Phoenix's new contact info

feeds@yuku.com (Phoenix 1967) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:14:10 GMT

since the move, my e-mail, addy, and phone # have changed... anyone wanting the new contact info, just pm me, and I'll send it on

Seven Steak Knives

feeds@yuku.com (Rainy Raven) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:27:49 GMT

This is a set of steak knives I did back in August. They were commissioned by a guy for whom I worked for a year as a gift for his father's 70th birthday party. One knife per decade. I made these in about two weeks.

I don't really care for the design (it was the customer's), but I am pleased that it came out actually looking like a set instead of just seven knives made to the same basic pattern.

The blades are forged from aotuomible coil spring, the bolsters are...

Trying Something New

feeds@yuku.com (nc cooter) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:13:01 GMT

Been trying some new things. A poured pewter ferrule on the knife. A deer rawhide covered sheath with bead work. With my old eyes and fingers, the sheath took some time to complete. The bead work could be better, but for a first try, I am a bit proud of it. It was kind of tough working the beads around the pewter turtle. The blade is forged 1084 and 5"long.
Thanks for looking. All comments are welcome.

File stiker

feeds@yuku.com (jamesGIII) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:08:46 GMT

Piece of file . harden in warm water.

Little Skinner

feeds@yuku.com (jamesGIII) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:05:31 GMT

The is a Skinner I made out of a wet saw blade stock redoction.
Steel:?
Handle: Walnut
Pins: Weldig rod and brass gap rod

Bowie Skinner

feeds@yuku.com (jamesGIII) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:59:17 GMT

I am calling this a bowie skinner.
Steal: 5160
Handle: Toaste curly maple handle
Pin: Brass and alumn pins.

First Seax

feeds@yuku.com (jtphantom) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:22:36 GMT

This is my first attempt at a seax, made for a trade for steel with a friend of mine, he wanted it for some ritual e has for his coming of age ceremony ( hes Norse pagan ) No sheath yet because he wants to think about how he wants it first.

blade was thermocycled twice and triple quenched and has a differential temper

blade 5160
Overall length 12.5 inches
blade 7.25 ish
handle bout 5 in

Walnut Osage and L6 Fighter Finished

feeds@yuku.com (LONGBOWKID) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:44:10 GMT

Heres whats been getting my attention this weekend. A medium sized fighter. Blade is L6 and 6 1/2" to the guard. Brass furniture, and the walnut in the pic will be sandwiched around the osage making the handle complete. Got a lot of the inspiration for this blade from Stephan Fowler's work.

Anywho, enough talk, please excuse the poor pictures.

More WIPS and some clean ups of the other WIPs

feeds@yuku.com (jtphantom) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:34:48 GMT

hello all, been working on forging a few blades out before it gets too cold out here. Heres what Ive got so far, all are 5160.

Hope you like

kitchen knife

feeds@yuku.com (metalbender2) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:26 GMT

had to take a break from a huge wholesale order im working on so took a day or two to finish this one up.
1095 H.C. steel, differentially heat treated and tempered back to a blue instead of the usual bronze,
over all length is 15 1/2 inches with the blade at 9 inches in length. at its widest part it is 1 3/4 inches wide. it is 3/16s thick at the spine and has a convex edge geometry.
handle material is Bubinga wood pinned with brass with the bolster being nickel silver also...

Twins

feeds@yuku.com (B Finnigan) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:29 GMT

Forged from 1084 with stabilized elk antler handles and hammered brass guards. These are for the doc I made the last bowie for and he wanted larger handles on these also.

8 oz leather sheaths stitched with waxed hemp thread and saturated with melted beeswax. Then coated with mink oil.

Steel for mackete?

feeds@yuku.com (ThreeToedWolf) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:47:31 GMT

Howdy folks,

Sorry I havent been around in a good while. Work has me going pretty good, along with keeping up with an 18 year old now, most of my time is pretty much slated out for me.

I'm needing to build a machete for a Southwest Fur Trade Persona (I've been invited into the American Mountain Men as a Prospect). I guess I could use 1095, but I'm thinking that would be a...

Rifle man knife

feeds@yuku.com (jamesGIII) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:38:13 GMT

I forged ths Last week when I was waiting for the wrought iron to etch on the bowie. The steel is apiece of file. Handle elk antler and guard and end cap and wrought iron. It a tang throw with the tang peened over. Polished to 220 sand paper. No edge yet.

Johny Reb

feeds@yuku.com (jamesGIII) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:16:51 GMT

This a bowie I have been working on.
Blade: Leaf spring
Guard:Wrought iron
Butt cap: Wrought iron
Handle wood:Curly maple with a flame toasted .
Blade length. almost 13in long
Wide. 2 3/8 in,
Spine 1/4 tapers to the tip

The blade has a clip point to help make the tip lighter.

WIP - Damaseax

feeds@yuku.com (Radharc 59) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:27:50 GMT

Guy gets back in contact with me, after inquiring a year or two ago about a knife for a retiring buddy. Seems serious this time. So, he ends up commissioning a Damascus bladed Scramasax. Turns out I have this one blade that I did a couple years ago and never finished into a knife. Voila! He likes it. Here are a couple pics. Couple hundred layers of EN45 and 1075, 1/4" thick, 8-1/4" long, with a 3-1/2" false top edge. Spine angled slightly upwards towards the tip. Same material...

Karma SUCKS!

feeds@yuku.com (Phoenix 1967) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:16:59 GMT

I know that all of y'all think I have incredible luck at finding stuff, and to a certain exten it's true... I do, however, end up paying for that with the amount I lose when I DO lose something.

I spent the last couple of days doing nothing but finishing up knives...
I packed up a toolbox with the tools I needed to finish up a Cable Damascus knife for a guy on another board.

Somewhere in the 70 miles between here and there, the tailgate of the mitsu popped...

Few WIP

feeds@yuku.com (jtphantom) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:34:59 GMT

Hello all,

Heres a few WIP Im doing, first time back at the forge for a while due to rain every week all week / high winds/ college.... but the top is hte dagger for a comission and the bottom is just a random knife I made today for cheap thrills. Both are 5160.

hope you all like, comments and criticism always welcomed

Bear tooth push dagger

feeds@yuku.com (B Finnigan) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:40:23 GMT

Forged from 1084 with a small ball peen hammer. Blade 2 1/4" and 3 3/4" O/A. Several years ago a friend that has a guide lodge in Alaska(*) sent me a couple grizzly canines. I completely forgot I even had them.

Sheath is 10 oz leather stitched with waxed hemp thread.

Cable knife

feeds@yuku.com (jamesGIII) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:24:28 GMT

This a cable blade, with a file in the center somewhere. The handle is some of Glenn cocobala wood and whitetail crown.For the cap is a coin concho.For the finish I used gun stock wax on the whole handle.

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FINISHED!: Neo-Tribal Work Knife

feeds@yuku.com (Rainy Raven) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:23:41 GMT

I haven't posted any new work on here in a while because I have been moving into a new shop and outfitting it so I can do my work without having to bum work area off of other people. And here is the first piece I've started in the new shop:

This is forged from a piece of automobile leaf spring and quenched in vegetable...

50/50 - In Memory of Gib Guignard