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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 15, 2018 16:29:18 GMT -5
A friend of mine collects Boey Knives. He's good friends with a Mastersmith called Tad Lynch, who gave him his first knife after achieving the accolade of Mastersmith. Since I don't have any knives outside my kitchen, I thought i'd share his. I think it retails at around $5000 - $6000, maybe more....  Bowie. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 16:44:55 GMT -5
Here is a pair of folders I made from kits. I customized the blades.....” Baby Bengals “ acid etched the stripes, ceramic bearings so the knife opens super fast and smooth. I used 550 paracord to make the lanyards. The knife with the short lanyard I made for my daughter. It’s her EDC  |
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Post by haebar on Jun 15, 2018 17:11:52 GMT -5
Here is one that my brother made for me:  |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 15, 2018 17:35:37 GMT -5
I'm not into knives, but I got this one, a Huntsman. This, a roll of Gaffa tape, a tin of WD40 and you don't need a tool box.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 15, 2018 19:32:27 GMT -5
A friend of mine collects Boey Knives. He's good friends with a Mastersmith called Tad Lynch, who gave him his first knife after achieving the accolade of Mastersmith. Since I don't have any knives outside my kitchen, I thought i'd share his. I think it retails at around $5000 - $6000, maybe more.... Bowie. Much obliged, Ron. You are, indeed, correct. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 15, 2018 19:41:51 GMT -5
Much obliged, Ron. You are, indeed, correct. You're quite welcome, Texas, you know. They call that a Mexican style Bowie. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 15, 2018 19:44:22 GMT -5
Much obliged, Ron. You are, indeed, correct. You're quite welcome, Texas, you know. They call that a Mexican style Bowie. every day is a school day. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 15, 2018 20:32:29 GMT -5
You're quite welcome, Texas, you know. They call that a Mexican style Bowie. every day is a school day. Glad to be of service. |
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Post by driftingfate on Jun 15, 2018 22:25:55 GMT -5
A Randall #14 is one of my prized possessions. Still working on the picture posting thing (don't fret, one day I'll catapult into 1998).
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Post by trailboss on Jun 15, 2018 23:47:57 GMT -5
Not really a knife guy per se...I would rather have a gun in a fight...hell, if it's deadly force, I want to be the deadliest. I do have bayonets specific to the age of My M1 Garand's and M1 Carbine's. Top two are M7's (Garand's) Bottom two are M8A1's (carbines)  Top to bottom: USMC Ka-Bar Western Knife, Boulder Colorado Western Knife, Boulder Colorado Western Boot Knife, Camillus NY Mini Ka-Bar with a Survival sheath.. .(very much under the radar in shitty states that think you should be subject to the criminal element...this chest rig is great for deep concealment )Every Day carry Gerber automatic (Illegal in shitty states that I try to stay away from) I won the Gerber tactical breaching tool (ding Dong) after I was invited to train with some operators that are far out of my league... My brother was with a company that was synonymous with international security, Navy Seals, Marine Recon, Green Berets, etc...It was a great experience, but I got my arse pretty shot up by them guys with simunitions. At 12 pounds, it should work well in a zombie apocalypse.    |
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Post by driftingfate on Jun 16, 2018 0:10:16 GMT -5
Never knew I needed a breaching tool until now. Geez, thanks for that upcoming expenditure.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 16, 2018 0:58:59 GMT -5
Here's driftingfate's Randall Model 14 - Attack, in case you were wondering. 7½" blade, ¼" stock. The double quillons make it more military than a pure survival knife, but of course still could be used in camp. While I have some bayonets and machetes, my knives are more for utility - if I ever get in a knife fight, I'll be in trouble.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 16, 2018 1:08:20 GMT -5
BTW, if the zombies do ever attack, the two most tradeable commodities are booze and lighters. You keep your food and ammo. This from a guy who lived through two years of anarchy and civil war in, I think, Bosnia. His group moved into a house with a stone wall in back, where he was able to cook food when they had some. One guy asked if he was afraid robbers would smell the food cooking.
