For those that use a clicker knife - or straight knife. I need some dimensions help.

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I am making my own curved blade clicker knife and straight knife and need some dimensions. Can you tell me how long these blades are - if you own one? Also how thick the steel is at the spine?

If you CAN - pictures of the knife next to a scale or ruler would be awesome. Thanks,

TF
 
Aren't clicker knives usually those disposable hook blade knives? I have one somewhere for wood carving, but I'm guessing that's not what you mean. In any case, my disposables are about 1.5" and as thin as an x-acto.

What are you making them from? I'd forgotten that you make knives too.

Also, the straight knives vary in length. I'll check out Osborne to see if I can find length. Can't help you on width, but I'd guess thinner is better.
Sorry I'm not much help.

Edit- looked around for a leather workers straight knife and didn't turn up much. Is there another name? The ones that I did see remind me of a wood workers sloyd. I have a couple of those as well.

Here's a pic of an Osborne sloyd.

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The owner of the pic said that the spine is about 1/16" thick. I think he modified the blade some as well, but the knife does have a 2.5" blade length.
 
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Ah! I have one of those with the two blades! Let me drag them out and do some measuring. The blades I have are shorter than that one pictured. But the handle is basically the same.
 
Dwayne - that would be awesome. Yes - I have seen those blades where the "handle" portion is much smaller - but with the same hole.

TF
 
I'm not familiar with those. What do you use them for?
 
A lot of macro leather makers use them to trace patterns and do general cutting on leather. Generally they use the curved knife for straight cuts and the straight knife for rounded cuts.

TF
 
I believe they were used originally by cobblers in shoe making.

It's interesting (to me at least) that the knives are so similar to the wood carvers. Not sure which came first, but there are several options for them from the wood working perspective. Prices for a handle and collet are pretty reasonable, same with the blades.
 
Talfuchre said:
Dwayne - that would be awesome. Yes - I have seen those blades where the "handle" portion is much smaller - but with the same hole.

TF
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Sorry, I didn't get a chance to get to it today, hopefully tomorrow evening I'll get a chance. Its a nifty knife!
 
Strig - you are certainly right. I am getting measurements to have Cape Forge make me a set of blades for my carving knife set.

I want to have them make me blades to use my knife more.

TF
 
Ah Cape Forge is really nice stuff. I like that they do customer specs. I never got around to buying their stuff, but my friend did and says nice things about them. I've used some of my carving knives in leather work, but have put them down since getting a head knife. I still need a utility knife from time to time, but they don't get much action.

I use the second and third from the bottom occasionally.

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And also this one.

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I was at least as nuts back then about sharpness as I am now. Sharp wood working tools translate well to leather work. At least as utility knives.
 
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Taking pics very soon but here is what I have so far. I cant find the straight blade that came with my knife, but I do have the curved one. Very high carbon evidently because it rusted badly in the few weeks I've left it alone in my drawer.

Depth of the tang, where I kept it for use is: 1 1/8" but my knife is capable of taking a longer tang.

total length of the blade: 2 3/8" on the dot

width: 11/16ths

EDIT to add: thickness is .03 according to my old caliper.

I'll get more info as I get them together. I wonder what happened to my straight blade!?

Pics coming this afternoon if all goes well.
 
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