The Knife Thread

[Gecko17]

Ah 3D! I can just imagine a nice slab of wood, all inlayed to house a few choice knives, with tempered glass inset.... Now I have to go looking for the slab of wood!

[threedogs]

those cypress pine planks have good features in the timber.
I always look for very knotty Pine planks up tp 600mm wide at Bunnings.
Then use a antique walnut stain to highlight it.
Some red gum with clear poly would work too. lol

[oncedisturbed]

My 2nd elven blade came in today, now it's elves akimbo lol. Just need to draw up designs for a belt to hold them both.

Also had these little 1" bladed knives which can be carried via a neck lanyard or with the molle compatible clip sheath.

Funky little knives and great size a pocket sized personal survival kit.



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[threedogs]

you two deserve each other lol double elvin tanto's lmao

[Gecko17]

Well, it arrived. Typical Schrade quality! Beautiful piece with nice feel/ balance to it. My only complaint is that the blade, imo, is too thin to be a decent chopper.... Having said that, if you were swinging it all day, it would be relatively easier that a thicker blade.


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[threedogs]

Yet you get a leather sheath with that chopper and all They have for their Bowie is a crappy nylon sheath
My Black Buck Vanguard arrived today, no point in a pic as Its just replacing one of the many I cant find. GGGRRRrrrr

[Gecko17]

Yet you get a leather sheath with that chopper and all They have for their Bowie is a crappy nylon sheath
My Black Buck Vanguard arrived today, no point in a pic as Its just replacing one of the many I cant find. GGGRRRrrrr

The sheath is a bloody good one John. I'm surprised they would use a crappy nylon sheath on a Bowie!!!


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[threedogs]

I'm surprised they didn't use that Delrin they use on many other knives,
funny you say its not thick enough, I thought the Bowie was a tad slim being a 10" blade.
Most other Bowies I have are up to 6mm, you could belt the back of the knife with a hammer
and not dent it

[oncedisturbed]

All of my makers marks are made out of delrin. Gecko's schrade is very nice and a good sheath as well, just as surprised when I held it how comfortable it was but light considering its size.

The vanguards are a nice knife for something simple and basic in design, just a straight all round knife but let down with the crappy nylon sheathes.

TD, can you send me your address again and will send your sheathes over, just need the energy etc to do your bowie sheath and will send that over once finished.

[threedogs]

Couldn't find the post about the California I XL bowie from the 1880s they wanted $8000 for.
Found an old AKA brochure seems you can buy them new for $600-$800 go figure