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    Disabled Knife Makers Pic Thread

    This is a place for us broke down old dogs to display our pics and help inspire one another. putter is being a pain in the butt right now i will load my latest soon as i can. Lets start this thread with 2013 stuff.
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    #1-8 for 2013

    Handle is Buckeye Burl from Big Island Hawaii. Blade is 440c stainless with copper pins. Overall length is 7 1/4 Blade length is 3 1/8 thickness is 1/8. With a Mirror Finish.
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    Hunting knife file work or not?

    i like file work but not every one does. For a hunting knife would you like file work or not? some say its a pain to clean me i don't have a prob cleaning it but that's me. If you don't mind give me some input i want to see what the majority out come is on this subject.
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    heat treating a file knife

    I have a file that dad gave me before he passed away and i was thinking bout making a knife out of it and was wondering what the heat treat sequence is. Do i treat it like i would 1095 or any other steel. I have no idea what brand it is its not stamped on it. It is a kinda narrow file so i was...
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    Knife Making and being Disabled

    I was kinda thinking some people might not venture into knife making if they was disabled. I would like to encourage you not to let being disabled stop you if you rely want to make knives. I am disabled with a bad back i have bin cut from crack lol to my shoulders. I can walk but do hurt quite a...
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    #7 from Big D's Custom Knifes

    Indian Skinner 420HC 6 3/4 overall 2 5/8 cutting edge 1/8 thick. Handle is spalted maple & purple hart poplar with copper pins and copper inlay! and file work. sorry for the crappy pics camera was in the car and my girl had the car lol. sorry C PH. pics.
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    Knife #6 One For The Paw In Law!

    A Dagger is not rely my stile but some times you just have to suck it up lol. I did this one as a Christmas gift for the paw in law Got to get the Better Half to make a lanyard for it and i got to make a display stand. He is a ole Biker so it suits him well. It is 440 stainless with Spalted...
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    #5 Mini Caper

    Mini Caper with Spalted Maple Handles.
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    #4 latest creation

    Mini Caper 440c stainless 6 1/4 in overall Spalted purple hart poplar handle material with brass pins and a little copper bling.
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    my latest

    [B]my latest creation
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    #2 Fillet Knife

    440c stainless 10 3/4 overall 5 3/4 blade black walnut handles and tons of file work.
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    A Thank You and Hello!

    Hello every one I am Dallas AKA Big D i am from Batchtown IL. I have bin a member hear for a short time Just posted my First Knife last week and am on my second Knife. My second knife is a fillet and i must admit i did not make the knife blank myself i thought the thin blade would just be one...
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    First Custom Knife! and first post.

    This is my first custom knife. It is a mini caper 440c stainless the handle is box elder burl with copper pins. I also did a little file work as well. Kinda proud of how good it turned out being as it is my first.
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