you can just imagine the heft of it. Good looking and substantial piece there.
Old rasp found in a barn + hickory from Arbuckle Mountians = ugly knife
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That looks like a very handy blade.
How long have you been making knives? The pattern and style bear strong resemblance to a pair of knives I have. My grandmother bought them from an in-state maker almost 20 years ago.
How long have you been making knives? The pattern and style bear strong resemblance to a pair of knives I have. My grandmother bought them from an in-state maker almost 20 years ago.
I have been doing it on and off since I was about 12 or so can't remember for sure I'm 40 this year, I have really only been selling them for a little over a year, previous I would make 2 or 3 knives a year and most of the time just give them away to friends and such.
OK I found time to finish the sheath for this knife it is all ready.
my chickens scratched out an old rusty rasp a couple years ago, i made a knife from it . amazing how it polished up and holds a shine . i used 1911 grips for the handles . mine is not near the quality yours turned out to be . but i was pleased someone had same ideal .
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elance
I bet it was just fine.
Beautiful blade! I love the look.
My dad made a knife from a file in WWII while on a floating dry dock in China.
The handle was made from leather valve stem gaskets. It had never been anealed, so when I dropped it, the knife broke. I was sick.
My dad made a knife from a file in WWII while on a floating dry dock in China.
The handle was made from leather valve stem gaskets. It had never been anealed, so when I dropped it, the knife broke. I was sick.
files are to hard unless you temper them back, same as any tool steel after the quench. I run all my tool steel blades through the temper oven 3 times 90minutes each run with a natural cool down between each run. Temperature depends on steel and how hard/soft i want to make the particular blade. When I was a kid and didn't have access to all the tools I have now, i would water grind files to a knife, then use a propane torch to heat the spine to a blue colour and let the heat work its way down to the edge, not very scientific but I made some good knives still in use today 25 years later.
Great info! Thanks.
