New One: Chipper

Rick Marchand

Rick Marchand

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I posted this in the maker's section with more pics... but I spend most of my time with you guys... so i'l post a teaser here, too.



I just finished this one for a customer...

Chipper
O1 steel handforged
1/8" thick
5 5/8" OA length
convex, chisel grind
2" primary edge
1" wide
jute wrap, epoxy soaked
leather pocket sheath

Rick




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Love it. Polish the back and make sure it's DEAD true and it's an excellent carpenter's knife. I might go for a touch of offset on the handle or a slight angle on the main blade for a bit of ease in cutting tarpaper along a straightedge?

love it.
 
very cool!
I have something similar in my shop that I'm grinding out of a file.
I'm going slow to make sure it doesn't get hot.
Sort of something for hacking around the place with...yours looks alot better than mine!
 
BarberFobic1992 said:
I guess this particular blade would not work so well for lefties.
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Actually, I use a left-handed grind for right hand use.... I feel I have more control with it that way. This customer specified a right-hand grind.




Koyote..... excellent suggestions. I kept this one simple like a "psk".



Thanks for all the compliments guys....



Rick
 
BarberFobic1992 said:
I would imagine that the bonbe was rather hard to execute with the chisel grind?
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Funny you say that... I was just explaining to a friend that the bonbe on a small knife like this isn't as critical as one might think. I'm mean, sure it always helps to have one present (common knowlege, I know) but I look at the bonbe like a chef would, baking soda.

Hope this helps.
Rick
 
Magnussen said:
Funny you say that... I was just explaining to a friend that the bonbe on a small knife like this isn't as critical as one might think. I'm mean, sure it always helps to have one present (common knowlege, I know) but I look at the bonbe like a chef would, baking soda.

Hope this helps.
Rick
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I think I am going to have to disagree. The quality of the bonbe's on your other knives apears to be great, to i am thinking that the addition of the bonbe to a chisel grind might really make for somthng special. If you add in a bonbe, you can charge any price, and i will buy it. e-mail sent.
 
I've yet to see the bonbe used correctly by any other knifemaker on the forums IMO.
 
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