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Offline Hooker

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I Finished 2 Knives
« on: March 27, 2012, 04:39:05 PM »
The first blade is one I reshaped from a large Imperial.
The second blade is from Jantz I reshaped and built it for my solider who is also my nephew.
I gave it to him last Sunday when He returned from Afghanistan.
Both handle are mesquite with whitetail antler from deer that I shot.
The file work is all free hand and the polishing on the blades was done with lighter and lighter grit sand paper and WD40.
(I don't have a buffing wheel)
These are the first 2 knives I have ever done and I know there are some on here that build some sweet blades so feel free to critique.
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Re: I Finished 2 Knives
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 05:53:20 PM »
Those are some really nice looking traditional carry knives, Hooker.  Great job with the fit and finish and I'm sure you're nephew(glad he made it home) will get a lot of use out of his.
One quick tip to make you're life easier if you decide to do others.  I hand sand my own blades and have found that up to 600 grit, plain old Windex does a great job in helping polish.  A lot of knifemakers use it.  Above 600 I use a thread cutting oil, and it does a good job of giving a really smooth finish.  Always nice to see someone putting their skill and time
to good use.
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Re: I Finished 2 Knives
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2012, 05:33:27 PM »
Very nice fit and finish. Now to make a sheath!
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