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    Looks good
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    Here is the UK legal carry Opinel mod slip-joint i have been working on. I dropped the point on the original no8 blade and shortened it to 3" The slightly unusual shape was determined by the central pivot point and steps in the original blade. You can see this from the pre-assembly pic. Although it looks slightly unusual it has the advantage of giving a shoulder to place your thumb on which actually holds the slipjoint spring in making it even more solid and less likely to fold up on your fingers than a normal slipjoint design. Milled brass liners with soldered
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    That's a stunner. Nice pictures also.
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    Looks good.
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    A little something for the Mora fans that don't want a fixed blade. 104mm Sandvic stainless Mora blade with the classic scandi grind. N0 8 Opinel hardware and fitted to red stag antler with stabilized core. Phosphor Bronze contact plates to give smooth long lasting action. Overall length of knife is 140mm P1100485 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100465 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100464 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100482 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100459 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100469 b
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    Never made much of the uk blades forum site myself. The Edge Matters knife forum has a lot of good stuff on it and seem well run and maintained https://edgematters.uk/ Regards Griff
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    Old bit of teak that. Dug it out of the ground 30yrs ago looked like a timber off a shipwreck. Been a while since they made ships from teak!
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    .....A knife made from a wheel bearing. Recently changed the front wheel bearing on my car. I had heard the steel can make good blades so did a bit of research. Bearing steel tends to be Bohler 52100 and indeed makes good knife steel with a good chromium content keeping the carbide grains small and the blade tough. I made this carver for the kitchen, similar to the shape of the one that it is replacing (inferior cheap stainless and now well worn from sharpening). The handle is melamine, not the most exotic looking but functional. The blade is made from the opposite side
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    You have been busy! Thanks for sharing.
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    Nicolas i see you solder your bolsters, any tips for soldering bolsters and cleaning excess solder off without scratching things. Regards Griff
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    Very nice.
  12. GruffaloGriff
    Nice one. Did you make that yourself?
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    Thought you would like to see the latest off the production line from my son. Medium sized full tang, not sure what the style would be described as but very much his own style and design coming to the fore. The thick blade gives his characteristic long grinds. The 100mm blade is series 2 Landrover leaf spring and overall the knife is 195mm long. Soldered brass bolsters (he was a bit miffed he scratched the blade cleaning the excess solder off), teak handle, copper pins. P1100373 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100375 by Terry Griffiths, on Fl
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    Beautiful!
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    Yes he was complaining of a sore elbow! ?
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    This is the latest from my lad. A very fine 240+ layer Damascus kitchen knife. He hand forged the Damascus from layered industrial band-saw blade and circular saw blade. He spent most of the day forge welding the blade all on the anvil with a hammer. Drawing it out, cutting & re-stacking then drawing out again. Used the waste oil forge and ran about 30 liters of waste oil through it....happily it is free fuel. It is a very slicey blade and now has pride of place in our kitchen. 301mm over all and the blade is 178mm x 23mm x 2mm P1100358 by Terry Griffith
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    He's in the last year in his apprenticeship as a workshop joiner.
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    Also made a solid fuel forge from an old oil barrel/ fire bricks/ old hoover for a blower. DSCN6685_zpsthu3hu2d by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr P1050077_zpspu7dc7yf by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr DSCN6686_zpsmyrkqisc by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr
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    This is the latest knife made by my son. Custom made hunter 220mm overall. Blade: 105 mm long x 30mm wide x 4mm thick. Series 2 land-rover leaf spring with pitted finish on the flats and satin on the bevels. Shaving sharp with excellent edge retention. Handle: 105 mm long Scottish red stag antler. Polished brass pommel capped in stainless steel drilled through with a 2.5mm hole. Guard: 10mm polished brass with the front hammer finished to match the flats of the blade P1100315 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100338 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100317 by Terry
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    I built a forge that runs on waste oil. Good for forge welding and heavy work where you need a lot of heat and going to run it for a few hours because the fuel is FREE. It takes 20miniutes or so to get it up to heat and running clean so not so good for quick jobs. P1090462 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr
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    +1 for neats foot oil. Warm up the leather and work it in bending and working the leather as much as possible with your hands, keep slapping on the oil until it doesn't disappear then set the boots somewhere warm overnight for the remainder of the oil to soak in. Goose fat works too....but that definitely stinks!
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    Nice job Socks.That's your best one yet.
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    My lad has been churning some work out of the workshop with the extra lockdown time. He made this Bowie to be used and abused so just did a quick handle and left it rough ground. Series 2 landrover leaf spring, oak handle fixed with copper pins. P1100292 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100291 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100290 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100287 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">
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    My son made up this surface grinder jig using the slide off a scrapped cross cut woodworking saw. The adjustment screw is from a car jack. The rest is out of the scrap pile. At the moment the blades just get stuck to the platten with double sided tape. A magnet chuck will be added later. P1100278 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100279 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100280 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100281 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">
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    Thanks Nicolas. He also has a lot of patience. He probably put 100 hrs into the knife. It is extremely precise and a work of art and will be treasured. Should he make them to sell...it is hard to charge a reasonable rate for that kind of time. Regards Griff
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