In which Waynorth takes a D.I.P!

Something about this pic is just mesmerizing to me.

waynorth said:
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Great project, and thanks for taking the time to share the 'step by step' Charlie. :thumbup:
 
waynorth said:
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The results:
Third cut stag, with multiple dye applications. Not the intended color, but it seldom is with third cut. Great color nonetheless!!
Only one blade and one spring used - maybe there will be another one blade out there somewhere - Evan?
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Hmmm, the "mustang jack" is looking a bit lonely... I think a sister knife is in order...
 
r8shell said:
Looks nice.
I'm inspired, too. I have an old serpentine stockman marked 'Sword and Shield', a brand I'd never heard of. Solingen, Germany. The spring for the secondary blades broke, and I've been meaning to take it apart and just make a single blade out of it.

I've always preferred natural materials, but every once in a while I see a picture of that glitter gold, and it makes me a little nostalgic for '70s motorcycle helmets. I think it might be fun to carry something like that once in a while. I doubt GEC will bring that one back, though.
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It has been pointed out to me by an old friend, that 50 Gold Mustangs were produced in 1966! Maybe you can find one Rachel- a good source for knife handle material!!:D

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Here's another knife that has been taken to single blade status.
I believe this was once a Case XX Cattle knife. Great pocketworn Greenbone, and a very serviceable, shapely old blade. Nice and slim, and thus pocketable!
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[quote esnyx]Hmmm, the "mustang jack" is looking a bit lonely... I think a sister knife is in order... [end quote]

aha!
 
Here's a single blade conversion you might like Charlie
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Just finished it yesterday. I used nickel-silver pins in the bolster because it what I had on hand.
 
With the original knife covers, you could have used that knife as a fishing lure... just add some trebel hooks!
 
It turned out beautifullly.Just run me through "third cut" I'd only ever heard of second cut stag prior to this.
cheers.
 
A little red and blue dykem is good for marking which parts go together. I'm just saying...
 
eisman said:
A little red and blue dykem is good for marking which parts go together. I'm just saying...
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Very true, I like to mark them with sharpie, but that wasn't needed on this one because the two blades had completely different springs, and I was only using one of them. So it was pretty easy to work with, already disassembled. Besides, you can always determine which spring belongs to which blade by matching up the thickness on a flat surface.
 
I know what you mean Charlie ,about the old arthritic fingers,I usually get the people at the post office to assemble the priority boxes !!

The construction industry is not kind to your body,I don't see how John Lloyd is able to do the work he does.

Fun thread as usual.
 
waynorth said:
Well, someone finally did, Wade!
Thanks to Evan!



Did you ever finish it GM?:D
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Sadly I have not. It's still in pieces in the garage. Every time I think about working on it, something comes up. I've got a couple cutlery projects awaiting the right time. :cool:
 
meako said:
It turned out beautifullly.Just run me through "third cut" I'd only ever heard of second cut stag prior to this.
cheers.
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Well, first cut is self explanatory. Find some nicely textured stag, and cut some off for your knife handles!

When there is little or no texture, or enough solid stag remaining, the smooth surface can be jigged or textured to make an acceptable surface, and there you have second cut!

Not much stag left, correct? The porous core of the stag was rarely considered good enough - until now that is!
After finding some exposed "marrow" (or whatever it is) on a 19th century knife, and a 20th century knife, and thinking it looked pretty cool, a synapse crackled in my confused gray matter, and a neon sign reading
"Third Cut" popped up!

Here are examples of the 20th century and 21st century Third Cuts!!

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