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birdog4

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Anyone ever make any of these. I have a customer who requested one and I'm not sure how hard the blade should be. These are the lil short bladed things they skin wire with.
I figgered on using 1080 to start out and see how it goes. Any ideas?
 
here's one I did for a buddy of mine, who works for AT&T. Sorry about the blurry pic. the blade was made from a nicholson file. the handle is cold forged 5/8's 1018 with a hog suede wrap. there is a single brass pin/rivit to fix the blade. If you want, I have a xxx improved plowshare cable damascus blank I forged out a few summers ago that I'll send you. I'm not doing anything with it. it needs beveled, and the rivit hole drilled, heat treated and will be a heavy duty cutter as it's 1/8" thick 1.75" long with a 1.5" cutting edge.

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Here's a pic of the blank, enlarged to try to show the pattern

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Here is what we used when I was an aprentice "Sparkie:

Folding knife that has:

One standard spearpoint blade
One screwdriver-tip blade
Both 2-1/2 long

The rest is up to your talent and imagination!!

Hope this helps!

Frank B
 
Wharnecliff or Hawkbill style blade work well for skinning romex wire, My father-in-law is an electrician, he always carried a 3 1/2 inch two blade congress with wharnecliff blades for what it's worth.
 
Thanks guys. This was a specific order on the Klein pattern with a lil change in the handle shape. Thanks for the offer Jason.
Frank that description fits a T29.
 
i have a t-29, i believe. it's made buy camilius. i believe it's military issued.

andrew

better get'em done bruce:p
 
I think most of the common and some of the uncommon companies made the T29 and still do.
I'll HT them Monday Andy.
 
As an aside, my Dad, who was in Signal Corp Intelligence in WW2 used to say that with a TL29 and a pair of needle nose pliers you could do anything! :) I understand that circa Vietnam era they finally got around to designing a dual belt sheath for knife and pliers for the "sparkies." Lots of different companies made them, my Mom stil has a CamilusTL29 that he had for years.
 
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