Forged Wrench Hunter

Rick Lowe

Rick Lowe

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This one is forged from an old double open ended wrench. It's not a novelty piece, but an honest using hunter. It went through the cutting tests I use on all steels and performed very well. Heat treat was done with an edge quench and shows a nice transition line. The top has vine file work to give some purchase for a finger when using it. The handle is dyed and sealed rawhide which gives it a really secure feel. This knife fits well in the hand with good balance. Spec's are:
OAL: 8 3/4"
Blade: 3 1/4" to ricasso
Width: 1 1/8"
Thickness: 1/8"
Price: $85.00 includes shipping CONUS and sheath. PayPal (ruger315@bellsouth.net) money order or check.
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Let us see if I get this correct, you use the blade the blade to skin your "Buck " and the wrench to remove his ?
 
Thanks for all the good comments, guys! The open end is 5/8". Maybe I need to do a set from 3/8" through 1".
Rick
 
Love it!

Couple questions: anybody around here know what steel a typical wrench might be made from?

And, when you're forging one of these, Rick, do you cut off the other wrench end? Forge-weld the two points together? Cut off one point and work on the other?

Think you could do one of these with an adjustable wrench? :D
 
I'm not sure as to the actual steel in wrenches, but I tested a piece of this and it sparked a lot like the 10XX steels. I heat treated it like I do 1084 and it really responded well. With this one, I cut one "jaw" off the end and forged the blade from the remaining side. Plenty to work with and gave me a chunk to test first. Those jaws are pretty thick, so you've got a lot of metal to work. I've done a couple for friends out of the threaded jaw section of a pipe wrench. Very good steel, too. The threads give a very nice handle. You can also use a crecsent wrench by removing the adjustable part and forging the handle. With wrenches stay with the "made in U.S.A." and drop forged.
Rick
 
Rick Lowe said:
You can also use a crecsent wrench by removing the adjustable part and forging the handle.
Rick
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And then, can you put the adjustable part back on and have it functional? :eek:
That would be too darn cool.

Thanks for the tips, Rick!
 
Don't know how that'd work, but give it try. These tools are easy to find and good to forge and best of all, make a heckuva blade. I try to have some around to do while I'm working other pieces in the forge.
Rick
 
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