Not the last cut

Robert Dark

Robert Dark

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I had an old gentleman give me a couple of pieces of old rusty sawmill blade. He laughed and said, "Son, I'm afraid that steel has made its last cut".

He was "almost" right, but after a little forging, grinding, and vinegar treatment, I think it has a few cuts left in it. What do you think?

Forged Sawmil Steel (L-6 ?)
Stainless Guard w/Nickel Silver buttcap
OAL - 11 1/4"
Blade Tip to Guard - 6 3/4"

Thanks for looking.......... Robert

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I believe you proved his statement wrong. Very nice looking knife and handle.
 
That's right up there with the several others you made in the last few months.

Each knife has been special in it's own way.

Keep them coming :thumbup:
 
That knife has alot of character to it. I really like it, I dont think its got any life left in it...you better give her a good home, I'll adopt her;) . Very nice man:thumbup:
 
What style of tang do you use in that kind of knife? Is it a rat tail, push or encapsulated tang? Or ??
 
SpearZ said:
What style of tang do you use in that kind of knife? Is it a rat tail, push or encapsulated tang? Or ??
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Stick tang that goes about 3/4 way through the stag. Tang has "epoxy" grooves cut along its length.

novaflare said:
Also what does the vinigar do?
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The vinegar does a couple of things...... It helps to eat the remaining rust from the rust pitting, and helps to remove any foring scale that may have gotten down into those rust pits.

In addition, it gives it a nice patina in order to "help" prevent future rusting problems.
 
nice job bringing some life back into that old steel Robert.. One of my favorite blade shapes.... well done
 
Beautiful knife. A hand-made knife similar to what you made here - sawblade steel, but different blade style - was given to me when I was living in MT in '84; my all-time favorite. Unfortunately, it was stolen later. I had almost forgotten about it, but seeing the pitting/patina on your blade sure brings back memories . . .

By the way, my grandfather and his friends used to bicker about the material in those old saw blades; most insisted it was 1095 high carbon, others said something like 1084, or other types, I can't remember now. I don't know when 1084 was being used in industry, but I guess 1095 is what is used in the old Ka-Bars? Being what everyone was most familiar with, most just insisted it was 1095. Of course, their "state-of-the-art" test was to see if the steel (blade) would throw a lot of sparks when struck along the spine. The more "yellow" sparks, the higher the carbon content, I guess.:rolleyes: When your sittin' around the campfire & your juice jar is almost empty, I guess anything starts to make sense . . .

Ok, I'll go away & stop boring you guys. Thanks for sharing; as our finances improve, I might like to one day own one of your knives.
 
Edited to add a pic of the sheath.

SpearZ, I have a customer that is pondering the idea of purchasing this one. If he decides not to buy, then it might be for sale.

Robert
 
Robert, very nice job! There are for sure a "few" cuts left in that baby:thumbup:
 
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