Buck 110 Ford Model T Salvage project

[JAGcustomknives]

Here was a fun project:

Last summer we were out on the ATV in the middle of nowhere when we found a old road that had 50 year old trees or older growing in the middle of it. We decided to walk it. As I mumbled I wouldn't be surprised if Model Ts drove it once. A few minutes in I saw a piece of rubber on the forest floor that looked like a dirtbike tire at first. I said to my girlfriend...hmmm maybe this is a model T tire piece. She giggled and said look over there.
Well what do you know! There was a Ford Model T chassis and drivetrain hidden in the woodwork ahead. It looked like it had been there for several decades.
We decided there was some good junk there worth retrieving, so my strong friend and I went back the next day with an ATV, a cordless zip disc and a utility trailer to grab whatever we could fit.
This included the leaf springs, the engine/trans , a couple of wooden spoked wheels, and even a nice chunck of Oak in one of the corners of the chassis ( factory frame reinforcement )
Upon disassembly of the leaf spring packs, wanting to forge knives from them, I noticed an embossing on them: " Ford " pretty cool. There was plans then to save the logo on a project, but I was not yet sure it's design.

I first had to straighten and anneal the spring in my forge without damaging the embossing. Then the edges were CNC squared, and faced to thickness. I designed an oversize scale program and used a test piece of Lexan to superimpose the script in the ideal location for a 110 scale.
The reverse side was made with the ( milled 100 years ago! ) piece of oak recovered from the chassis.
I have enough to make one or two more, and think an Aurum etch Ford Blade would to it off if I can find one. ( hint, hint )
Thanks for watching!

Transverse Leaf spring

Straightened ( somehow to within .025") and sawn

Edges faced for clamping

Facing program

At Thickness

Test piece

Rough shape program. I left it a bit big to give room to hand fit

Shown with The Chassis Oak

 

[Makael]

Cool as can be.

 

[jbmonkey]

yep. ^ very cool.

great work on it too.

 

[jmh33]

John

 

[skypeace]

That is so awesomely cool. Just added Ford to my stock portfolio the other day as they are a company I have a lot of respect for. Well done.

 

[JAGcustomknives]

Thanks guys. I'm going to try a meteorite frame 110 soon! I'm not sure if it will be stable enough to slot, but if it is, I'm going to try that to make room for a different meteorite for scales

 

[gedlicks]

While out hunting in Eastern Oregon about 20 years ago I came across an old model T out in the forest with trees growing thru it. There was more of it left than the one Jerad found. You could clearly see tire ruts in the ground leading up to it as well as some going around it and on further into the deep forest.. I stood there wondering what the story behind the tire ruts as well as the car was. If they both could only talk. The tires were completely rotten away like the one Jerad found. I managed to get one of the wooden spoke wheels off and packed it back home. Those wheels are actually quite heavy for their size.

Super cool knife there Jerad. Well done.

 

[Lesknife]

That is an awesome project knife an a beautiful piece! Very well done! Combining the materials of the iconic Ford model T like that into an iconic Buck 110 knife is very high cool factor . That could be a trend setter and probably 10s of thousands of Ford and model T fans that would pay serious mulla for one like that.

 

[Pack Rat]

Totally amazing!!!!

 

[Stelth]

Impressive story and enviable skills. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Pack Rat]

I can see a ford theme. I have some really old wrenches that have ford on them..

 

[DeSotoSky]

Very cool knife.. the only thing I've got with trees growing thru it is an old Farmall.... hmm

 

[E.D.C.]

Truly awesome.

 

[eveled]

Henry would be proud. Nice job.

 

[bucklife301]

Freaking Dang it boy . That’s bad azz