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Post by Scott on Nov 28, 2019 1:34:55 GMT
A few years ago I found a few crooked knife blades, new old stock, and finally got around to putting a handle on one. The blades are marked E M Dickinson Sheffield, the handle is from a nashi tree in the backyard, and the whipping is waxed linen. Attachments:
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Post by soullesssword on Nov 30, 2019 22:44:41 GMT
oh, that is a nice piece
i like crooked knives; i think they get overlooked as traditional knife patterns
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Post by Scott on Dec 1, 2019 4:12:48 GMT
Why thank you! I've sharpened it, now just need some time to play with it. Then see how much I can do with crooked knife and tomahawk. I agree they tend to be overlooked, there's plenty of people who will comment on how versatile they are but no one seems to use them.
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Post by soullesssword on Dec 3, 2019 0:56:11 GMT
i think crooked knives get overlooked like how obscure swords and weapons get overlooked; they're not "cool" enough, so folk dont talk about them, and it gets buried by the other stuff
ill have to get one myself some day
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Post by Scott on Dec 3, 2019 2:24:31 GMT
i think crooked knives get overlooked like how obscure swords and weapons get overlooked; they're not "cool" enough, so folk dont talk about them, and it gets buried by the other stuff ill have to get one myself some day Yes I think that's part of it. I'm sure they'd become popular if a big name bushcraft type started using one. I've got a couple more blades if you're interested.
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Post by soullesssword on Dec 4, 2019 3:45:38 GMT
ah, i would like to see more (through i cant afford anything for a while, given black friday and everyday expenses)
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Post by Scott on Dec 8, 2019 1:39:42 GMT
ah, i would like to see more (through i cant afford anything for a while, given black friday and everyday expenses) Here's some pictures of the bare blades. Both are the same size, any differences are due to camera angle.
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Post by soullesssword on Dec 8, 2019 5:11:59 GMT
ah, those are nice and stout looking. if i had one, id have to take up carving
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 22:46:11 GMT
I only heard about these threads and looking into them. Man, any bushcratt guy could find a use of these
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Post by Scott on Dec 19, 2019 1:15:59 GMT
I only heard about these threads and looking into them. Man, any bushcratt guy could find a use of these No one seems to use them though. Admittedly I still haven't gotten around to seeing how much I can do with it.
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Post by Scott on Jul 15, 2020 5:05:46 GMT
Made another one using another of the old blades, handle is a piece of buddleia from some pruning, lashing is waxed linen. Still need to sharpen this one and try it out, I'm not sure if the thinner handle will make much difference. Attachments:
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Post by Scott on Jul 15, 2020 5:08:55 GMT
And in a spirit of what the hell I made a crooked knife blade from an old file, complete with dubious backyard heat treat! I'm curious what difference the tang being at an angle will make.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 15, 2020 5:45:53 GMT
Rather than inletting and mounting the blade off centre, which would drive me up the wall, I would have gone for a centre mount. The newer technique is to drill a hole large enough to accept the tang then fill it with glue with tang. Secure with a pin for a safety measure. The old technique is to just to heat the tang and burn a hole then mount using glue.
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Post by Scott on Jul 15, 2020 6:33:42 GMT
While some had the tang burned in there are plenty of older knives with the tang lashed in like this. As for the offset blade it's less of an issue than it could be given the knife is held in an ice pick grip with the edge pulled towards you. It's an adjustment anyway. That said I've seen some where the inlet for the tang is made deeper and a wooden plug fills in the gap so the blade is more towards the centre of the handle.
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Post by Scott on Jul 30, 2020 2:03:58 GMT
Quick update on this, the blade I made cuts quite nicely. The thread I used for the lashing stretched a bit in use but it still worked just fine, making a nice pile of shavings. I used it to thin down a branch to make a couple of twca cam handles. Not perfect but close enough.
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