Hotanvil Forge

Playin in the Shop













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Was workin in the shop one weekend and my neighbor came over so we started working on a blade.




























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Profiling the blade on the grinder

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The blade is ground and heat treated guard is in place and the handle is dry fitted to the blade.

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working on the sheath






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Grinding the bevels with the new jig I just built

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These are what I am working on.Couple of large camp knives and a bunch of smaller knives

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Large camp knife/doing the hand sanding

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The knife is done