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Mocataugen (crooked knife) build along starts NOW!
dylanholderman:
thanks for the reminder but ( and this might upset some people ) these two are going to be my personal tools so i'm not going to put any pins in.
most of the knives i make for myself anymore are hidden tang like these and even on big knives i haven't had a problem without them.
pins are rare on most styles of historical knives (unless it was full tang)
Hawkdancer:
Thanks for the guidance! I will try to post a "burn along" as soon as I pick the wood, probably will be Osage!
Hawkdancer
Handforged:
--- Quote from: dylanholderman on April 13, 2020, 09:21:29 pm ---thanks for the reminder but ( and this might upset some people ) these two are going to be my personal tools so i'm not going to put any pins in.
most of the knives i make for myself anymore are hidden tang like these and even on big knives i haven't had a problem without them.
pins are rare on most styles of historical knives (unless it was full tang)
--- End quote ---
That's true although they did substitute a substantial handle wrap to secure it. Hidden tang tools weren't popular until the advent of forging techniques to produce them. Most if not all of those had some sort of mechanical connection to the handle. Think square cut nails instead of pins. Dozens of early representations of this technique.
dylanholderman:
do you have any examples or a time period/culture for the square nails used in knives? you piqued my interest.
also whats the best way to sharpen the mocataugen?
post hardening
and rough handles shaped, with the tools used on them this far.
Handforged:
Good work so far! Shape of the handle is just a feel good thing.
Nails: Cut nails were patented in 1795, forged and square cut nails there is honestly no way to know. They have found horse shoes with nails in them forged by a blacksmith in 900 AD, representations of Iron and bronze nails back to 3400 BC.
Sharpening: The trick to sharpening them is to use sandpaper on a wooden dowel. You can also bevel the blade to outside (what I do) so that you can use a soft sanding brick to sharpen it.
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