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So many knives to make, so little time!

I got a bunch of left over maple, cherry and oak pieces from a local cabinet shop. Other peoples trash are my treasure! These are the perfect sizes and species for some awesome knife handles. Lawn mower blades, metal files and chain saw bars all can contain tough steel of which knife blades can beContinue reading “So many knives to make, so little time!”

From the lawn to the kitchen

Here’s a pair of chopping knives I’m working on from the same lawn mower blade. These will be useful for chopping vegetables and such when finished. As you can tell, these still need a lot of work.

Back in from the garage

The forge in use

Here is my forge that I made from a fire brick and a propane torch. This is a design by Wayne Goddard that I read about in his book. It’s easy and it works for heat treating, forging and straightening blades.

Progress on some skinning knives

Here are a couple of skinning/utility knives I’m almost done with. You can see how it came from a rusty lawn mower blade and needed some work. I’m using some cherry wood for the handle and it cleans up nicely with the boiled linseed oil and the buffing wheel. The last picture shows one completeContinue reading “Progress on some skinning knives”

New batch of knives

I recently finished a batch of three knives. The one with the red handle was made completely by hand with files and such and has a maple handle. I used metal from the same lawn mower blade to make the other three knives with oak handles. All were heat treated by myself and I usedContinue reading “New batch of knives”

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