Found an old friend

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It may not look like much, but this old knife proved itself to me many times. I used it daily as a light duty matchete or "bush knife" for years, and it tackled some fairly thick stuff...a bit too thick as can be seen with the blade.

I had thought the knife was lost to time, but after 18 yrs in the bottom of a box I have found it again.

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Now I need to figure out what to do with it. Over the years I wished I had cut the blade down, but now I am torn between modding the blade and just sharpening it with the chips and all (I just feel nostalgic about it).

It needs to be cleaned up a lot more, but I think it can live again.



Anyone have pictures of similar knives that have been cut down? or anyone keep using a knife with a blade chipped this much?
 
looks like an Old Hickory or Ontario "work" knife. I haven't cut one down, but I have modded an Ontario work knife(1095 steel). If you shorten it, just remember to keep cooling the blade so you don't ruin the temper.

Try tracing the knife on card board or paper, then play with the shape and profile etc. This way you know where the chips are and you can design around them if need be.

If it were mine, I'd modify it and make it useable. I think it would make a great hand me down for someone in your family with a little history behind it.


Ric
 
If you cut that down and run a belly right up behind that first big chip you still have a heck of a woods knive. You'd probably want to drop the point a little but it wouldn't be necessary. Make one heck of a skinning/hunting knife with the point way back like that. Those things are made of great steel. Heck, depending on how you cut the thing, you may be able to make something of the tip as well.
 
Personally I would sharpen the chips (and the rest of the edge) and call it good.
 
I have some thinking to do, all the ideas stated above are in line with my thinking. If I cut it down, it would make for a good looking sheath knife (as long as I don't F-up the heat treat) and I have been trying to figure out how to get something useful out of the tip.
 
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