Steel ATS34
Blade 1/4" thick x 2" x 10 1/5"
Handle Ebony Copper & NS.

Oh yeah and my Great Grandfathers 41 Remington Derringer.

Nice knife...but I'd love to have a derringer like that.

Wonderful

Doug

Did you make that knife?

Fantastic work Doug.


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Thanks JTEX

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Originally posted by 22WRF:
Doug

Did you make that knife?

Yes sir stem to stern from scratch.

Here's some more photos.




It took me about 3 month in between working on guns. A good friend of mine MS Tim Potier made me the twist pattern billet that I made the guard from.

I am impressed!

What do you use for a belt grinder?

I used the same cheapo 4x36" shopmaster belt sander that I do recoil pads on to grind the blade.

I made the guard with a German milling machine (a file)

Ive been thinking about one of those no weld grinders. The grinder part isn't so bad, but the motor and the contact wheels will kill you!!!

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contact wheels will kill you!!!

I'm not sure that I understand. Unless you're referring to the price of those items & I agree with that. The wheels are pricy.

Yea, thats what I meant. A 10 inch rubber coated wheel is about $250.

Yep thats the downfall of that system.

have you made any hunting knives for yourself with that belt grinder? Photos?

Here's a work in progress made on that belt sander. Has a 8" blade including the ricasso.
The guard & prommel are twist pattern damascus that hasn't been blued yet.

lovely! I don't know that I would use that as a hunting knife, but it sure is nice. Beautiful handle!

Doug, really fine work. I am quite taken with your file work on that twist billet you turned into the guard.
I've made a few rather sad-looking knives using the heat-red--and-mash-with-hammer method using old Nicholson files, but would love to try stock removal some day. You sure have it down!

Thanks for the kind words Bill. The MAIN thing to always remember when useing the stock removal method is that you can always take off a little more but you can't put any back.

That is a nice looking knife.

But when I see that picture of that BIG knife, and that little gun I think of the following...

And this is in jest...

First, IF I thought I needed a knife THAT BIG, then I would want a bigger gun as well...

Second, IF I had a BIGGER GUN I MIGHT NOT NEED A KNIFE THAT BIG.

THIRD, truth is, the BEST plan, is to have a BIG GUN, AND A BIG KNIFE..

That way you have ALL bases covered.

Thats funny!