Choil Banger

[Karl B. Andersen]

In an effort to continue Robert Dark's post on a "neat tool" I thought I might post one that I use on nearly every knife I make.
No, my anvil is not shiny.
It has an adjustable height by means of a pin in the shaft of the "banger".
This allows the head to always remain parallel with the anvil face and not shape the choil irregularly.
A post welded to the bottom for the hardie hole.
Head will flip back out of the way is anvil face is needed.
I have a few different configurations to accomodate different choils.
Made from scrap, and has a zillion uses. All sorts of different shapes can be used.

 

[sharpeknives]

Thats a cool tool for sure.

 

[birdog4]

Karl, that's a neat variation on the guillotine! Thanks for posting that.

 

[galadduin]

That's a "neater" tool for sure . I couldn't understand the use of it at the 3rd pic. Can you explain a bit. Is the tool just lying on the knife or does it do a job there . Thanks for sharing...

 

[Sam Salvati]

Karl you got a nasty warp on the end of that tang

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Karl you got a nasty warp on the end of that tang

Must have quenched the wrong end.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

That's a "neater" tool for sure . I couldn't understand the use of it at the 3rd pic. Can you explain a bit. Is the tool just lying on the knife or does it do a job there . Thanks for sharing...

I just pulled it up out of the hardie hole to show the post welded on the bottom.

 

[indian george]

Cooool!!! Thanks for sharing.:thumbup:

 

[bikermikearchery]

Thanks for showing that.

 

[Dixieblade57]

Really good info. I do have a couple of questions.

The portion that goes into the hardy hole (the post) is it quality steel or something like a black iron?

I assume that the striking portions, where you hit and the underside making the indentations has been hardened, and what kind of steel did you use to make those parts from.

 

[Will Leavitt]

Cliff, my hardie tools aren't hardened... not to speak for Karl but mine aren't.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Really good info. I do have a couple of questions.

The portion that goes into the hardy hole (the post) is it quality steel or something like a black iron?

I assume that the striking portions, where you hit and the underside making the indentations has been hardened, and what kind of steel did you use to make those parts from.

I happen to have 1 inch square 5160, that I think I used for this, but none of it is hardened.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

In making fullers and other metal moving tools, it is unnecessary to harden them. A piece of warm steel is already many times harder than a piece of 1800F steel.
Stacy

 

[rhrocker]

I really like this idea, innovative for sure!