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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: mullet on December 26, 2016, 03:20:17 pm

Title: File knife
Post by: mullet on December 26, 2016, 03:20:17 pm
Here's a Dagger I made from a file and very old butter knife. I silver soldered the blade into the handle and then browned the blade.
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Post by: osage outlaw on December 26, 2016, 03:39:51 pm
That's the coolest butter knife I've ever seen.  You can butter a biscuit and take care of trouble makers with that thing.
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Post by: Pat B on December 26, 2016, 05:02:42 pm
Cool dagger Eddie. Neat idea.   8)
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Post by: bjrogg on December 26, 2016, 05:25:05 pm
Nice dagger Eddie is that handle silver?
Bjrogg
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Post by: mullet on December 26, 2016, 05:52:33 pm
I think it is
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Post by: Buffalogobbler on December 26, 2016, 06:51:13 pm
Very Cool Eddie!
It never would have crossed my mind to do something like that, Great idea!

Kevin
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Post by: bubby on December 26, 2016, 07:46:00 pm
Very cool sticker mullet
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Post by: mullet on December 26, 2016, 07:46:51 pm
Thanks, Kevin. I bought three of them and made Priming horns out of the first two.
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Post by: mullet on December 26, 2016, 07:49:58 pm
Thank you, bubby, got to make a sheath, now.
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Post by: Orrum on December 26, 2016, 07:54:19 pm
Nice Eddie, very classic and attractive shape!
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Post by: Redhand on December 26, 2016, 09:10:04 pm
Nice dagger. I bet that would do some damage. 
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Post by: selfbow joe on December 26, 2016, 11:15:35 pm
Very nice dagger.
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Post by: chamookman on December 27, 2016, 04:54:26 am
Man - That's cool Eddie. How did You hollow the handle to seat the blade ??????????? Bob
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Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on December 27, 2016, 09:07:15 am
Cool idea.
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Post by: bowtarist on December 27, 2016, 11:01:34 am
That's a gooder Eddie!! How'd you get the old butter blade out of the handle? Awesome idea!!
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Post by: mullet on December 27, 2016, 11:40:00 am
The butter blade was silver soldered inside the hollow handle. I just turned it upside down and hit the handle with a torch and watched the solder run out. I just put the new blade in the hole and filled it back up with solder.
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Post by: Aaron H on December 27, 2016, 12:41:55 pm
Cool idea
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Post by: Parnell on December 27, 2016, 06:50:02 pm
Looks awesome Eddie.
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Post by: mullet on December 27, 2016, 06:53:40 pm
Thanks!
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Post by: Bone pile on December 31, 2016, 09:11:32 am
Now that's slick,good job
Roger
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Post by: Cedar shooter on January 01, 2017, 10:34:12 pm
Very neat idea. Rick
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Post by: Chippintuff on January 01, 2017, 10:39:07 pm
To make a knife from a file, is it best to just grind it down to what you want or to heat and hammer it down?

WA
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Post by: Pappy on January 02, 2017, 08:45:49 am
Very cool Eddie, that should cut butter ok  ;) Pappy