Hey all you knife makers and knife collectors,let's see some pics of your knives.I'd like to have a neck knife.I just need to see one that I like real well. :campfire:
One I made for a friend.....
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/minimascus002.jpg)
My own Necker from Sheffield maker, Stu Barker.....
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/PSK003.jpg)
A couple more I've made for members.....
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii152/jacobsladdergrice/101_4273.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/fyrfyter43/S5000505.jpg)
very nice. I like the damascus,real nice. :campfire:
The overall length on this one is 7". Too long for a neck knife? :rolleyes:
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u33/dirtybill521/damascusTZ.jpg)
Did someone ask about KNIVES? I love knives....Here's couple of neck knives I have made.<>< (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/fishrofmen1/DSCN3390.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/fishrofmen1/DSCN3293.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/fishrofmen1/DSCN3102.jpg)
I call this a "personal carry". The blade is
3 1/8 inch with an overall length of about 7 inches. The ferule is bronze and the wood is African Blackwood. Lin
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/1518913390_bc4c59c8c8.jpg)
Here's a few more.<>< (http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/10979/2975552710051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2975552710051876912fYmvmd) (http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/37082/2219788070051876912S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2219788070051876912KOcwMz) (http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/37805/2979618040051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2979618040051876912IiMjFA)
This neck knife was made by sticshooter :thumbsup:
My Sasquatch killer :biglaugh:
I used the tape measure to show just how small it is.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/kywarrior/P1040680.jpg)
Can I play too? :D
Bjorn's, the bottom is a necker:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fliksr/Bjorn1.jpg)
MikeG's
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fliksr/More%20Knives/mikeg1.jpg)
Mine (yup, I'm keeping one!!) :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fliksr/Knives%203/DSCN1433.jpg)
Couple of others:
\\'06 JLMBH raflle (http://home.earthlink.net/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://home.earthlink.net/~jsteflik1306/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jlmbh07.jpg&target=tlx_new)
another (http://home.earthlink.net/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://home.earthlink.net/~jsteflik1306/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/phillip.jpg&target=tlx_new)
This is the right size for a necker:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fliksr/Knives%203/Jim1.jpg)
awesome knives guys! love the look of that damascus necker Rob!
sticshooter great looking knives love the handles as well :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clapper:
Here are a couple more by Frank. My wife & I carry the two smaller ones in kydex neck sheaths I made.
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n14/OzarkRamblr/Archery/IMG_1122528x396.jpg)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n14/OzarkRamblr/Archery/IMG_1118528x396.jpg)
Boy they are all really nice. How long should the overall length be for a neck knife? You all are making it really hard to decide... :campfire:
Jeremy, I got to tell ya, if a man can have a dream knife that top one in the first pic is mine!! I have pulled that pic up multiple times and drooled over it since you posted it a month or so ago! Its just PERFECT!
Lewis, You like that fat bellied skinner, huh? ;) One similar to that is probably going to be one of my knives in this year's St Jude Children's Hospital raffle here in a few months, so imagine that knife with gorgeous tiger maple scales and start saving your pennies :D
QuoteOriginally posted by Lewis Brookshire III:
Jeremy, I got to tell ya, if a man can have a dream knife that top one in the first pic is mine!! I have pulled that pic up multiple times and drooled over it since you posted it a month or so ago! Its just PERFECT!
Yeah that wood and damascus works really well.I like it a lot,but I can't tell how big it is. I'm wanting something kind of on the small but not too small side. I may end up using mine I pictured above previously. it's 7" o.a. though.
Jeremy, DONT TELL ME THAT!!! My wife is gonna kill me! LOL
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r27/sparson_bucket/100_1042.jpg)
Here is my first try at a neck knife 6 1/2" long with a helle blade. You don't even notice it when you have it on.
Bill, it's not damascus, it's high carbon steel, clay coated during the heat treat to differentially harden it, then etched to show the temper line :D
My neck knife has a 3" blade and is about 7" OAL, so the one you posted a pic of would definitely work for a neck knife (real nice knife btw) The lower knife in my first pic is based on Doug Campbell's popular caper knife, and is 6-3/4" OAL, or there-abouts. I've made 3 or 4 in that style and find them really handy. I cleaned and butchered two deer with one last year to prove to a guy you don't need a 5" blade to clean a deer :)
I didn't think I'd like a neck knife until I tried one. Now I wear mine most of the time when I'm not at work.
ALL you guys are really good at making knifes!! I've been thinking about making a knife. still reading about it.(Great job!!!!!)
Ok guys.....silly question here....What exactly is a "neck knife" and what determines the catigory....I think i may just have one or two myself...One was a gift, and I've been trying to figure out the strange sheath with the string on it now for quite a while....i'll have to go shoot a photo...... Kirk
Well,you wear it around your neck....the neck knife goes back to the french and indian war,maybe even farther. Some of them had a narrower blade,and some were just like the ones you see here. I guess the wearer would determine it's size and shape. :campfire:
Great knife for hunting. Tuck them insade your jacket/shirt and it's outta the way and easy to get at. Heck I got one from Donnie Rowan that has a 6 " blade and is just a great neck knife.<><
QuoteOriginally posted by Jeremy:
Bill, it's not damascus, it's high carbon steel, clay coated during the heat treat to differentially harden it, then etched to show the temper line :D
My neck knife has a 3" blade and is about 7" OAL, so the one you posted a pic of would definitely work for a neck knife (real nice knife btw) The lower knife in my first pic is based on Doug Campbell's popular caper knife, and is 6-3/4" OAL, or there-abouts. I've made 3 or 4 in that style and find them really handy. I cleaned and butchered two deer with one last year to prove to a guy you don't need a 5" blade to clean a deer :)
I didn't think I'd like a neck knife until I tried one. Now I wear mine most of the time when I'm not at work.
