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Bill Siegle

Bill Siegle

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OK maybe they aren't actually too old but the shapes are :D For all my life I have been fascinated by stone age knives. Guess it comes from my Grandpa who used to show off the arrowheads he found in the Ohio River valley. A while back I bought a Gary Kelley stone steel blade and hafted it in plain old oak with a leather wrap to finish it out. Gary makes these cool blades from D2 cast from molds made from stone points so unless you are real close you'd swear they were obsidian. Well after a few years I finally got around to making another in the same general shape but in a modern design. I used some .200 5160 and Coyote brown G10 to make this very handy cutter. Now I know many of you are gonna ask about using a double edge for utility. Yes it has it limitations(batoning wears the baton FAST) but think of it as two Nessmuks in 1 knife :) I did some trimming around the backyard apple tree to clear the bird feeders and it works great! Paired with a small axe you'd be well equiped for a stay in the wilds. Just like the Iceman :)Anyhoo just thought I'd share one of my flights of fantasy :D

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Looks neat,needs a bit of flare to serve as a guard,and a bit of steel at the end for a pommel.Kind of like the skookum tool. Just my opinion.
 
That stone cast D2 is new to me. Interesting stuff Bill.

The one you have made gives me the urge to throw a knife that I haven't had in years. I wouldn't try it with yours but I imaging throwing that and getting a good stick would be really satisfying.
 
Nice job on the double grinds Bill.

For a survival or outdoor tool you get two cutting edges for the weight of one. You could use one side for heavy duty stuff and the other for finese cuts.

Bruce
 
Did you sharpen the two edges at the same angle, or at different ones, as that is an idea, as stated above, one for heavy and one for finer. Maybe one edge at 17-20 and one at 22-25 or so?
 
I sharpened both edges the same at around 30 degrees. My theory is this would be backed up by a chopper of some kind for the heavier chores. It's really too lightweight to get any advantage from a chopping edge and at 30 degrees the edges are plenty thick enough to stand up to most any cutting tasks but not too thick to do some finer work. I did some chopping on the apple tree limbs and I think this would serve well enough for say breaking down small bones on game and wood notching. My scrap horsehide strips(about 3/16 thick) present no challenge for either edge when I was test cutting them.
 
I really like the faux stone blade. Please do not get me wrong, your custom made modern day version is also outstanding.
 
No offense taken :) I like the stone look too :D It is one of my favorite knives in my collection.
 
Bruce Culberson said:
Nice job on the double grinds Bill.

For a survival or outdoor tool you get two cutting edges for the weight of one. You could use one side for heavy duty stuff and the other for finese cuts.

Bruce
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That was my first thought as well Bruce, not sure on the legallity side of double edged blades in Canada though ?
 
Those look great! The first hand forged knife I ever had I bought from a friend in High School who made it in metal shop from an old file. It didn't have a pointed tip, which i would have liked better, but all of the hammer mark looked the the scalloped surface of a knapped stone and I was pretty hung up on reading about the late stone age at that time (but already "addicted" to steel). I hadn't thought about that in a long time. I really like the look of that one on the right, that's awesome.
 
That was my first thought as well Bruce, not sure on the legallity side of double edged blades in Canada though ?
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I think double side blades are fine - it's the switchblades and balisongs that cause problems.
 
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