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Post by twomoons on Apr 11, 2013 14:24:49 GMT -5
A while back i found in the trash barrel an old Western knife blade with the handle eaten away and the tang broken. I took it to the shop and put it in the steel bin with the idea that some day the steel might be used for something. I got to looking at it the other day and said what the heck and welded on a new tang. The i dug in the scrap box and found a cut off chunk of antler and a piece of maple wood and a piece of brass shim stock. Over the next couple days this all went together to make a functional knife from scrap. The blade was regroound and sharpened and the clip point was modified into a straight taper with a good point. The blade was bead blasted and blued to help hide the rust pitting in the blade. A sheath ws made from a scrap of leather that was left over from hoolster projects and a folded tack studded sheath came together. Although the blade, at 6 inches is a liittle longer that what I prefer for a using knife the fine steel in the blade and the sharp edge it takes makes it a joy to use. Like about all my FREE stuff this only cost me enough work to buy 2 factory knives, but I did rescue a old blade and didn't have to put any cash into it. Attachments:
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Post by jmarriott on Apr 11, 2013 15:45:01 GMT -5
That a nice one I really like the blade shape.
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Post by Jack on Apr 12, 2013 8:24:00 GMT -5
Nice job, Twomoons!
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