Making of a blade

[Nathan123]

Good to hear mate. I am glad your happy with it.

[Romey]

By the way, no touch up honing inbetween cutting of different material.

[neophyte]

Romey: Sir; PICTURES before you send Nathan; PICTURES when you receive.
Romey: what makes a thread interesting. What you can learn. Between your writing and pictures; sense can be made. Thanks.

Now if you were to take my new knife and start HACKING firewood and chopping on brass Well it just wouldn't be purty.

Romey: Sir; what did you mean with: the honing thing. Was is that part of your test. Are you suggesting Nathan shouldn't get carried away with the HONE?
Thanks

[Romey]

No i ment to imply that i did no touch up honing between cutting the wood, leather, cardboard and paper slices. In other words i relied complately with the hone that was on it before the tests and tried to dull it. Other words i didnt help the blade along by touching it up before going on to he next test.

[Nathan123]

Originally Posted by neophyte

Romey: Sir; PICTURES before you send Nathan; PICTURES when you receive.

Will do mate.

[CroMagnum]

Romey, sent you an e-mail yesterday about making me a knife.

[Romey]

Ok, ill check my mail, btw that is a Outstanding mount in your aviatar

[CroMagnum]

Thanks Romey and to let you know, I got your reply.

[sell33]

so do you have a finished product picture Romey? that is a beautiful looking knife before it is even finished! I am jealous Nathan I am sure that knife will be around longer than any of us are....

[Romey]

No its not done as of yet, very soon though. You can look at a few finished knives on my website if you like in the gallery section. Nathans will be similar to this one though when done but different wood.
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/kni...st-sheath.html (Latest sheath)

I have alot more knives to get up on the gallery page then whats there but the computer that had all my website programs crashed and am just now getting them reloaded so i can update my website.

John , since you asked, yes sheaths are always included from plain,tooled or carved. I use only high end Wickett and Craig double shoulder leather and each sheath is built to the specific knife for a custom fit.

[Romey]

well Nathans knife is fitted up, the handle and guard is shaped and polished. The egde is set and sharp just a tad more polishing of the edge is left, and the blade will need the handsand finish touched up, over all the knife needs cleaned up and its done, its done enough to build the shealth which ill do before the final finish is put on the knife and its completely cleaned up. Then proper pictures will be done that will show how nice it is when its complete and it will be in Nathans dads hands in AU where I suspect will be the last its heard from
So here is the stage its in now ready for final finish

[CroMagnum]

She's looking good Romey, looking forward to the end result.

[neophyte]

Romey: Sir; I don't care what they say. That is one for a proud owner.

Nathan; my man; you is going on for the ages.

One day I will have a ''Romey" working mans knife.

Take some pictures.

Nathan promised some pictures with ''this'' and his dad.

We need to hold him to PICTURES.

[Windwalker]

You do great work Romey. That is one great knife.

[GlockMeister]

Most excellent thus far. Looks to be one very, very sharp edge. I truly love that handle and it's natural design.

[Romey]

Thanks guys, its really important to me that a handle fits the hand, i appreciate it being noticed. It not hard to find plenty that simpley DONT fit a human hand and often makes me wonder how much thought really goes into it or if the design just for the "cool" factor.
I strongly beleive a knife should fit well in any position in ones hand you have it in, edge up as if opening a carcass, Down , to the side ect.

[Oxford]

Great work there Romey! I've followed this thread from beggining to end...and it's been adventure on how to make a quality knife, for sure. The final product turned out beautiful...and I'm sure it will work as it's intended.

One question...did I detect a copyright symbol or name on the blade just in front of the handle?

[neophyte]

Romey: Sir; I thought you might slip another or picture in.

[Romey]

Well like i said its not finished , still dirty and has scrathes in the blade form honing again that will need sanded out but ill have good pics when it and the sheath is done.
Oxford , the sybol you see is a blade stamp that says high country knives and a buffalo skull in the center. I either go with that stamp or simply my name on it at the ricasso. I havent decided what i like best but yes its to identify the maker

[Romey]

Nathans knife is complete , im pretty tickeld with it. Generally it doesnt take near as long for me to finish one but life as well as someone setting my shop on fire (no they havent found the dirty so and so that did it) such got in the way.
But here it is at last, I dubbed it The Aussie Stalker
Specifics are as follows
5 inch W-2 high carbon hand forged blade w/ 600 grit hand finish
Stacked Nickle silver guard
Stabilised Maple burl
Sheath
Wickett and craig 9 0z.double hand stitched shoulder sheath
Integrated firestarter holder with a Montana made firestarter
Tiger strip finish on the leather
The Chatoyance in this block of wood is amazing and a very nice suprise. It gives a deep 3D effect that changes with angle of the light. (think Cats eye marble) Its almost impossible to pic up with my camera.
All in all im tickled with the whole package.
All comments and opinions are indeed welcome.