Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[oftpiste]

http://kramerknives.com

[Mazderati]

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Super cool chair.

[The Reverend Floater]

Goddamn - knife making is cool shit. I just want retire and do shit like this all day.

“What the hell is that in the garage, dear?”

“It’s a fucking forge. I make knives now.”


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This is exactly--to a tee--what went down.

[bad dancer]

Working on one more design of the same chair.
Solid ash

Took me a whole day to finish weaving the seat


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[old goat]

Beautiful furniture BD. But the world does not need more totes.

[Stuntmonkey]

Working on one more design of the same chair.
Solid ash

Took me a whole day to finish weaving the seat


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If I asked for a few what’s it gonna cost. Really like them. Don’t give me a mag discount either.

[Flyoverland Captive]

Not technically difficult but this took some elbow grease. Built a rock border around the house. Hauling 10 yards of drain rock around was a total bitch.

But it used to just be a muddy, weedy area with no delineation to the lawn.

Apparently those grasses will bloom into vibrant pink.


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Love the rock look. What kind of edging did you use?

[Art Shirk]

Love the rock look. What kind of edging did you use?

Just the steel colmet edging from the big box stores. But now that I spent all that time excavating, weeding, leveling, putting down cloth and spreading rock, I think I may slowly switch it out for some beefier steel that I will just get from a steel supplier and I’ll weld the edges together. This stuff is fine from a distance and wasn’t exactly cheap but I hate the joints.


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[bad dancer]

Beautiful furniture BD. But the world does not need more totes.

Don't send this to your wife/girlfriend. They may disagree with you. Lol[emoji23]

I repurposed an old Hudsons bay blanket scrap and I have been doing vintage mail bags for a few years now.

I do take orders for old mail bags/totes if any mag is interested in Christmas gifts.


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Not technically difficult but this took some elbow grease. Built a rock border around the house. Hauling 10 yards of drain rock around was a total bitch.

But it used to just be a muddy, weedy area with no delineation to the lawn.

Apparently those grasses will bloom into vibrant pink.

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I like a good moat!

That grass is gonna need some more elbow room
20more yards and you’re there

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Just the steel colmet edging from the big box stores. But now that I spent all that time excavating, weeding, leveling, putting down cloth and spreading rock, I think I may slowly switch it out for some beefier steel that I will just get from a steel supplier and I’ll weld the edges together. This stuff is fine from a distance and wasn’t exactly cheap but I hate the joints.


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Just ran some steel borders recently and cutting/bending the steel with a harbor freight metal cutting blade on a skilsaw isn't hard, and looks great.

[Art Shirk]

I like a good moat!

That grass is gonna need some more elbow room
20more yards and you’re there

If I never move another rock, I’ll be good. Used a bobcat for one load and the articulated steering fucked up my lawn so it was wagon loads for me


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[old goat]

Don't send this to your wife/girlfriend. They may disagree with you. Lol[emoji23]

I repurposed an old Hudsons bay blanket scrap and I have been doing vintage mail bags for a few years now.

I do take orders for old mail bags/totes if any mag is interested in Christmas gifts.


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I stand corrected. Interesting combination of crafts.

[mcski]

Don't send this to your wife/girlfriend. They may disagree with you. Lol[emoji23]

I repurposed an old Hudsons bay blanket scrap and I have been doing vintage mail bags for a few years now.

I do take orders for old mail bags/totes if any mag is interested in Christmas gifts.


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Nice work!

[The Reverend Floater]

A little more than an hour of hand sanding. Quite a bit to go but it at looks like a knife.

[bad dancer]

^^^^ What's the plan for a handle ? ^^^^

[neufox47]

Nice knife! What steel did you use? What kinda handle are you putting on it?

I’ve always wanted to make my own using high carbon tool steel.

[The Reverend Floater]

Probably black micarta as I want to try working with it.

This knife is more a sum of lessons and experiments. I'm hoping it's at least useable but I'm not too focussed on perfection or aesthetics. If we use it cooking, I'll be stoked.

[CarlMega]

A little more than an hour of hand sanding. Quite a bit to go but it at looks like a knife.

Very cool. I buy custom kitchen knives that are made from out of service timber saws. They are excellent and my favorite is shaped a lot like your knife.

[The Reverend Floater]

Nice knife! What steel did you use? What kinda handle are you putting on it?

I’ve always wanted to make my own using high carbon tool steel.

I'm using Pop's Wolfram Special steel. Next one will be regular 1080.

https://popsknife.supplies/products/...-x-35-8-inches

[MakersTeleMark]

A curve for your index finger where the shaft meets the blade is highly recommended. Looking good. I would never have the patience for that though.

[The Reverend Floater]

A curve for your index finger where the shaft meets the blade is highly recommended. Looking good. I would never have the patience for that though.

I'll likely make the handle more ergonomic but grinding that steel handle out manually might take me 5 days. On this project, if an angle grinder can't do it, it's up to files or sandpaper.

Some day I'll step up to a belt grinder but not yet.

One of the most enjoyable parts of this project and metal work in general is that there are simply no shortcuts. You are relegated to a process and only as efficient as the tools that you own. You can't cheat metal and it's all about precision. As an impossibly impatient person, I've found this oddly (honestly shockingly) relaxing. It's also why I'm a shitty carpenter...there are a lot of ways to do "good enough" with wood if you're impatient. Not so much with forged steel.

Major props to all the carpenters and woodworkers on this thread. It blows my mind.

[Phall]

Nice work rev. I’ve got dad’s old service kabar in a bin in the basement that needs full metal refurb and a new handle. Not as daunting of a project but still going in completely blind.


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[warthog]

Nice REV. Going full renaissance man I see. Much respect.

[neufox47]

I'm using Pop's Wolfram Special steel. Next one will be regular 1080.

https://popsknife.supplies/products/...-x-35-8-inches

That looks like a really bad ass steel. 64-66 hrc is crazy!