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[cunninghammer]

Just wrapped up this set of absolute bangers!! Hand forged and triple cycled 52100 steel with a razor sharp convex grind and finger choke ricasso. I make my knives to take (and deliver) serious beatings, and my work is guaranteed for life. Various handles include premium Sonoran desert ironwood burl, sambar stag, buffalo horn and micarta options here. Sold a few, still got a few at www.cunninghamcustomshop.com. I'm located in Eugene, OR and can be reached here or call/text four oh six five six one six two one two. I also teach classes if any of you scallywags wanna make one yourself. HOLLER BOSS!

 

[RedLetter]

I'll play. The Puma White Hunter was Grandpa's knife, just got that one. I think it's a 1961.

 

[RedLetter]

I'll play. The Puma White Hunter was Grandpa's knife, just got that one. I think it's a 1961.

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[RedLetter]

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[RedLetter]

Just wrapped up this set of absolute bangers!! Hand forged and triple cycled 52100 steel with a razor sharp convex grind and finger choke ricasso. I make my knives to take (and deliver) serious beatings, and my work is guaranteed for life. Various handles include premium Sonoran desert ironwood burl, sambar stag, buffalo horn and micarta options here. Sold a few, still got a few at www.cunninghamcustomshop.com. I'm located in Eugene, OR and can be reached here or call/text four oh six five six one six two one two. I also teach classes if any of you scallywags wanna make one yourself. HOLLER BOSS!
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Those are beautiful! I'd love to come see your shop some time.

 

[cunninghammer]

Those are beautiful! I'd love to come see your shop some time.

You're certainly welcome. It's a little past Armitage Park- shoot me a message and we can dial in a tour

 

[PolishAvenger]

My stepson requested a machete a while back. His recent graduation from college seemed like a time to try and pull one off. Lotsa firsts for me in this one. First blade longer than 10 inches, first time using 15N20, first time using more than 3 pins in handle scales, and first convex grind.

 

[dondoo1315]

I got this today from my brother for my birthday it's an awesome knife it's the microtech ludt in Bohler m390. I love this thing I'm going to carry it forever!

 

[Aught Six]

Top: Searle's Bowie, By Dixie Gun Works. Finest steel, says two knife smiths.
Middle" Heron War Hawk: Counterpart to the knife above. 86 of 103 made before the gent passed.
Lower: Ontario SP8 wood processor: A mini Rambo 4 blade that is not a machete, and not a hatchet, but somewhere in between.

 

[TNThomas]

As fascinating and cool as swords are….
Spears were the main weapon of most warriors of the so-called Dark Age.
This one is a Thrusting Spear.
For reference I am 6 foot even.
Very sharp edge and an ash shaft.
Andy
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I took an ancient military history class in college and vividly remember the simple effectiveness of the Phalanx formations. Just have a pokey thing that can poke the bad guy from further away. Pretty simple really! What kind of spearhead is that? I have been wanting to get one for home defense. Primarily I'm just looking for the head as I'll make my own shift.

You likely know this one, but I'm sure others don't:
-In a medieval history class I remember a unit on the French and English archers. It was common practice to cut the middle finger off of archers who were taken hostage, that way they couldn't shoot in the future. So after a battle, the archers from the winning side would often "flip-off" the other side while they retreated with their middle fingers essentially saying, "screw you, we can still fight!" Pretty interesting.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

@TNThomas
Thank you....it is a "European Spear Head " from WIndlass Steelcrafts.
A pretty good all around "generic" spearhead.

I made my shaft from ash....works well.
Andy

 

[cunninghammer]

Great week in the shop finishing up some brand new bangers

 

[Johnny463]

this Spyderco is with me daily ....

 

[tac]

I hope you'll forgive me for posting a sword, rather than a knife - mind you, it's quite short.

Back in 2010 I spent the weekend at Peterborough's bronze age site - Flag Fen - with living historians Dave Chapman and Neil Burrage. We made a number of poured bronze swords...........................inside a reconstruction of a bronze-age round house.





It is an exact replica of the Dowlais Find sword [Ireland] leaf-shaped sword of around 1200 BCE, now in the Pitt-Rivers museum in Oxford.



After cleaning up the edges, we set to finishing it off, in my case, using the correct method. This involves a piece of sheepskin, smeared with tree resin and dragged along the bed of a nearby stream. Bleeve it or don't [shades of Mr Ripley], that makes a pretty cool abrasive cloth - I used about forty or fifty such pieces.

Here is the before and after, admittedly I made two of 'em...



Hilt is real bog oak, certified to be at least 3500 years old.

Trust me, it would work - it feels totally right in either hand.

Edit - the real thing, now in the British Museum -

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

Flexy fillet knife from old saw blade.

 

[Alexx1401]

Flexy fillet knife from old saw blade.

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NICE work!

 

[cunninghammer]

Finished these today. Feel free to reach out

 

[cunninghammer]

another finished today. s30v stainless hunter with elk stag and copper fittings. bang bang!! *not for sale* but have others

 

[1775usmc]

Got this little guy in the mail today. Adding it to my EDC. Nothing special but super easy to conceal on the beltline.

 

[jimmyjamz44]

Kershaw Dividend, of all the knives I have I like this one the most for everyday carry.