only one that my father would let me have) One Sunday afternoon, I finished my very first knife... ...
Updated 14-01-13 at 10:05 PM by Stuart Ackerman
Hello all as i promised Ropeman i would start a work in progress. I have to make a bigger platform for my grinder, so proper pics of a project will come as soon as i get that sorted. here is the Jig As Ropeman says i may want to add leather on the grips, but i am impressed at the overall ...
Right I have been meaning to write this for the last 6 months, Hope its useful to someone Late last summer SWMBO and I decided to go to Brussels, Belgium for a few days for good food, fine beer (well my reason) and relaxing, and if we were to go past a knife shop or two, well no reason not to go in, you know Grand' Place or Grote Markt Before going I ran a few searches ...
Originally Posted by grommit I'm hoping these pics are better...If not i give up lol