madmike does knives

[darrylhadfield]

When Freehold got published I was all burned out on Ringo's stuff and David Webber's multi verse beginning with Hells Gate and just could not read any more such.

Fair 'nuff... Personally, I enjoyed it, and tend to on an annual basis.

While I think the modified blade in this thread is interesting I am reminded of the howling that takes place on the rifle board over the act of Bubba-ing an old military rifle. Now this has occurred with an old bayonet.

So shall we call the act of modifying an old Military blade a Mike-ing? You know as in "Whoa, Mike must of gotten ahold (or a Freehold) of that old war horse!"

Just teasing.

heh, well, let's not slander Mike... he didn't CREATE it.. he's FIXING what someone else created (and, admittedly, did a less than stellar job of creating).

Considering that most bayonets don't make for good swords/knives because of heat treat requirement differences I usually consider any efforts to turn a bayonet into anything other than a "sticker" just a crafts project.

Fair enough; I had ulterior motives... I liked the idea of the blade - and had been looking for it.. when I saw it, I figured it would make for a great starter piece - and it was something my wife didn't immediately say, "NO!" to, when I mentioned I wanted to mount it over the mantle piece.

I do want something that's functional - but I don't expect to be using it as a "bushido prop" so to speak - I like how it looks, it's functional in a pinch (rather than being apt to snap in half if I look at it sideways), and it fits well in the living room.

I'd actually contemplated having Mike start with a stock Yataghan blade - not a chasse-pot - and creating the "kataghan," but when we started talking price, my wallet stopped listening.. this was just a nice way of it all coming together.

Not for everyone, I'm sure, and at the same time, like I said... I like it.

And, since there was prior conversation in here about the "kataghan"... I figured I'd take the risk of sharing and see if perhaps it was an interesting piece to share, rather than just upping a thread that was years old.