BEDGOOD KNIVES

Capt., Jimmy, recieved the knife today. First impression it will be a excellent camp and hunting knife. Hunting season starts 11-12-2011. I hope to have more feed back after the hunting seasons are over. Thanks again, Walt RKS#5924

Glad you like it Walt...Now go kill somethin'!!
Best, Capt. Chris

It is great to hear that it will be used Iornworker. Good luck with the season.

Jimmy knives are very well made,easy to get sharp and stay sharp. I field dressed two White Tails, then touched up the edge onthe stones and field dressed two more. I also skinned all four. Now it is time to buther and make burger, sausage, and steaks. Walt RKS#5924

Here are a couple more blades that I started today. I have some more file work and sanding to do. The handles will be the stabilized spalted sycamore in the background. It will also have a single brass hilt with brass butt cap.

Do you use a particular brand of file to make your knives?

I'm thinking of starting up knife making too.

Probably not from China and you'll be ok.

Pap

Rob,
I look for USA companies for my files. I go to the local flea markets around here and usally get them out of old rusty tool boxes. The price is anywhere from .50 to 1.00 most of the time.

Pappy if it is from China or Pakistan, they will not be bought or used by me.

Yep, I figured that coming from a patriot like you. I would think old tools at garage sales or auctions that have mid 1900 USA files would be some of the best. Sorta like old man Rudy Ruana started with Studebaker leaf springs. Keep up the good work.

Pap

Yeah, I figured the Chinese ones would be garbage steel, I hadn't thought of Pakistani ones though. I'll avoid them too, I imagine any third world country's product is inferior steel as well.

It's going to be hard to find anything made in the U.S.A. nowadays.

Here is one that I am almost finished with. Needs to be sharpend and a final buffing.

That is one bad ass looking knife Jimmy looking like it's ready to go into Harm's Way.

What kind of wood is that?

That's a knife right there. Beautiful

Ben, I have herd it called snake wood and leopard lace wood. I like the look of it.
Thanks for the complements Steve and Kimmo.

It's looking good!

Here are two his and her knives I am making for somebody. The blades will be final sanded with 1000 grit paper to a satin finish. Then final polish and sharpend. These two will have pouch style sheaths. The brass and black goes really well with this wood.

Nice knives Jimmy, I don't think I would mess with either him or her if they have those knives

Peter

Great looking pair of knives Jimmy. Both he and she will be well prepared.

Let me guess, the slightly thinner handled one with the well-figured wood is hers?

Excellent work,Jimmy. The wood and brass work great together. Walt RKS#5924

Nice looking pair.

They look great!

Very Cool, Jimmy.
Love that wood!
Tony

I love the bone handles. Have you thought of using elk antler as a handle?

Pap

Thanks everybody.
Pappy, I have only made one knife with deer antler so far. I do plan on trying some to make some in the future.
Robert, You are correct on the smaller handled knife for the lady. This was not intentional and I hope the buyers are happy with the results.

Jimmy, fantastic work on both knives. I realy like how the wood goes together with the brass. Awesome

Thanks Kimmo, they turned out pretty nice.

APFK# 1 Mini Replica
After a few weeks away, I was able to start fooling around with my hobby. This is what I made this weekend. It's my version of the #1 that is so famous to us all. This blade was made from a file that I had laying around. The handle is whitetail deer antler with brass and black spacers. The brass double hilt is soldered to the blade just like the real thing. The 3.5" blade has been quenched and tempered. Overall length is 7". I also made a mini Model C sheath for it. This turned out to be a great project and is one of my favorite knives that I have built to date. I still need to sharpen the blade and find some black cord for the sheath. I hope you guy's like it and there will be more to follow.

Looks good, you may need a smaller stamp if you keep making mini's.

Excellent work Jimmy. I look forward to seeing it, in person, at the Orlando show.
Thanks, Capt. Chris

VERY Nice Jimmy! ... Number One!

Jimmy
It looks great, the proportions are right on. We look forward to seeing more of your work

Peter

Excellent work,Jimmy,Walt

Great looking knife Jimmy.

Amen to all the above. Looks like you are really on your way. Thanks for posting and we look forward to many more of your projects.

Pap

I agree with that Rob !
Nice little beauty....

Thanks for the kind comments everybody. I agree with needing a smaller stamp for mini's. I will have to get one on order soon.
Thanks again, Jimmy.

I like the looks of that baby. I could carry that in Denver legally. Keep up the great work.

"Sharp" looking, Jimmy! Seriously, outstanding work.

Jimmy, that's very nice mini. The antler goes very nice with the brass together. Great work as always.

Thanks guy's. I will be making some more of these smaller type knives in the future. Thanks again everybody!

Here is a damascus knife for one of my buddies at work. This is my first full size damascus knife. I can't wait to see his face tomorrow at work when I surprise him with it. It turned out good for a $20.00 scrap piece of damascus. Those guys a Alabama Damascus Steel put out a top quality product.

Awesome, I love the handle!!!

Great looking knife Jimmy.

Jimmy
That is one great looking knife, your buddy will be really happy with it. I really like seeing the knives that you make

Peter

Nice work Jimmy...that handle work is very, very cool!

Awsome dude, you improve with every new one.

Pap

Sweeeeet Blade, Jimmy. Wish somebody where I work would come bringing me in a knife tomorrow........sniff....sniff!

Thanks everybody, it was hard letting this one go.

Wow....that's really nice. Like the stag and your combination of spacers and the blade and the etc., etc., etc. Excellent work.

Love the look of the blade and the handle is true art. Very nice job.

Wow, you should be proud of that one, it is amazing!
Dave

Thanks everybody, it diffently turn out to be a good looking knife. I am going to do more of this pinned deer horn in the future.

Saw this knife now. What a great looking knife. I like all about it :-)

Here is a Little Fighter with polished deer antler and brass hardware. The blade is 3.5" long and has a high polish. It will make a great letter opener and conversation piece.

Great looking knife Jimmy! Brass hardware + polished stag = a killer combo!

Great finish work Jimmy. Your blade shape (design) gets more refined every time I see another knife you have made. Do not stop now, great work, Walt.

Looks good, do you have an other picture of the blade?

Looks nice, I'd like to see more pics too.

Here are some more pictures of the knife. The blade is a concave grind. I still need to sharpen it and make a sheath.

Looks great Jimmy, Walt,perfect size for a mini.

Here is a small damascus camp knife that I've been working on. It has a 4.5" Alabama damascus steel blade with 416 layers of 4 types of steel. I am not sure about the type of wood for the handle. I would guess that it might be cocobolo. I have also started to use my small stamp. I hope you guys like it.

Jimmy,
I like it a lot!
Smaller stamp works well. Spacers are GREAT and the wood is cool!
Tony

That is the coolest spacer pattern you've done...up to this point!
Nice, Capt. Chris

I agree, those spacers look great!

The smaller stamp is just right.

The Damascus looks cool too.

Dang looking good. Thanks for the other pictures of the blade. It looks cool. Newest one looks nice. I like the smaller stamp.

Thanks a lot guys! I also like the smaller stamp. The brown canvas with black micarta spacer is my favorite. It really pops with the brass. The pictures don't do it justice.