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Thread: Starting To Make A Patch Knife

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    Starting To Make A Patch Knife

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    I have an extra replacement pruner blade on hand, which inspired me to make a patch knife.

    I think it will do just fine as a patch knife, since it's flat on one side, with an edge bevel on the other.


    This is the $3 pruner blade, I started with:






    The 1st thing I did was to rough cut it (hacksaw) for a tang:





    The 2nd thing was to mark it for grinding into a usable tang:






    Then, it was a matter of grinding away the excess material:





    I had some fancy Walnut left over from another project, that I'll use for the handle:





    I haven't yet decided whether or not to flatten the hump on the blade's spine...…… (to be continued)

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    Last edited by pietro; 05-14-2021 at 09:38 AM.
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    1. I'd be concerned if the tang was soft enough to easily cut it with a hacksaw if it would hold an edge.

    2. I think I would leave the hump. It kind of gives the blade character, and it won't look like every other patch knife.

    Robert

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    Nice looking project.
    I made my patch knife out of a broken butcher knife.
    After reshaping and grinding in a full Tang I torch heat treated the cutting edge of the blade and quenched it in linseed oil to harden it.
    The blade is now a golden straw heat treated color.
    I used a section of Elk antler for a handle.
    I made a knife sheath that is on the face of my possible a bag under the flap.

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    My patch knife came out OK.....


    I epoxied the scales to the tang in preparation for shaping/sanding/finishing them




    I made a temporary leather safety guard for the blade; AND decided to add a brass PRB short-starter to the hilt






    With the short-starter integral with the patch knife, it eliminates having to short start the ball with one tool, then switching tools to the patch knife (handy if I'm getting rushed by a Squirrel)


    I still have to complete the wood finishing, but it's essentially done.


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    Your Short Starter is a good idea.
    Your knife looks great.
    Mine looks like the middle one in your pictures
    Last edited by LAGS; 05-15-2021 at 10:32 PM.

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    Thank you .....
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    Is the brass short starter attached to the tang? That is a nice set up! Good job!
    Edit! : I just went back and realized that it is not attached to the tang. Is it epoxied in as well?

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    I drilled hole in the rear of the handle wide enough to accept the brass rod and deep enough for the brass rod to seat against the end of the tang - then epoxied the rod in place.
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    Cool idea to make the multi-tool knife/starter.

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    You folks get rushed by squirrels over there in N. E.?

    Some people have all the fun!

    Looks like it'll be a good knife.

    (My older cat would very happily rush any squirrel she spotted, I am guessing she's caught some before I got her, dang they use bad language when treed by her LOL)

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    Very nice!

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    Thanks all, for the kind words - they are appreciated.
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    If I awake, and you're inside
    The coroner's van is your next ride

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