Gwion's Hand Forged Knives

sungazer · September 17, 2018, 6:42am

I haven’t goggled it yet but I was pretty certain that Sambar didn’t shed antlers.

Bogong · September 17, 2018, 6:51am

Sambar deer certainly do shed there antlers, usually in summer.

sungazer · September 17, 2018, 8:38am

It must be in that same place elephants go to die. I have never stumbled across any. Or I may just not get out enough.

Gwion · September 17, 2018, 8:47am

Guess you’d really have to be looking properly in the right place.

I found that one by standing on it while leaning against a tree when i was searching a creek for fish to cast at. Turns out the tree was a rub. Found another one by standing on it midstream while wading but didn’t keep it because it was quite degraded.

If you paid close attention around wallows and rubs, i guess there would have to be more lying about.

Bogong · September 17, 2018, 9:01am

http://www.sambarsafaris.com.au/deer-antlers/

Oldbloke · September 17, 2018, 12:10pm

Knives and other sharp stuff

I thought all antlers fell off each year, if they don’t fall off then they are horns.
From Wikipedia (the most reliable source on the interweb)
Antlers are extensions of an animal’s skull found in members of the deer family. They are true bone and are a single structure. They are generally found only on males, with the exception of the caribou.[1] Antlers are shed and regrown each year and function primarily as objects of sexual attraction and as weapons in fights between males for control of harems.

In contrast, horns, found on pronghorns and bovids such as sheep, goats, bison and cattle, are two-part structures. An interior of bone (also an extension of the skull) is covered by an exterior sheath grown by specialized hair follicles, the same material as human fingernails and toenails. Horns are never shed and continue to grow throughout the animal’s life. The exception to this rule is the pronghorn which sheds and regrows its horn sheath each year. They usually grow in symmetrical pairs.

Correct in each case.

Gwion · September 18, 2018, 10:18am

Not sure i like this handle and thinking of starting again but it id very comfy in the hand…

Thoughts?

juststarting · September 18, 2018, 10:35am

I think it looks very elegant.

Gwion · September 18, 2018, 10:39am

223rem head stamp on each side.

juststarting · September 18, 2018, 10:42am

Yep, that’s the bit that makes it elegant. Not busy. Not cluttered, just enough for contrast.

Gwion · September 18, 2018, 10:45am

It’s the contouring I’m having issues with: it’s leaving me underwhelmed but it is very comfy. It’s just not popping for me…

Oldbloke · September 18, 2018, 10:49am

Looks nice to me. The 223 head is a very nice touch.

juststarting · September 18, 2018, 10:56am

I know the feeling.

GUN-DMC · September 18, 2018, 11:10am

The handle looks beautiful and like it would fit the hand nicely.
Only thing is the handle looks so much chunkier than the blade.

Gwion · September 18, 2018, 11:11am

Yeah, i think that’s the main issue with it.

Oldbloke · September 18, 2018, 11:14am

BS. If the blade is small for fine jobs, expect the handle to look big.

Gwion · September 18, 2018, 11:15am

It’s not that small. Just under 4". Good utility size blade.

1Fatman · September 18, 2018, 11:15am

I was thinking the same that the blade is a little on the small side for the handle. But I love the handle the shape is great.

Gwion · September 18, 2018, 11:24am

Thinking i might be able to reshape it to be a cross between the top and bottom handle shape…

juststarting · September 18, 2018, 11:25am

@Gwion so the question that everyone is thinking, but I am going to ask Because these are awesome:

Do you make them to order (already been asked)? And
Ball park $ for the time and materials?