Sold: Nick Wheeler Pocket Fixed Blade- "as SIMPLE as could be"

[braillediver]

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I have a lightly used Nick Wheeler Pocket Fixed Blade- “as SIMPLE as could be”.
It has the Flat Pocket Sheath with the Rare Earth Magnet on one side. The knife has a nice friction fit so the magnet works well to put the knife on metal surfaces.


I sent the knife to Tom Krein to make a Kydex Neck Sheath for it. It’s a really nice package.


Nick Wheeler:

I have knives like this laying around the shop that I use all the time. Back when I worked on the maintenance crew at the paper mill, I carried one in the side pocket of my Carhartt jeans.

Ground from ~1/8" thick, 1084 barstock that I smack with a texturing die made from heavily rusted/pitted steel blocks (it's basically like mill scale, just a little more texture)
Hardened to 60/61 Rc
This one was hollow ground on a 10" wheel and left with a Gator belt finish... it is VERY thin at the edge

6" OAL
~ 2-1/2" blade X ~ 7/8" wide at widest point

I radius all around the handle so it's comfy to hold, and buff the perimeter to a mirror polish.

The sheath is a small pouch made from thin veg tanned cow hide on the outside and pig skin on the inside. There is a rare earth magnet in-between the layers that holds the blade in place.

I sat on the couch the other night with Angi for about an hour and asked her if she noticed anything odd--- she had no idea I had this in my side pocket the whole time and I damn near forgot myself.

It's as simple as a little knife could be, but IMHO, it's pretty darn handy. I should point out that this is a very simple utilitarian tool, and while I wanted it to be clean, the focus was on the shape, heat-treat, and thin edge--- so I did not spend hours and hours trying to make it as close to perfect as possible like I do on my collector grade knives.

$oldPaid via PayPal (Normal PayPal- Fees Included in price) or USPS Money Order Shipped USPS Priority Mail, Insured with Delivery Confirmation.

PM or Email me through the boards if you’re interested.


Thanks Mitch

 

[braillediver]

Sold Paid via PayPal (Normal PayPal- Fees Included in price) or USPS Money Order Shipped USPS Priority Mail, Insured with Delivery Confirmation.

PM or Email me through the boards if you’re interested.


Thanks Mitch

 

[matilda]

That is so sweet! I'll take it please. email enroute Thanks Mitch!

 

[iamjeff6]

Ugh I need a nick wheeler knife..I think it would be perfect as my last name is Wheeler as well.