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This may be stretching the term "knife" a bit, but I'm looking for a moulding knife for a wood turing project.

I need to turn several tool chisel handles for my 18th century tool box I'm bringing to the National Muzzleloading Rifle Associations June shoot in Friendship Indiana. I don't have a wood lathe so I use my Atlas Craftsman machine lathe. I need two cutter knives made that I can park in the tool post and turn down the handles I need. The cutters need to be made of the same steel that shaper knives and molding head knives are made from (M2, D2?). I can't make these but I was told a good knife maker can grind them out if I supply the pattern. He suggested I ask here. Anyone interested drop me a note at my email. Thanks

Jerry Crawford
 
Hey....who invited you..... :D
Welcome.
I suggested this on another board but the steel should be either D2 or M2 to be the same as the cutters you were talking about.

M2 is a pain to heat treat so D2 would be better. I also expect L6 would work well. Do you have a pattern Jerry and why do you need 2 separate cutters?

Guys, for those that don't know him, Jerry is a very talented builder of Muzzle loading Rifles.....among other things. He hand builds a lot of the tools he needs to make the rifles.

If anyone is interested in this project, I expect a trade could be worked out between the two of you. While I'm not quite sure what pattern he is talking about, the copier knives I've seen used in metal lathes, are jut wide skew chisels.
 
I'll give it a try. I'm thinking ( I am ) going for building some muzzel loaders.
Send me your sketches. I like to forge D2.

Larry
 
Welcome to Bladeforums! :D


The reason M2 is so good for that type of thing is, you can use it till it's red hot, and it won't harm the temper in the least, and it holds an edge like crazy. :eek:
 
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