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great first knife ida kept it lol. as a display model of course.

lol nothin like jumpin in with both feet.

and the leather tools section, Plenty of goodies that you can make yourself lol.

really good !!!

Don't worry friend you will have plenty of help here to make it as painless as possible LOL.

lol that's how I started and glad i had my mind fixed so i could change it. Matching holsters, matching belts, it doesn't end.

thanks! yes it would, but you will want a long gradual taper anyway no matter how far up the blade you carry it so chalk it up to a good piece to practice on. Knowledge gained is never a waste of time.

i would use a flat grind or at least a partial flat grind of at the least 3/4 inch from the edge. a full distal taper , tapered from tip to haft and spine to edge will be basically just a full flat grind as the handle and blade are shaped differently than a regular knife but it sure sounds cool lol. Round knives rarely cut over 1/4 inch thick materials so what you do past that point doesn't mean much not so with knives built for other purposes. Here is a nice skiver i made a while back chisel grind for right hand use. I find myself making more tools than leather projects if I'm not careful lol.

beautiful work on both!!!!

I respect all laws and personal designs, even unpatented, however. i didn't see any patent info on their site and I don't think you can patent a knife blade shape that has been in existence for years before he made it, it would be like trying to patent the shape of a tee shirt. But either way if you don't resell it no problem. Zulu is right using an unknown steel could be a waste of time for you. there are some checks you can do on steels by watching the sparks, using a hardness tester, or try drilling it. Just keep in mind if you over heat it you will lose the original hardness then you will have to guess at the temps needed to get the proper temper back. I have made a round knife from a saw blade years ago as well i use 1095 high carbon for all my blades great steel and easy to work with. Good luck and don't forget to show us the outcome.

Very true people bought their stuff in new condition back then also and as it was very much more expensive and hard to come by than today they took extremely good care of their possessions. We forget this because we are a throwaway culture.

beautiful collar and dog! Looks part lab did you water proof it lol?

I use acrylic artist quality paints, same as i use for painting. I thin with water as i use heavy body and apply a thin base coat, just like preping a canvas with gesso, and apply additional coats after the first coat sets. follow up with some super sheen.

maybe drill a hole or holes and run some of your braid material through the holes. Just a thought and i just noticed it already has a hole drilled lol.

Those boots kick A$$ !! beautiful work.

me too!

You made great use of your time! That is a nice belt.

the Al Stohlman books are great info, he has at least two on belt making and they were free on the Tandy site. https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/category/79/ebooks?pagenum=1

excellent!

Nice job I really like the color.

have you tested this for any length of time?

Well yesterday it was 85 degrees and not a cloud in the sky the temp started dropping about 4 pm and by dark it was only 45 today there is about four inches of snow on the ground 45 mph winds and all I80 closed. Had some dandy fried green tomatoes last night lol.

The number of holes wasn't the issue. I can do ten holes through multiple layers quicker that a chisel also.

LOL i shoulda sent some bandages. Yes i too found out how sharp they are the same way. Take everyone's advice and drink a bottle of wine or offer it to your wife as an apology then use the cork instead of your finger.

LOL before i made a good awl i used chisels now i can make 6 holes with my awl through three layers faster than trying to wrestle my 6 prong chisel out of one layer. Dont get me wrong i'll use chisels also when needed but that is getting to be less and less with awl practice.