Something simple

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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Munk's thread on kitchen knives inspired me to make this one, guess you'd call it a rustic paring knife. Blade is 3 3/4" of forged file steel, left unpolished with hammer marks and forge scale on, to replicate one a local blacksmith might make for a townsman to give to his wife. The townsman would no doubt make and mount his own handle, and it would no doubt be a simple affair, so this one reflects that. Handle is a simple ovoid barrel shape, whittled from a piece of curly maple, and given a hand rubbed finish.
Good little knife, light, handy, and obnoxiously sharp, too nice to leave laying around the kitchen, so I stitched up a sheath for it last night after the fireworks (I still smell a wee bit sulphurous, Aaaargh). Hope y'all like the knife. :)

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Sarge
 
I still think you need to grow the beard out, braid in some slow fuse and light it before boarding the ship.


Arrrgh!

(nice knife!)
 
I love it. Your little paring knives do the task VERY well too. Why aint the sheath pictured?
 
aproy1101 said:
I love it. Your little paring knives do the task VERY well too. Why aint the sheath pictured?
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The sheath wasn't made yet when I took the picture. The sheath is as plain and utilitarian as the knife, again somewhat replicating what an average feller back in the day would have made. It's a folded deep pouch dangler that hangs from a leather thong.

Sarge
 
Dang it Sarg; it sure didn't take long from conception to completion.
Wonderful.


munk
 
I like a knife with a little belly on it . That handle may be a simple affair . If so , its the simple life for me . I may take your lead and make a couple of sheaths for some of my kitcken knives . In fact an idea is coming to me now .
 
munk said:
Dang it Sarg; it sure didn't take long from conception to completion.
Wonderful.


munk
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Forging goes pretty quick once you get the steel hot, and if you ain't worried about a polished finish, you can pretty much forge the blade to final shape and just clean up the edge with a file prior to hardening/tempering. Small knives like this are very quick and fun to make. I think I'll make another one tonight after I make a new lacewood handle for my Spanish razor. Some folks like to sit and watch TV in the evenings, but I'd rather watch my hands make stuff. ;)

Sarge
 
Nice...always liked having a good little paring knife.
 
Dang....I'm terribly jealous.


I must be the slowest knifemaker on earth...




'tis a beauty....Keep It Simple Sarge
 
Sarge,
I know everything you make is from your heart, but that is a real work of art as well.:thumbup: Simply, beautiful.
Berk
 
I feel cheated -- the pic's not showing up for me and I want to see it.

I didn't break the internet again, did I?
 
Dave Rishar said:
I feel cheated -- the pic's not showing up for me and I want to see it.
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Me too Dave, me too, didn't show up for me either.:(
 
Sarge, your blades are one thing, sharp and well ground and functional, but I love your handles. I'm going to have to find time and post the pics of the two wonderful knives I got from the Ram sale. The wood on the Ballock is just incredible. Some kind of red glow in the dark stuff (in fact, I think it may be this very wood! Steve may have posted the info but I don't have it to hand, but it sure looks like this.) Also the brazilian rosewood on the camp knife is much prettier in person than in the pic.

I also have a beautiful little puukko from the first sale, with some kind of pretty dyed and polished hardwood. Gin got one like it on the last sale. I was being a pig already buying 2 of them, or I might have gone for that as well.

Great work as always. I have "whittled" a bit, but somehow my creations don't come out quite that nice. :confused: :D

Norm
 
Daniel Koster said:
Dang....I'm terribly jealous.


I must be the slowest knifemaker on earth...




'tis a beauty....Keep It Simple Sarge
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Um. Yea right.;)
 
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