Testing a new knife (Fire with a big knife)

[AA Forge]

I spent the evening testing out one of my new knives by putting it through some basic fire making. Thanks for looking!

Clearing a pesky branch out of the path. It was about 1 1/2" around. Now it's firewood.

The key to a good fire, proper prep.

Success!

 

[bladz]

Great looking knife! And a beast of a firesteel you got there!

 

[PaveHammer]

Thanks for posting this.

What's the blade thickness, by the way? Do you distal taper your knives at all?

Brad

 

[AA Forge]

Great looking knife! And a beast of a firesteel you got there!

Yep, it's a big one. 6" x 3/8"

Thanks for posting this.

What's the blade thickness, by the way? Do you distal taper your knives at all?

Brad

No, I don't taper my larger blades at all so they keep a little more mass at the end for chopping. I do taper my smaller knives a little though. This one is 3/16" thick.

Thanks guys!

 

[TheGame]

Good looking blade. :thumbup:

That firesteel is the same size as the one I have, but it looks so much bigger for some reason.

 

[Rockywolf]

Great looking blade!!

 

[tknife]

That is a sweet big blade. Sort of off topic, bug how do you do that cross hatching? It looks great, and functional.

 

[AA Forge]

It's actually quite simple.

I start by taking a ruler and a pencil to lat out the cuts. Then I use the edge of a triangle file to cut along the lines, finish by sanding over the cuts with some 400 grit sand paper and it's done.

Maybe I can post a quick tutorial on the process in the near future.

Thanks guys!

 

[tknife]

Thanks :thumbup: I really like your knives, and I think that checkering is part of the reason. I have seen pics of old mountain man knives and they sometimes had something like that cut into the handle, it really appeals to me.

 

[straightup]

Looks great Adam. Makes me want to go out back and play.

Are you done with mine yet?

 

[AA Forge]

Are you done with mine yet?

Done with what yet?

Actually I can't wait to get started on it. I think you guys are going to like this knife, so keep your eyes open for it in about a month..

 

[MajorD]

I really like this one Adam! Excellent work!!

 

[bindlestitch]

That thing is beautiful, Adam. Great job, brother.
Iz

 

[AA Forge]

Thanks Iz!

That means a lot coming from a great knife maker such as yourself.

 

[caine]

This is a awesome looking knife

 

[AA Forge]

Thank you.

 

[grindonyou]

That is a hoss! very nice

 

[BloodGroove4570]

I want 1.....

 

[Rockywolf]

Hey Adam,

What does the sheath look like for this beauty?

 

[AA Forge]

Just a simple pouch sheath. The ones I make now are slightly darker.