u/Warm_Cod5728

I'm forging a leaf spring, and what started as a kukri has ended up as this abomination. What would you call it? Clip point bolo maybe?

I haven't made anything this large yet, but I've got a ton of 15n20 steel bandsaw blades that are itching to become big blades. This is my first one so far. It's still a ways from being done. Thoughts?

I got an order for a dagger with handle colors to match the customers coat of arms. I bought fabric from Walmart and made my own micarta out of it. Still needs some more sanding but it's starting to look pretty cool. The guard is a scrap piece of 1095 and the blade is etched 15n20 from an industrial bandsaw blade. Thoughts?

I got an order from a guy whose father worked at the Nicholson file factory in Alabama until they closed their doors. His father passed away recently, so he wanted a knife made from a Nicholson file made in the USA, since it would have passed through his father's hands. He wanted the stamp to be visible, but didn't want a hidden tang knife. My solution was to cut the stamp off, sand it, and put a hole in it so that he could attach it to the knife, or make a necklace/bracelet with it. I also left the stamp cut out as hard as it was before i annealed the rest of the file so that it will have more wear resistance and hopefully remain legible for years to come. This is the end result. 6 inches overall length, differentially hardened, home made black and blue denim micarta scales, kydex sheath. I was really honored to be chosen to do this project for him. Thanks for checking it out!

Per rules I won't post pics, but when I left work today I found a dead garter snake on its back, right next to my car. I was working in a pretty wooded area in Washington state, and the snake definitely wasn't there when I got there. The odd thing is that it looked fully intact, no visible wound, was rather large (about 2ft long), and it's mouth was completely stuffed with these tiny looking pine cone things that fall from the trees, which are in the photo i uploaded. Like overflowing from its mouth. Any ideas what happened?

Just finished this one. Hand forged from 1095 bar stock, through-hardened, kirutsuke chef knife with resin scales and pink g10 pins. 8.5 inch blade, 4.5 inch handle, 13 inches overall. Heading out to it's owner tomorrow!

Working on a kiritsuke in 1095 for a customer. Just started hand sanding. Thoughts on the profile?

Made a big ass tanto from an old simmonds file with a single burner forge and satanite clay. Just starting to sand it and do some test etches and I'm already excited about this wild hamon. What are your thoughts on it?

Barebones File Kiridashi rescued from the scrap metal pile. Hardened to about 60-62 HRC.

I was commissioned to make a combat/ survival knife from an old file and this is what I came up with. Black G10 handle scales, 1/4 inch stainless pins.

Thoughts on this one? Our Ferrier wanted a handmade turkey carving knife from an old file, and this is what I've come up with. Walnut for the handle and brass guard.

Temper colors left on, walnut handle scales. Cool or nah?