An entirely new knife.............

[Spikey DaPikey]

Whats wrong with 'sharp choppy thing'

 

[British Red]

Cos its a sharp slicey thing - well duh

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

:sulkoff: :togo:

 

[spamel]

Hmmmm it needs a name but.... I think I'll pass on them.

Precision Utility Knife (PUK) its better than Field .... never mind

Red

You could sell a seperate specialist sheath with a sharpening stone, small oilbottle to protect the blade in wet enviornments and for use with the stone, some firesticks and maya wood for firelighting. Package the whole thing as the Precision Utility Knife Equipment (PUKE)!!



"Honey, I want to go bushcrafting, have you seen my PUKE?!!!"

 

[TheGreenMan]

Like to propose a slightly radical suggestion for the grind, Red. Have you considered a chisel grind?

I’ve been looking at Japanese kitchen knives and Japenes wood carving knives recently, and those with a chisel grind look well suited to your stated main purposes for this knife.

It seems to me the chisel grind would make for a good slicer for food prep (flesh or veg) and for very accurate push cuts in fine woodworking. Feathering fire wood might be problematic with the flat side of the blade to the wood (as there would be no bevel to act as an angle guide). But then again, if you are ambidextrous at all, this would not be a problem, as all that would need to be done would be to hold the knife in the other hand so as to place the bevelled side of the blade on the wood.

I’m a little ambidextrous, in as much as I hold a pen in my left, and use scissors in my right hand and so forth. So this chisel grind thing is appealing to me.

What say you? I’d be very interested to hear what Stuart has to say about the chisel grind, too.

I know my thinking is perhaps a little lateral, but as I see it, it’s all ‘grist to the mill’, so to speak.

Best regards,
Paul.

 

[British Red]

Hmmmm,



Let met think about it



Thought about it


Still gonna be scandy!

Red

 

[weaver]

I can't wait to hear Weavers comments and some of the other US contingent - their view of knives is often very different again!


Red

I'm withholding comment until I see the finished product. I will say I have no objection to the theory and practical application so far. I would like to hold one and see how well it works.

I agree most American outdoorsmen would at first say it is too thin, light and small for camp work, but they do things differently here and require different tools.

 

[British Red]

Fair play Weaver - I'll look forward to showing you the finished article!

Red

 

[TheGreenMan]

Hmmmm,



Let met think about it



Thought about it


Still gonna be scandy!

Red

Thanks for all that valuable feedback <chuckle>

Best regards,
Paul.

 

[stuart m]

Hi All... It's been a while but I now that blade ht'd and ready for more action... Here is the blade folowing ht...

The blade has been ht'd by the salt bath method... I will check on temps and the precise programme tomorrow and post the details here

Grinding begins tomorrow with more photographs to follow....

 

[madrussian]

Can't wait to see the finished product. I think its going to be a great knife. I like the design.

 

[billycan]

I'm in the process of making something very similar, its a cross between woodlore knife and frosts mora. I'm making one from 2mm stock (like the mora) and one from 3mm, it looks a bit like yours Red. I was thinking the same thing, i use the mora far more than my 4mm woodlore replica, as it it is such a great design etc, so decided to make a full tang version with a few of my own modifications.
So i'll watch this thread with interest...looks good so far

 

[beowolf762]

Stuart,
Do you grind the entirebevels after heat treat ?

 

[stuart m]

Stuart,
Do you grind the entirebevels after heat treat ?

Yes I do... I have a couple of grinding wheels that run in water, one large and one significantly smaller... I am having a bit of grief with the larger of the two so this will go on the smaller

This is/was the larger one, it has recently been replaced....

 

[British Red]

I think you need a bigger wheel there stu!

 

[beowolf762]

Yes I do... I have a couple of grinding wheels that run in water, one large and one significantly smaller... I am having a bit of grief with the larger of the two so this will go on the smaller

This is/was the larger one, it has recently been replaced....

Thank you for the quick reply

 

[baggins]

it's looking good red. I'd just realised that the last blade i made, by the time i'd finished putting the bevels on it, was almost identical in shape. Then i screwed up the heat treatment (came out like a banana) and shattered it, trying to straighten it out. Dohh!
Really does seem a useful and practical shape. Just done another one and this time split the wood for the handle. Am really not having much luck this time. Ho Hum. Hope you have alot more success with this one.
By the way, any thoughts on material for the handle?
Good luck
Baggins

 

[stuart m]

I think you need a bigger wheel there stu!

It is bigger now

 

[British Red]

By the way, any thoughts on material for the handle?
Good luck
Baggins

Ahh yes the handle is all picked out...both materials

Got to hold some things back for now though...all will be revealed!

Red

 

[stuart m]

it's looking good red. I'd just realised that the last blade i made, by the time i'd finished putting the bevels on it, was almost identical in shape. Then i screwed up the heat treatment (came out like a banana) and shattered it, trying to straighten it out. Dohh!

That is one of the reasons I like to ht them while in the thick... Can't always do it though

Just done another one and this time split the wood for the handle. Am really not having much luck this time. Ho Hum. Hope you have alot more success with this one.

Are you pinning and rivetting or bolting?

By the way, any thoughts on material for the handle?
Good luck
Baggins

Yes!