"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits)
08/29/2014 at 23:23 • Filed to: None
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"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits)
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I got the knife done a while back, but I have been trying to get a sheath done for a while now. The first one I finished was the wrong type of leather and was making the blade rust. The blade was made out of an old Stanley #5 plane blade that I split down the middle and reshaped. The little finger cut out is where the center adjuster used to be. The handle is Cherry, I think, with Bloodwood accents and a lacquer finish. I was really surprised at the incredible figure in the wood given that it was pulled off the frame of an upholstered recliner!
For the sheath I had to dig out my 30+ year old leather tools, and I even was able to use that bottle of Feibing's antique finish, which being 30 years old, is kind of an antique of it's own I guess! Anyway, I am reasonably satisfied with the results, at least enough to hand it over once I finish the stitching and oiling. Total material cost - Probably about $2.00.
heliochrome85
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
08/29/2014 at 23:25 |
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Thats pretty incredible.
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Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> heliochrome85
08/29/2014 at 23:28 |
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Thanks, I was actually really surprised myself. It has a really good shape to the handle and it fits really well in hand. It doesn't have that big a blade, but the shape lets you use a bunch of different grips to get it to do what you want.
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heliochrome85
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
08/29/2014 at 23:29 |
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i wish i had the ability to make something like this.
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Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> heliochrome85
08/29/2014 at 23:33 |
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Pick up a chunk of metal... Draw a picture of what you want it to look like and hit the grinder. After you have the shape, glue some wood to the handle, drill some holes and rivet in into place. Then you just start with a rasp or a file or even another knife to carve out the basic shape that feels good to your hand. It's not as hard as you think, and I bet you do it if you tried. Another option, if you don't feel like the grinding, just buy a used knife with a blade you like and take the old handle off and put a new one on!