My New Knife

[Eddie2002]

Been busy out in the shop with a real ugly rusted up piece of leaf spring I dug out of a dirt road while walking my dogs. Not sure why I picked it up but the spring had rusted down on one end giving a nice taper and was just asking to be forged into some sort of knife. Well after a little heating, beating, grinding and cursing I ended up with a clip pointed roach bellied skinner with a 5 1/2 inch blade that turned out just under 11 inches over all. It got water quenched and brought back up to a light straw color for anneal and has passed the file test so the steel is plenty hard. Still working on the final edge and making a sheath for it but am happy with it so far. The burner is a Frankenstein build from a few years ago and comes in handy when I need some HEAT.
Hope everybody enjoys the pictures.

[RustyReel]

I like it. Has a bunch of character!

[GregLaROCHE]

Cool knife. Great job! Tell us more about that burner.

[indian joe]

Wow! knife art - love it.

[smithnframe]

Very nice!

[pietro]

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Nice work (and I DO mean work) ! !

I made up & use a shorter (3-1/2" blade) Roach Belly for my skinning/caping, and it's very handy.

[Eddie2002]

It takes a bit of work to make a knife. I have a blade from a big industrial wood chipper that's about 10 inches long, 2 wide and about a 1/4 inch thick that keeps talking to me. Nice blade you have there Pietro real pretty, they are fun to make aren't they

[Drm50]

I made a knife couple years ago from an industrial chipper blade. Had blade for 40yrs. A Ohio Ferro Alloys mill bought green logs to cap their crucibles. Logs were run through chipper that had a self sharpening system. I worked the blade only with files and held blade in my hand if I used grinder. That way didn’t have to worry about ruining temper in blade. Walnut scales held on with 30/30 case heads tapped and threaded. Sheath made from bundle of Farmers Scraps sold at local HWD store.Attachment 272644

[Eddie2002]

Here's a link to where I got the design for my big burner. https://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/oliverburner1.html

I changed the design of the cone by using a six inch long piece of 3 inch exhaust pipe which I cut and beat into a cone which got welded onto the end of the main tube. The regulator for the propane tank came off of a yard sale weed burner probably from Harbor Freight. I melted the burner head with my first attempt to heat some steel and salvaged the tubing and regulator. The burner is going to end up firing a small forge made out of a dead propane tank if I ever get around to it.

[pietro]

Nice blade you have there Pietro real pretty, they are fun to make aren't they

Thank you, and yes, I get a lot of pleasure from working on fixed blade knives - I think I'm up to around 15 or so...…

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[fiberoptik]

I like it. Has a bunch of character!

+1! In the Philippines, they made their big knives out of jeep springs.


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[samari46]

Been thinking what to do with some 1/4" thick blades from a zero turn mower. You got the wheels turning. Frank

[Dapaki]

Thanks, Pietro, you prompted me to make use of a 24" stell cutting blade my son gave me. 1/8" thick, blade is 8" long, red oak scales laminated with purple board.

[Eddie2002]

Dapaki that's a nice skinner knife, love it's shape. Looks like it's blued,

[pietro]

Thanks, Pietro, you prompted me to make use of a 24" stell cutting blade my son gave me. 1/8" thick, blade is 8" long, red oak scales laminated with purple board.

Very cool & distinctive - Nice job !

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[godzilla]

Thanks, Pietro, you prompted me to make use of a 24" stell cutting blade my son gave me. 1/8" thick, blade is 8" long, red oak scales laminated with purple board.

That looks sharp!

[flint45]

Very nice nice I like it.

[BPSharps]

Real nice knife Eddie2002

[wapiti22]

Very nice!

[Dapaki]

Thanks gents! I'll take some better pic of it and post them. I use it for cutting pizza, personally.