Not everyone's got a craft workshop full of kit. This is a tutorial for those who need to do it on a budget, with a minimum of tooling. This is a basic flatground Enzo in D2. I like the Enzo line of kit blades because they are exceptionally well designed, well made, precision ground and they...
Im about at the stage with my Drill press / mill conversion now that I actually have a machine which I can mill with. Everything else Im doing are purly improvements to Improve performance, ease of use, accuracy and the type of jobs I can do. Is anyone interested in a write up of the process I...
As I promised you sometime ago. there is the how to make a simple friction folder with a sandwich building. The blade can be adapted on the how to make a horn handle for friction folder how to. You will find everything here. http://dremeltingpotes.free.fr/pages/tutos/piemontaistuto.html ...
Well, I'm almost there :) :) The HT furnace has proved to be a GREAT success. Fired it up for the first time on Monday and got a piece of O1 tool steel up to hardening temp in less than 20 mins and that was with me keep opening the door to check for hot spots on the element. The insulation...
This thread is a tutorial regarding the fitting of ferrules to a traditional Scandinavian-style knife. The blade, ferrules and screw top were ordered from Attleborough Accessories. In this case, I used parts for a Brusletto Granbit. This is not available in a full kit, but you can get the...
Waterstones http://www.britishblades.com/pics/waterstone.jpg The use of natural stones for shaping and sharpening tools goes back to the beginning of mankind. Today craftsmen still rely on these traditional abrasive materials to hone their modern edge tools. Both waterstones and oilstones are...
There has been some discussion regarding colouring leather using vinagaroon in the past so here is how I make and use it. I posted it initally over on BCUK but thought it would probably be of interest here too:rolleyes: MAKING VINEGAROON ‘Ingredients’ – Steel wool &...
When ever anyone tells me that there is a right way to do something… and a wrong way, I tend to switch off. There are always lots of ways to skin a cat. The approach to making Scandinavian-style leather handled knives that I am going to discuss does work well, but it is certainly not the only way...
A little how to make a little friction folder with two nail with folded handle. Material carbone steel (O1,O2, XC...., file) 2 chigago screw (5mm of diameter and M4) 4 screw M4 2 thin wascher Tool Grinder (or file ;)) belt sander (40,120,80,220)
I plan on showing here the way I make a knife by stock removal, from start to finish, with pictures showing the various stages of progress along the way. I'm not saying this is the way to do the job, just that it's my way. I shall be adding updates to the thread as the knife progresses (and as I...
Here is all i need to make the sheath http://www.kniv.net/images/12.12.0_026.jpg
This was just posted over on Bladeforums - http://www.chiro75knives.com/tutorials/plasticsheath/plasticsheathtutorial.html Pretty good.
Can you build something like this to fit your grinder? Sure you can . I used to break into a cold sweat, just thinking about grinding a blade. Getting the angles correct and making both right and left sides, the same, was a serious challenge to me.
I retired the first Two Brick Forge because I realised it had numerous fundamental shortcomings that couldn't be rectified. For a start, the square cavity prevented efficient swirling of the burner flame and the so I got a huge hot spot where the flame hit and not a lot of flame elsewhere. ...
I don't dare call this a tutorial. Firstly, because much better tutorials exist (link) and secondly, because it's my first attempt and I so made a number of small mistakes that I wouldn't want people to replicate. Essentially, I made this for my own education and as a proof of concept for a...
I'm no expert myself, but I have some experience here and am working on improving my technique. The following is a description of my current process which seems to work pretty well. It is posted here as much for peer review and comment as to instruct the people who need help. Equipment I...
I added a tutorial here.... Mods feel free to move it. :) http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36056&page=2 Cheers.
I've been asked to make a tutorial about this, so here goes: I'm gonna show you, by pictures & Q&A's how to get a nice hamon in a blade made from an old file. I'm going to do a Japanese style blade, cos it's only right & proper;) It'll take a while, so please bear with me. First take a...
hi there i whas thinking of to show you the way i make a scandi sheath most of it i have learn from roland strömberg one of the best maker in sweden i think i vill start vith how i preper the knife handel and blade so we hopfully get that click when the knife goos in one wood and one thinn...
Nick has contact me to give a new life to a sentimental opinel blade. I share (with nick agreement), the evolution of the work. http://dremeltingpotes.free.fr/SHORT/creation/manofthewood/manofthewood02.jpg Monday, the blade arrived par air mail at home. I've discover in live the level of...
I was influenced by Antonio Montejano to do this handle and leave the tientos for a while, thank Antonio my friend. http://www.britishblades.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif The blade was done by my friend Marcial Dos Santos in W1 and L6 with 220 layers. I hope you like it. Regards, ...
Hi Guys. Here's a new one ,finished today. :D http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c255/jp338/kniv-21.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c255/jp338/kniv-21-1.jpg Blade: Mattias Styrefors ,Sweden Handle: Desert Ironwood,Ebony,Pewter,Copper and Mosaic pin. I hope you like it :)
Here's an illustration of how I have been fitting my bolsters. http://www.uberlevel.com/link2image/bf478nc5w4.GIF It seems to work for me, though it might not be the perfect solution. Your comments, tips and advice remain most welcome.
The restoration of a small folding stool with is carried of all, and this with a minimum of material and dexterity. I will try in a few words to explain a method to give to nine an old knife. While espèrant that that will give you desire for trying the adventure. Material necessary 1 old...
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