any good tool/knife makers out there?

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woo133

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i am a carpenter by trade, and i know the importance of having a fine tool. i need a good patch knife. not so much as a drywall compound tool, but a prying, scraping tool. some of its uses will be to open paint can lids, loosen up a paint stuck window, scrape clean a surface of old paint, chip some old chaulk off, etc, etc. i've been buying some 6 in 1 patch knives they sell at the old home depot, but the steel they use on these are crap. made in china dirt cheap crap. i am looking for a similar design tool but from a craftsman who has a little pride and heart in his or her work. i am looking to buy a lifetime supply of ten. hopefully 20 more years god willing. so each one should last about 2 years. i hit the handle of these with a hammer, so i think the tang should jut out past the handle and be rounded off. if anybody can help me out please send a pm. thank you kindly.
 
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fod said:
I would look into the Razel, by the Brothers Graham...

http://www.grahamknives.com/razel_info.htm

CRKT is making production versions too
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I know exactly what he's talking about - the Razel is not gonna work.

No hammer end, no corner pick, no paint roller cleaner.

Plus, I love that the five-way's (6-way) are flexible enough to be an improvised pry/ lifting bar.

Good luck on this, man. if you find this, turn me onto a couple, will ya?
 
Welcome to Bladeforums!

I'm going to move this to our General Knife Discussion. Gadgets & Gear forums are for non-knife stuff. I can see Parker is right on this, we don't know what a patch knife is. There's a knife we call "patch knife" which may be confusing us, it's a very different thing, a small black-powder utility.

I've been trying to find a picture of what he's describing. Is it anything like this painter's blade, maybe in a fixed blade format?
 
woo133 said:
i am a carpenter by trade, and i know the importance of having a fine tool. i need a good patch knife. not so much as a drywall compound tool, but a prying, scraping tool. some of its uses will be to open paint can lids, loosen up a paint stuck window, scrape clean a surface of old paint, chip some old chaulk off, etc, etc. i've been buying some 6 in 1 patch knives they sell at the old home depot, but the steel they use on these are crap. made in china dirt cheap crap. i am looking for a similar design tool but from a craftsman who has a little pride and heart in his or her work. i am looking to buy a lifetime supply of ten. hopefully 20 more years god willing. so each one should last about 2 years. i hit the handle of these with a hammer, so i think the tang should jut out past the handle and be rounded off. if anybody can help me out please send a pm. thank you kindly.
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Welcome to BladeForums!
I've seen such tools made at various quality levels. Home Depot usually stocks lower end tools, especially when it comes to hand tools. But Hyde used to make a pretty good one. Before looking for a custom maker, try:
- A dedicated Paint Store. Look at some that carry upper end paint lines such as Sherwin Williams or Pittsburgh Paint. They often carry better painters tools because they cater to professional painters.
- Look online at some of the upscale hardware catalogs. Like this one:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17462&cookietest=1

Hope that helps,
Frank R.
Former paint store worker.
 
knarfeng said:
Welcome to BladeForums!
I've seen such tools made at various quality levels. Home Depot usually stocks lower end tools, especially when it comes to hand tools. But Hyde used to make a pretty good one. Before looking for a custom maker, try:
- A dedicated Paint Store. Look at some that carry upper end paint lines such as Sherwin Williams or Pittsburgh Paint. They often carry better painters tools because they cater to professional painters.
- Look online at some of the upscale hardware catalogs. Like this one:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17462&cookietest=1

Hope that helps,
Frank R.
Former paint store worker.
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Ditto to sherwin williams, they have good tools, I'm also a carpenter, of 27yrs.
 
My guess is look in your local yellow pages for machine shops, and go visit them, IF you find one with a water jet or plasma CNC they can match up a drawing or improved tracing of your tool, then digitalize the design then punch out a run for not a lot of money....

Some years ago, when the shops were busy, I had some hard ware cut out by a local shop for materials plus $200. basically it was matched pair of custom hinge leaves. He bought one flat of the right kind of stainless, and He had them water jetted out in about 2 hours. I then paid another shop to weld the pin barrels on to the decorative leaves and that was it.

But that aside, today, when shops are sitting around doing nothing, you should be able to find a shop that will water jet out a design for not a lot of cash.
 
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