G L Drew
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Some time ago an old blacksmith (yes, even older than me 
)told me that the best knife material was a piece of carbon steel that had been buried for years and deeply pitted. His reasoning was that the iron rusted away and the carbon stayed in the steel. I have learned to not scoff too much out of respect for these guys so when a friend unearthed this old buggy spring I really thought I should make a knife from it. I seldom work with an unknown steel but heat treated this the same as I do 1095. I did an interrupted quench and it came up with a nice temper line. A file slides over the edge and I chopped on a pine knot for a while and didn't chip the blade so I feel confident that the heat treating is right and that there is someone willing to take a chance on this unique knife.
Forged from mystery steel (an old buggy spring)
Flat grind, machine finished
Deeply pitted steel on the flats
Oak handle
Overall length: 11 1/2 inches
Blade: 7 inches
Leather scabbard
$140 SOLD delivered to the US or Canada. My PayPal account is gldrewknives@yahoo.com USPS money order or a check with time to clear OK too.
)told me that the best knife material was a piece of carbon steel that had been buried for years and deeply pitted. His reasoning was that the iron rusted away and the carbon stayed in the steel. I have learned to not scoff too much out of respect for these guys so when a friend unearthed this old buggy spring I really thought I should make a knife from it. I seldom work with an unknown steel but heat treated this the same as I do 1095. I did an interrupted quench and it came up with a nice temper line. A file slides over the edge and I chopped on a pine knot for a while and didn't chip the blade so I feel confident that the heat treating is right and that there is someone willing to take a chance on this unique knife. Forged from mystery steel (an old buggy spring)
Flat grind, machine finished
Deeply pitted steel on the flats
Oak handle
Overall length: 11 1/2 inches
Blade: 7 inches
Leather scabbard
$140 SOLD delivered to the US or Canada. My PayPal account is gldrewknives@yahoo.com USPS money order or a check with time to clear OK too.
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