I'm no Sparky

[Big Muddy rancher]

But I had fun building these knives, the big Bowie style knife was hammered out of a leaf spring on a old coal fired crank forge I bought many moons ago at a farm auction near Big Beaver and the anvil it was pounded out on was bought at my Brother in laws grandfathers sale even longer ago. :shock: I had a young Aussie here for a few weeks that was knife crazy so I conned :wink: him into cranking the forge.
I know they aren't the pieces of art and fine craftsmanship but it was something I wanted to do for a long time. :cowboy:

The handle is made from a old Ash picket off the ranch but isn't quite what I wanted but will do for now.

The smaller knife is made out of a file heat treated and ground down not done on the forge. It took a real nice edge and I plan to carry it everyday.

The sheath I made was out of a old boot top and scraps from a belt I made for Colt. It has his name from where I was practising so I suppose he will claim this knife from G'pa.

This is the Shut the box game G'ma made for Colt.
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[Hayguy]

In the infamous word's of Croc Dundee "now that's a knife"

i can still remember cranking the blower for my G'dad while he made branding iron's (i still have them)

 

[Soapweed]

They look good to me, Big Muddy. Sparky is also impressed.

 

[burnt]

Cool! (Now that it's off the forge!) That took a bit of pounding.

Is it gonna cut some twine?

 

[RSL]

Those are pretty cool Big Muddy. You must have some big wildlife around, how long is the blade on the big one? It is a good thing you live in God's country, where it doesn't snow and you don't have chores all day.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Those are pretty cool Big Muddy. You must have some big wildlife around, how long is the blade on the big one? It is a good thing you live in God's country, where it doesn't snow and you don't have chores all day.

The blade is 12,1/2 inches long.

I'm ready for a Zombie attack, :nod: :cowboy: :cowboy:

I thought you had a grazing, swath grazing, bale grazing,corn grazing deal figured out so you didn't have chores all day either? :?

Of course I don't have small kids around to keep up with.
How are you guys wintering up north?