2021 is coming to a close and it has to be my biggest knife buying year by a large margin! Starting in February, my price range began to expand and the quality of knives I started to buy quickly followed. Conversely, the number of budget knives started to shrink away. …
The Ogre Bolo from an old saw blade! This one will make a great user. Just needs a little finishing on the blade because it’s sharp already!
Finally “finished” my Ogre Spike Bowie today! Going to carry and use it now since the handle feels great in hand and the long blade will cut. Had fun with the name on the blade and the “Ogre Eyes” near the spikey tip!
The Ogre Spike Bowie with a much more fitting handle. Recently saw different colored electrical tape at the closest Bucees to me so tried out that! The result is a much better handle that will stay together and customizable with different colors. Furthermore, you can increase the amount of tape …
The Ogre Spike Bowie with a better wrapped handle. The Spike also cuts now, but still needs to be ground thinner. The Bowie tip already works like a champ through stuff like cardboard since it is still very thick there. Also posted my first video on my YT channel on …
The Ogre Spike Bowie with a makeshift paracord handle and the very beginning of an edge. Attempting a Saber Grind as suggested by Bob the Knife Junkie mainly just trying to learn as I go. The hardest part will likely be drilling handle holes into a Nicholson file! One very …
Got some knife making supplies from SMKW or my Ogre Spike Bowie including a sheath and handle materials. While I was shopping there, had to also pick up the SMKW Exclusive Case 1095 Micarta Trapper. The sheath is for a 5 inch blade so the Spike fits perfectly! All I need …
The Ogre Spike is now looking more like a knife! The tip is even starting to get pointy which is only fitting for the name of the knife. Found an old sheath to put it in, but have another on the way with handle materials. The real fun will come …
Making my very first knife out of an old file and having a blast! Going with a clip point for now, but it may wind up being more a Bowie before it’s done. Have 10 inches to work with using a ton of trial and error so it should be …
For some things, old school is still cool! Take carbon steel slip joints as a great example of this. Despite all the modern folders sporting high technology and super stainless steels, carbon steel slip joints from GEC sell out in a matter of minutes, if not seconds, every time they …
