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Frode:

--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on November 27, 2010, 03:23:39 pm ---..and then there is the knife that G Fred Asbell would approve of, my neck knife.  It's made from a sawmill bandsaw blade, cutting edge is about 3 1/2 inches long, shaped like a short chef's knife and the bevels are set at 15 degrees on each side so that the cutting edge is VERY thin and scary sharp.  The handles are cherry wood pinned with two fine brass rivets.  It was made by a retired college professor, Dr. Gary Chappell in my muzzleloading club.  Whole thing is under 6 inches long, but works very nice. 

I've skinned deer, quartered them out, filleted fish, cleaned rabbits, cut patches for the gun, etc.  And it's right at hand around the neck.

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Sounds real fine!  Got a picture, by chance?
Frode

sailordad:
Frode, i am partial to the Buck 110 folder and the Schrade Uncle henry folder(almost identical to each other)
both are lock back knives,made from top quality steels.they fit nicely in the pocket bit also come with belt sheaths.

i do make my own knives to.i make them from old skill saw blades.
99% of the time they turn out pretty nice.i go with a little steeper angle than 15*(thats close to a razor blade edge angle)
i put put my edges on at 25*,stays sharp longer and just does a better job as a utility blade vs a custom work blade.the less angle the easier they become to dull
and need sharpening more often.but the key is the quality of hardening it,if its too hard you cant realy get a good edge,if its not hard enough the edge
will roll over easy and you will need to sharpen it quit often then.

Frode:
Thanks, sailordad!
Looking at that, I half think some form of Buck knife was what I had when I was a kid (8 or 9?).  I remember the wood and brass!  I don't think I ever did anything but sharpen sticks and pencils with it, but back then you just didn't go out without your pocket knife.  You just didn't.
Wouldn't mind seeing pictures of your knives, as well, if you're so inclined!

Frode

sailordad:
Frode, if you go to page #3 in this forum(around the camp fire)i have a thread titled "stickers"
these are my most recent knives(steel anyhow)that i have finished up,just need to make sheaths now

someone awhile back posted a build along on how to make knives from saw blades
i followed that and didnt have any issues

HoBow:
Just curious where you all get your rivets for the handles?

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