Let's see your blades and axes.

I don't make knives or axes but I do have a few handmade items. Let's see your knives and axes. I'll go first.

BrianS wrote:Let's see your knives and axes. I'll go first.

No pics ?

Nice damascus. I’ll have to upload pics of mine later.

OK, here’s some of mine. Two are damascus. The one with the antler handle was made by a bladesmith friend of mine. Then there is one of my favorites, the striker/knife made from a file.

The lighting is not great, I took them in my basement a short while ago.

I'll go ahead and post a photo of some of my blades.  Only have one hatchet photo.  I had to get rid of many of my blades prior to our last move but still have many more scattered around the house and no photos of them as yet.  The plastic knife is not a toy as it is indeed a serious weapon and I've been trained with it same as the others.  I even have a "credit card" that features a surgical steel blade hidden in it in the photo.  My only switchblade is pictured.
 

FrontierGander wrote:

Nice looking knife Jonathan, did you do the blade or purchase it.  How much experience have you had with this type of blade. I have had bad experiences with keeping them sharp, they look beautiful but wouldn't hold an edge like by other hand forged knives. Good thing we were doing a lot of trades, sent them down the road at a reduced price and a warning about keeping them sharp. ~!@#$%^  

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Beaver Bill - Poll Hawk - curly hickory handle and razor sharp. Love it in the woods!

Buck Conner wrote:

FrontierGander wrote:

Nice looking knife Jonathan, did you do the blade or purchase it.  How much experience have you had with this type of blade. I have had bad experiences with keeping them sharp, they look beautiful but wouldn't hold an edge like by other hand forged knives. Good thing we were doing a lot of trades, sent them down the road at a reduced price and a warning about keeping them sharp. ~!@#$%^  

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I can tell yu from experience that we have field dressed elk and deer without having to resharpen until the job was done. They keep an edge perfectly and are quite easy to keep sharp. I have the twin to that knife.