mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 First knife, and my first three sheaths 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Ambitious project today! I'm going to try and get a nessmuk and four bushies from one £13 piece of crv2. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gooner 143 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, mole trapper said: Ambitious project today! I'm going to try and get a nessmuk and four bushies from one £13 piece of crv2. Nice work how are you going to cut the blanks out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 I turned this lovely bit of steel stock into these hideous blanks with an angle grinder 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Afterwards before the real rain set in I rough ground these first two 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Have you tried forging your blades out from a piece of Steele mate ......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 20 hours ago, socks said: Have you tried forging your blades out from a piece of Steele mate ......... No, I'm only going to be buying steel stock to keep the uniformity. Its already turning into quite a rabbit hole. I had bought a hobby belt grinder, pillar drill etc but have already decided these are not what I require even for making small amounts of knives. So a 2x72 grinder will be ordered this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, mole trapper said: No, I'm only going to be buying steel stock to keep the uniformity. Its already turning into quite a rabbit hole. I had bought a hobby belt grinder, pillar drill etc but have already decided these are not what I require even for making small amounts of knives. So a 2x72 grinder will be ordered this week. Where you getting one from mate ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, socks said: Where you getting one from mate ..... At the moment it looks like I will get one in from the states. You can get them on the bay etc but my mate who makes custom knives for a living said don't bother, you'll only regret it. Most of the sellers are in Poland etc. Its going to be about a grand, but I would blow that without thinking on Nv etc, or a PCP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 There is a guy in Nottingham that makes them for £600 and they are spot on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Nice work 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 16 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Ye gonna sell a few mate Early days yet, but I'm not going to rule it out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 15 hours ago, socks said: There is a guy in Nottingham that makes them for £600 and they are spot on. That's interesting! I did find another company in the UK selling them yesterday, £760 but they really are the dogs. Another £300 for the motor and control unit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 This guy is £600 all in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,111 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 17/03/2019 at 16:21, mole trapper said: At the moment it looks like I will get one in from the states. You can get them on the bay etc but my mate who makes custom knives for a living said don't bother, you'll only regret it. Most of the sellers are in Poland etc. Its going to be about a grand, but I would blow that without thinking on Nv etc, or a PCP. Caution with different voltage if buying electrical from America, have known a few over the years grab a bargain until it was time to plug it in 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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