Greyman 32,411 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Though I,m past the fifty mark, I get well bored sitting around doing nothing for more than a day or two, so though it's freezing out, yesterday I went out for a six mile walk with the dogs to pick up my trail cams that have been out all over Christmas I,ve also been having a little look at some knife making video,s on YouTube and decided to give it a go, I had a load of old files in my shed so chucked a couple in the woodburner and left them for a few days and today I,ve been in my man cave with the heater roaring and made my first ever knife it's made from an old file a two pound coin and a roe antler it's sharp as a razor and slices through paper like a razor,I,m quite pleased but bored again, so what do others do to break the boredom ? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,626 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 looks good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Id be over the moon if i made that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,411 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 I like the blade as a Skinner, handle might want to be sanded a bit, nice good effort, Atb Joe the side you can't see is quite smooth and it fits the hand quite comfortably with the bobbly bits on, I made it for skinning so I must be on the right lines, I might try scales or even a metal handle on my mk two version, I have another file in the fire as we speak, thanks for all the kind words I was quite chuffed my self Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Thats a cracker are you gona skin gamekeeper john with it lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 30,061 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Knife looks the danglies,any interesting pics on the trail cam?I checked one last week expecting to see roe deer also had a muntie on film in a place i didnt expect them to be close to slough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,411 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Knife looks the danglies,any interesting pics on the trail cam?I checked one last week expecting to see roe deer also had a muntie on film in a place i didnt expect them to be close to slough. thanks, have had them set in a little wood, it's one of those places that no one ever goes in, its ancient and Makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, and strangely has a little colony of rabbits right in the middle, I had rabbits,badgers,squirrels and a little group of red wings, surprisingly no deer as they are normally a dead cert, last time I set in this wood I had one nosing the camera. It's quite addictive really I look at it now like hunting but for photos, my best spot is a plank that crosses a stream all buried in a big thick hedge, it's like a main road some nights with badgers and fox,s going back and forth, I,m going to start putting food out next time to keep things there longer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Get a few photos up grey if you dont mind mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,411 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Get a few photos up grey if you dont mind mate. I will try but I,m very limited technically, as in I,m on my iPad now, but the photo,s are on an sd card and I view them on an old laptop my kids gave me that's not online,might give me something to do, I,m off out again to set them tomorrow then I,ll have a play Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,864 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Why did you throw the files in the wood burner? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,593 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Looks very nice mate theres plenty to do even in this weather i was always told the devil makes work for idle hands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Get a few photos up grey if you dont mind mate. I will try but I,m very limited technically, as in I,m on my iPad now, but the photo,s are on an sd card and I view them on an old laptop my kids gave me that's not online,might give me something to do, I,m off out again to set them tomorrow then I,ll have a play Goodman yourself, looking forward to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,411 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Why did you throw the files in the wood burner? I,m rather an uneducated type, so these are not my reasons, but what I was told to do then adapted to suit what I had, apparently by warming it to a certain temp for a certain length of time you change the molecular structure which makes the metal less brittle and much harder, now as I don't have a proper kiln,oven or furnace, I just lobbed them in my woodburner for three days and it seems to have achieved the same tempering of the metal, if you type file knifes into YouTube there are many more qualified than me on there making some lovely blades 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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