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Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891648 11/01/23
Joined: Aug 2021 Posts: 1,898 R RHClark Campfire Regular
RHClark Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2021 Posts: 1,898	Do you have a good anvil?

Re: My first attempt at making a knife RHClark #18891702 11/01/23
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	Originally Posted by RHClark Do you have a good anvil? Not yet. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: My first attempt at making a knife Ptarmigan #18891703 11/01/23
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OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	Originally Posted by Ptarmigan Check out Alpha Knife supply for your steel. They have a lot of useful information (properties and heat treating) posted about each steel as well. I've heard there can be lots of unknowns with steel from Amazon. Alpha thanks God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891756 11/01/23
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,576 J Jim1611 Campfire Tracker
Jim1611 Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,576	Nice job on your knife. Nice shape and size too.

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891764 11/01/23
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 747 S.W. Pa. 3 300savagehunter Campfire Regular
300savagehunter Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 747 S.W. Pa.	I used to make them out of putty knives, some looked like yours. NRA Patron Member If its "Made in America", its not setting on a container ship!

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Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891767 11/01/23
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	Watched a bunch of this guy's videos before I tried and did some reading, instead of jumping in head first and wasting a bunch of material learning blind on my own. https://www.youtube.com/@WalterSorrellsBlades God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891808 11/01/23
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WayneShaw Campfire Tracker W Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 4,216 VA	That Horror Freight sander is pretty handy for what they cost. Good job!

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891814 11/01/23
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 30,989 Colorado A antelope_sniper Campfire 'Bwana
antelope_sniper Campfire 'Bwana A Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 30,989 Colorado	Roger, What did you think of that little sander? I was considering buying the same model. You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it. You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891815 11/01/23
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,473 Likes: 19 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna
Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,473 Likes: 19 Montana	Damn....never seen a thumb used for a coke nail. I am MAGA.

Re: My first attempt at making a knife Jim_Conrad #18891859 11/01/23
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OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Damn....never seen a thumb used for a coke nail. I never cut my nails, they just wear off, when I'm laying carpet I need those nails to pick up and hold 1/2 inch 5/8s concrete nails when I'm putting down tack strip. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

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Re: My first attempt at making a knife WayneShaw #18891864 11/01/23
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	Originally Posted by WayneShaw That Horror Freight sander is pretty handy for what they cost. Good job! It works well for what it is. Last edited by stxhunter; 11/01/23. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891894 11/01/23
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,708 Likes: 3 Minnesota R Rooster7 Campfire Ranger
Rooster7 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,708 Likes: 3 Minnesota	Thats nice Roger. The deer hunter does not notice the mountains "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891901 11/01/23
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USMC2602 Campfire Regular U Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,922 Kansas/Colorado	Very nice, I’d be damned happy with that from my maiden voyage!

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891935 11/01/23
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LONEOAK Campfire Member L Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 308 SE Wisconsin	Solid outcome for a first attempt. Life - and the good sense to live it!

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891945 11/01/23
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,034 Likes: 6 SW Montana V VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger
VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger V Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,034 Likes: 6 SW Montana	Stxhunter: Looks great to me. Now for some leather work I guess? Keep up the good work. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18891948 11/01/23
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,076 G gregintenn Campfire Ranger
gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,076	Looks serviceable! I like it. Whatcha gonna do for a sheath? Leather working is a very enjoyable hobby. I buy blanks from knifekits.com, add scales, and make sheaths. It sure cures the winter boredom. My latest attempt. Last edited by gregintenn; 11/01/23.

Re: My first attempt at making a knife gregintenn #18892003 11/01/23
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OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,166 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	I'll be learning to make sheaths also. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18892118 11/01/23
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,133 Likes: 23 Next to the dump that Del Shan... 12344mag Campfire Kahuna
12344mag Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,133 Likes: 23 Next to the dump that Del Shan...	Not to bad for a Texan........... Travis. Paul "I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D. Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18892180 11/01/23
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,263 Likes: 4 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana
RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,263 Likes: 4 Ogden, Utah	I used to make or modify all kinds of stuff. Flies, fishing rods, guns, household stuff... Then I realized that there are guys who did it MUCH better than I could. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

Re: My first attempt at making a knife stxhunter #18892184 11/01/23
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11,568 Likes: 4 lawrence county MO L ldholton Campfire Outfitter
ldholton Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11,568 Likes: 4 lawrence county MO	looks good to me. a real art to getting the steel just right for sharpening and holding an edge.. I played with some knife making but never really got into it much or not a great job with any certain one. but I can respect the amount of time one can put in making handmade knives and the expense they are to buy one..

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