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this one was forged out of a leaf spring from my friends ranch, have no idea what vehicle it came off of, but he said they quit adding to that pile a few decades ago. all the knives/choppers ive forged from these springs have cut very well.
OAL- 18 1/4"
blade- 12 3/4" long, .250" thick, 2" wide
steel- leaf spring, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes triple normalize, triple anneal, triple edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a flat grind, with a convex edge. sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- hammer finished spine, with a 400 grit machine finish on the bevels under a fine scotchbrite belt finish, for a rough, easy to maintain working finish
handle- cotton cord wrapped over leather slabs, dyed black and soaked in epoxy twice for a very grippy handle
guard- no guard on this one, but the handle is contoured to steer your hand away from the cutting edge
sheath- 10-11 ounce leather, clean, dyed and hot waxed
I cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.
$210 plus $20 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order.
SOLD!!!
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
OAL- 18 1/4"
blade- 12 3/4" long, .250" thick, 2" wide
steel- leaf spring, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes triple normalize, triple anneal, triple edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a flat grind, with a convex edge. sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- hammer finished spine, with a 400 grit machine finish on the bevels under a fine scotchbrite belt finish, for a rough, easy to maintain working finish
handle- cotton cord wrapped over leather slabs, dyed black and soaked in epoxy twice for a very grippy handle
guard- no guard on this one, but the handle is contoured to steer your hand away from the cutting edge
sheath- 10-11 ounce leather, clean, dyed and hot waxed
I cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.
$210 plus $20 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order.
SOLD!!!
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
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