A few of my current projects! *watch this space.*

[Samon]

Been ages but I've got some more bits on the go and no better place to add them..

Using some scrap two man crosscut saw blade I've recycled these two blanks to work on.

I don't normally make templates but with ongoing health problems and the laughable weather a few months back I had nothing else to do but draw things. The big one will be a camp knife type thing and the other is a leather knife that'll be a present.


(the marbles bowie is nearly finished too, did that late last sumemr but haven't taken a picture as the epoxy failed a little and I got mad at it lol)

Stay tuned! if the weather holds I'll keep adding regularly.

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Jesus good job I wasn’t holding my breath !.whatats that saw steel like will it hold an edge ?


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[Robson Valley]

I like what you are doing. Saw blades are good because they are not a grunt to sharpen.
Save the scrap for wood carving blades.

Your short one is going towards an Inuit Ulu knife. Ought to be a dream to use.
Carve a shallow wooden bowl with a bigger radius to chop in.
The only problem I see is that, after a dice, you have to scrape with the sharpened edge to pick everything up.

Make some Ulu or add a gap for Umialik. Bone/antler handle. No big wood on the Tundra.
Lots of people find such blades very clumsy to handle. Better than a regular knife for me.

 

[snappingturtle]

Very nice Samon, like that half moon meat axe thing! what's the thickness?

 

[Samon]

Cheers guys!

The small curved blade is a leather knife. It's for shaping, skiving and slicing leather. I've chisel ground it and it's lookin promising, just need to grind the finger area and dig out some walnut for the scales!

The steel is good. Holds a nice edge, is rigid but not brittle and about 2mm? Thick. Not hefty but still able to do the job, like machete steel.

 

[snappingturtle]

2 mill is a good thickness, all my older knives are around that, very common thickness as I'm sure you know for old school blades, they flex under hard use but don't lose there form and slice ever so well.

 

[Samon]

Here's the marbles knife for those interested. The handle still needs finishing and the cutting edge needs polishing etc.

And here's the leather craft knife. Like I mentioned, it's been chisel ground previously and today in the little bit of clear skies I finished the inside groove shaping. Feels really cool in the hand and is currently drilled, pinned, glued and clamped up! I went for copper nails as pins as my cheap rubbish drill bits couldn't cut the steel for the remaining brass rod I had.

The egde looks shiny because it was finished on the grinder with a 1000 grit belt. It'll be mirror polished eventually though!


Thanks for looking, I'll try and get it done asap depending on weather.

 

[Samon]

I lost track of time and only realised a earlier that I needed the leather craft knife finished by today as I'm gifting it tomorrow..!!

Straight out the vice, where it's been sitting for a few days.

Hacked off some excess with a hacksaw and then tried to close in on the lines with the angle grinder.

Then as the rain and thunder started to brew I took it inside onto the kitchen floor and surfaces lol. Firstly getting the majority of excess meat off the handle!

Then some finer work with a sanding drum on a drill.. (kitchen is a mess and I made it alot worse)

I hand sanded with a broken belt and a sanding sponge to clean up any lines and rough patches. Then loaded up my leather drill strop with autosol, bud=ffed the egde and then oiled the handle!

That mirror shine I promised..

Glad it's done.. kinda paniced when i remembered it's go time tomrorow lol.

Thanks for reading.

 

[Robson Valley]

What a pleasure that edge will be to use. Anywhere and just about for anything.
Solid blade is Inuit 'ulu' knife. That's best called a 'Samon' knife.

 

[snappingturtle]

That leather knife is ace Samon! Ho if you find your bit wont cut hard steel try mason bits.

 

[Robson Valley]

My Machinist's Handbook shows 5 different drill bit angles for different materials.
Many of the farrier's blades I've repurposed for wood carving have hard blades and soft (annealed?) tangs.

 

[snappingturtle]

My Machinist's Handbook shows 5 different drill bit angles for different materials.
Many of the farrier's blades I've repurposed for wood carving have hard blades and soft (annealed?) tangs.

True, right tool for the job is the way too go, but my "make it happen with what you got bodgers manual" says a masonry bit will cut very well!