Finishing A Brute De Forge Rams Horn Handle Knife! | Shop Talk Tuesday Episode 195 | Knife Making

[@Pmedic605]

Antlers get shed; horns are permanent growths. Nice build.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank You!

[@MrJohney]

I love the way the handles came out they look like they have chatoyancy like some woods or gemstones. Freaking sweet, keep up the good work!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Yup, it's kinda got a tigers eye stone look to it when you move it around.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Beautiful Job Eric. Antlers fall off every year, Horns are for life.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks! That makes sense.

[@jasonvliet-odonataknifeworks]

Great build! The handles turned out much better than I thought they were going to. Glad you got rid of the red.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks Jason! I feel like it looks way better this way as well.

[@jimtaylor6663]

It's beautiful! I really love the way the handles came out. They look almost translucent. And the blade...the blade is full of badassery.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Jim!

[@SawForgeGarage]

Dude, the scales are badass.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@HummingbirdKnives]

Beautiful blade Erick! Definitely a good choice to file the red off the horn.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks man! I'm way happier with it like this.

[@andremaritz7304]

What a beaut Erick...well done!!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@DavidMoonForge]

That's a cool looking knife man. Those sanding sticks look really nice. I just ordered one. Feels kind of fancy upgrading from my steel square tubing "sanding stick". 😛

[@theriversexperience9383]

I think you'll like it a lot. They are pretty comfortable to use as well.

[@HudsonHandel]

Super nice.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@Roninx1980]

Antlers fall off seasonally and horns do not. 😅 Excellent blade man beautiful knife. I love the handle.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@bernardhill1622]

Very nice slick lines, well balanced ergonomically.❗ Love it like a well designed " SHELL" sign no frills & certainly not a Christmas Tree..❗ Definetly a practical Knife, well thought out and masterfuly excecuted..❗🤔👍🏻 Thanks a Mil' & please continue, i enjoy every Teach session..❗ Shalowm 🙇‍♂️

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Bernard!

[@adamk4171]

As always, beautiful craftsmanship Eric! After every video I'm curving for more content from you:) I can tell, that you have not thought about grinding the ''inside'' of the scales to loose some thickness in order to keep texture from outside. I call it brainfart:) Have them to offten myself:) unless it was planned :))) but we learn with every project.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks Adam!

[@bernardhill1622]

@@theriversexperience9383 Ditto..thanks Adam..😀 love your expression " Brain Fart " ❗😀 Hope it's not Copyrighted..⁉️😅🤣😂

[@SSSmithing]

Very good man

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you!

[@bobgore1962]

Came out beautiful, my Brother! Much better without the red, in my opinion. Horns are hollow, and antlers are solid, I think!? 🤔 Great video, and thanks for sharing! Keep them coming! 🙏🏻😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Bob!

[@krissteel4074]

Bone and horn usually takes a fair bit of fiddling to knock out warps and other dimensional oddities you get with natural products. Otherwise the end result is good looking Bet you can still taste and smell it for about the next month!

[@theriversexperience9383]

HAHA, that's what I told Matt. The entire shop smells like Toenails lol.

[@bernardhill1622]

Yipp..a friend & jr colleauge of mine had a 25 L Sealed Buckett full of Kudu, Sable & Impala Horn pieces and sadly lost them to weasels by not cleaning and fumigating them before storage..❗😢 I've worked with Giraffe Bone before & carved out 3 dimensionally as Ivory..what a stench..subsaquantly seen that Boiling etc., prior to use is the best option..any comments.. will be greatly appreciated..⁉️🤔🙇‍♂️

[@krissteel4074]

@@bernardhill1622 It should stabilise the same as timber with Cactus Juice and left in a vacuum for a while. Being its very dense it might take a few days in the pot until its gotten into all the porous parts, I know a lot of the heavier timbers tend to take 3days to a week before they're done. Should also help with making them less likely to shift around under humidity, I'd leave off any dimension/flattening due to the later application of cooking them on a low heat in an oven. Heat will warp bone, horn and antler quite well. Might be something to look into

[@Duckrabbit_Forging]

Looks great man! I think if you were gonna keep the red you would have had to go all in with it and have as much if the red as possible.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thanks man! I agree, I had to commit one way or the other.

[@aprilnichols2806]

Antlers are bone/ calcium. Horns are normally hair. Horns are pretty much like your fingernails. Antlers normally get shed wear horns normally stay and discontinue to grow.

[@jakehandlon6115]

Barely missed first comment

[@theriversexperience9383]

Yeah, Matt had those quick fingers lol.

[@Jeffrose_]

She is beautiful. I like the horn.

[@theriversexperience9383]

Thank you Jeff!

[@mcrich1978]

❤ wazzup

[@theriversexperience9383]

Good ole late night release lol.

[@mcrich1978]

@@theriversexperience9383 no complaints here. 😁

[@mcrich1978]

Translation = what's up. 😂

[@mcrich1978]

Yeah im glad ya did away with the red wine dye and the little grooves. Turned out bitchin!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Yeah, I think this was the best way for it to turn out.

[@mcrich1978]

@@theriversexperience9383 don't forget that Email. 😉

[@johncoulter1507]

Horns are like fingernails, whereas antlers are like bones. That's a very generic description of the difference, but is more in line with knowledge that's actually needed for building things with them.

[@theriversexperience9383]

That's why my shop smells like Toenails lol.