He said dude, there's no sewage, no trash pickup, polluted water and dead bodies are everywhere. No, they couldn't smell the food.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2018 4:45:07 GMT -5
One of many Damascus knives I made over the years. A 1095/15n20 steel billet was used to make this blade. The handle scales are Dessert Ironwood. While sanding this wood I had to wear a cartridge mask. Dangerous if the fine wood dust gets into your lungs. These mosaic pins I made and saved quite a bit of money and they are not that difficult to make if you have the time. The finish on the wood is 10 fine coats of Tung Oil, each coat needed a full 24 hours to properly dry. Allot of fine hand sanding between coats and after 28 days of letting the Tung Oil fully cure the final finishing touch I used pure Carnauba wax on two different buffing wheels. Only carry this knife on special occasions. It’s a great food prep knife as well. The end result is pictured below.....  |
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Post by haebar on Jun 16, 2018 5:46:09 GMT -5
I bought this from a friend of mine at work; his son started making knives a couple of years ago and is getting very good at it. The young man is a teenager, still in high school. He makes his own Micarta handles out of fabric and resin. The handle material is called "Fibermascus" and his dad has a patent on the process. I was fortunate to get three of his knives at a relatively low price when he was just starting out, this is one of them. His knives now include some beautiful Damascus blades that he forges himself and they cost much more now.  |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 16, 2018 6:39:06 GMT -5
Not really a knife guy per se...I would rather have a gun in a fight...hell, if it's deadly force, I want to be the deadliest. I do have bayonets specific to the age of My M1 Garand's and M1 Carbine's. Top two are M7's (Garand's) Bottom two are M8A1's (carbines) Top to bottom: USMC Ka-Bar Western Knife, Boulder Colorado Western Knife, Boulder Colorado Western Boot Knife, Camillus NY Mini Ka-Bar with a Survival sheath.. .(very much under the radar in shitty states that think you should be subject to the criminal element...this chest rig is great for deep concealment )Every Day carry Gerber automatic (Illegal in shitty states that I try to stay away from)I won the Gerber tactical breaching tool (ding Dong) after I was invited to train with some operators that are far out of my league... My brother was with a company that was synonymous with international security, Navy Seals, Marine Recon, Green Berets, etc...It was a great experience, but I got my arse pretty shot up by them guys with simunitions. At 12 pounds, it should work well in a zombie apocalypse. hubby would love to have your toys, lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2018 6:45:05 GMT -5
I bought this from a friend of mine at work; his son started making knives a couple of years ago and is getting very good at it. The young man is a teenager, still in high school. He makes his own Micarta handles out of fabric and resin. The handle material is called "Fibermascus" and his dad has a patent on the process. I was fortunate to get three of his knives at a relatively low price when he was just starting out, this is one of them. His knives now include some beautiful Damascus blades that he forges himself and they cost much more now. That’s a beauty 👍👍👍. The maker also did some nice hand file work on the spine of the blade. I’ve made my own micarta from old different shades of bluejeans and different colors of paper. One handle scale I made from 3 different shades of brown paper. The end result looks like wood. PS
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 17, 2018 16:54:06 GMT -5
I just stumbled upon this. It was strangely satisfying to watch...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 17:40:25 GMT -5
I just stumbled upon this. It was strangely satisfying to watch... Appreciate you posting this video. Extremely interesting 👍👍👍. In the past I’ve made knives out of railroad spikes. Some real beauties, with this type of steel used I was able to achieve a razor sharp edge. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 17, 2018 18:00:53 GMT -5
I just stumbled upon this. It was strangely satisfying to watch... Appreciate you posting this video. Extremely interesting 👍👍👍. In the past I’ve made knives out of railroad spikes. Some real beauties, with this type of steel used I was able to achieve a razor sharp edge. I wish I had the talent to do something like that. I watched some more videos by the same YouTuber and his creations are simply superb... But he makes it look easy. |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 17, 2018 19:05:58 GMT -5
I just stumbled upon this. It was strangely satisfying to watch... Appreciate you posting this video. Extremely interesting 👍👍👍. In the past I’ve made knives out of railroad spikes. Some real beauties, with this type of steel used I was able to achieve a razor sharp edge. ooooooooo, i love tiny knives  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 20:13:25 GMT -5
With my neuropathy, I stay away from knives, I would cut cut myself to shreds.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 22:10:09 GMT -5
I have about a dozen or so pocket knives. They reside in this Punch cigar box when they aren't being used or carried.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 22:12:56 GMT -5
My longest owned knife. Got my boyscout knife about 45 years ago.  |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 17, 2018 23:30:21 GMT -5
I got this for my Fathers day present today from my daughter and son in law...they had it inscribed with my name the grandkids call me by. They gave me some venison backstrap, and some ground venison to boot.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 18, 2018 3:07:23 GMT -5
I got this for my Fathers day present today from my daughter and son in law...they had it inscribed with my name the grandkids call me by. They gave me some venison backstrap, and some ground venison to boot. That's one to treasure. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 3:14:38 GMT -5
Since this thread is still being viewed... A Camping/ carry food prep knife I made a while back. Not only a 5 1/2” Damascus blade, notice the handmade bolsters that are double pinned. The handle is dark walnut with my process of 10 coats of Tunig oil, a mosaic pin and two brass pins hold the handle scales in place, that’s epoxied as well. Finished off with a lanyard hole. Stays extremely sharp.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 18, 2018 3:42:34 GMT -5
Since this thread is still being viewed... A Camping/ carry food prep knife I made a while back. Not only a 5 1/2” Damascus blade, notice the handmade bolsters that are double pinned. The handle is dark walnut with my process of 10 coats of Tunig oil, a mosaic pin and two brass pins hold the handle scales in place, that’s epoxied as well. Finished off with a lanyard hole. Stays extremely sharp. You're quite the craftsman! That's another beauty. I love the middle pin. |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 18, 2018 5:12:10 GMT -5
Since this thread is still being viewed... A Camping/ carry food prep knife I made a while back. Not only a 5 1/2” Damascus blade, notice the handmade bolsters that are double pinned. The handle is dark walnut with my process of 10 coats of Tunig oil, a mosaic pin and two brass pins hold the handle scales in place, that’s epoxied as well. Finished off with a lanyard hole. Stays extremely sharp. lovely knife! i'm hunting up my babies to get pics of. hopefully can post them later.... |
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