It's not damascus? well I'll be dawged...learnt something new. Never heard of that.
I use that one of mine all the time.Just cut up 2 deer today with it.It's just really handy. :campfire:
My neck knives are small being 5" oal or under. The first one was for my son with a piece of bone from his dog that was killed. The other two are bone from a TX Sweat ranch dump and sheep horn. I seem to spend as much time looking for unique bone, antler, and wood as I do actually hunting. I recently found a bone from a deer that was broken and healed with a large callus, should make a different looking handle...next knife! Doc
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Those are nice tippit.Did you do the brain tan leather and the quill work? Really nice. :thumbsup: :campfire:
here are a couple I made for the knife swap
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(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/JOHN4Mystikbow/100_2370.jpg)
Here is one that I made before hunting season.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/JOHN4Mystikbow/000_1250.jpg)
Speaking of the swap, it's almost that time again :D
Here is a necker I received from the knife swap.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/JOHN4Mystikbow/P8070012.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by MYSTIKBOW:
Here is one that I made before hunting season.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/JOHN4Mystikbow/000_1250.jpg)
Very nice.I like it a lot. :campfire:
Robtatoo, Man can I be your friend? That is one sweet knife and Bocote is very pretty with Damascus !!! Great job there fellas they all look great! Keefers <")))><
Jeremy when are you guys gonna do the knife swap this year? I missed out on it last year and look forward to it.
Here is one more that I made for my best friend and brother from another mother.We were hunting buddies since we were kids. The pic shows the knife not complete. Unfortunately I did not get a pic of the completed knife. My friend suffered from ALS and died three weeks ago and the knife now rests with him. (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/JOHN4Mystikbow/000_1252.jpg)
Here's a couple I finished up today. The bottom one is a tad over 7" OAL but I do carry one the is that long as a neck knife.<>< (http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/38357/2973224330051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2973224330051876912UKANQn) (http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/36927/2212745300051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2212745300051876912OKtYVU) (http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/20249/2533908170051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2533908170051876912wwqizw)
Frank, those look SWEET! :)
Lewis, I'll put up a knife swap thread late January. Last year everyone wanted a LONG time to get the knives done and that worked out OK for most of us, so I think we'll do it that way again. So I'll announce it in Jan and the cutoff to EMAIL me how many knives you made for the swap will be mid June.
Awesome knives guys! All of 'em. Frank, you have come a loooong way in you knife making. They are looking great! Mike
Here's one a made for a buddy at work. It will have a neck/belt sheath<>< (http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/38010/2883538310051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2883538310051876912afXiYM)
I'm going to have to give that a go some day...These are some nice works of art...
But i hesitate because i'm just really shy on metel working experience ...maybe i should do some horse trading for a blade or two with one of you talented steel working guys...i've got piles of beautiful grip stock.....Kirk
here's a neck sheath I made today for my knife.
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u33/dirtybill521/Neckknifefinished.jpg)
What did ya make it from. I gotta say I like that knife.<><
Thanks.That knife was made by Tim Zowatta in michigan.
I made the sheath from some blacksmith side leather scraps I had.
I used a vegetable tanned piece of leather for the welt,it's was meant for holster or sheath making.
I needed it to add stiffness to the soft blacksmith hide,to keep it's shape.
I took pictures of the whole process,and plan on putting it in the how I dun it section.. :campfire:
Bill both are sweet. Jeremy thanks for your help and Mike you make a very sweet knife also.<><
Here's a little guy. The small Helle blade, MT Muley antler from HoodooArrow, ebony and kingwood...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/knives/capercloseup.jpg)
here is one i have just finished s/steel and fallow deer antler (http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh305/jeffburg/CIMG1651.jpg)
That looks great Jeff. How long is the blade? here's a pic of one I got awhile back from Bendbig. He made it . I just finished the handle. The one that was on it did not fit my hand well. Ebony & Bubinga with a shedua spacer. I will be carrying this knife alot. A very solid knife it is. <>< (http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/36526/2166077440051876912S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2166077440051876912UWAAAO) (http://inlinethumb13.webshots.com/36300/2796642980051876912S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2796642980051876912JPMOTN)
sticshooter I like that one.Leon
QuoteOriginally posted by sticshooter:
Bill both are sweet. Jeremy thanks for your help and Mike you make a very sweet knife also.<><
Thanks,you got some good stuff going on there too. :campfire:
I have to say,since I been carrying my knife as a neck knife,it's the best thing since sliced bread.
I carry it even when I'm not hunting. If any of you all haven't tried one,I gar-n-tee you love it. :campfire:
Here is a collection of mine. No measurements but you can see a arrow nock for size comparison.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d60/Oarceas/Ru/tray.jpg)
Steel is from recycled lawnmower blades. (O-1 ?)
Closeup of one of my favorites:
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d60/Oarceas/Ru/skinner.jpg)