I was rummaging through my supplies a couple days ago, and found some 02 steel I had left over from a project. Waste not, want not, I didn't want to toss it.
I had never made a folding knife before, so put this together. Far from perfect, but I'm kinda pleased for a first attempt. Couple of water drops included on the knife, courtesy of the snow spitting down.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
Nothing wrong with that ! Looks like a good strong working knife !
That a good looking knife! Nice job.
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good work Rick!
That is very nice. If you decide you don't like it I will dispose of it for you.
If you think your a hammer everything looks like a nail.
Nicely done. it appears you are quite talented.
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Wonderful job...just wish I had the knowledge and the know how to make a beautiful knife like that......
Very nice knife.
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Nice job!
I'd pay for it!
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Great knife, you are a mufti-talented craftsman.
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Very nice lookin piece ther Ric
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Well Done Sir - so what didn't you like about what you made?
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There are a few small issues that you have to look for, but they are there.Originally Posted by Artful
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
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Looks good from 5000 miles ! What did you use for the spring ? Blade length ? Thickness ?
Nice part about building your own is you know what the steel is and how hard it is.
Put too many pictures like this one and you will be undulated with knife requests to go along with the smoke poles.
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Very nice. I've wanted to try my hand at knife making for a while now. Maybe that will be my project next winter.
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I used the same steel for the spring, as the blade. It is 1/8" X 3 1/4".
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
I really like file work on knives. It really makes them stand out. Very nice
What are the bolsters made of?
I used some of the same steel as the rest of the knife. That was kinda dumb, as I have several alloys I could have sand cast that would have been much easier to work with. However, I wanted to solder them to the liners, and was kind of concerned about the heat range involved. I'll experiment with that a bit before making another. I'm sure I have some higher temp alloys I can safely use.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
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