Crooked knife kits

[jojo]

I have been making a crooked knife blade for a customer and thought that maybe other people might be interested in having one, and so made a few more blades at the same time.

I am offering them for sale as a small kit. I have 2 sizes of blades: 73mm and 46mm approx, both for right and left handed knives.

The kit comprises:
1 blade
1 band sawn American White Oak blank handle, marked with the position of the tang
Enough whipping thread for finishing
1 "how to" sheet to help you with making your crooked knife

All for the miserly sum of 25 quids, including 1st class postage to the UK for each kit!


The two blades

The kit (got ahead of myself there and took the pic before I shaped the blades

What the carving knife looks like when done

The lot of them

This is my prototype and the blade is on the underside. On your kit the blade will be fitted in the middle of the handle. The position of the tang is marked on the blank. The finished knife measure 220 mm long.

To finishe the knife, all you'll need is two part epoxy (araldite) a few common tools to shape the handle to your liking, sand paper and varnish.

Of course you must be 18 or over to buy this.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Forest fella]

Great idea jojo,I think your going to be a very busy man indeed.

 

[heath]

Could I get a 73mm one please?
Heath

 

[Singeblister]

LOL thats wierd I am making one for somone at the moment as well and was thinking of doing exactly the same ,, but I will leave you to it as you got in there first , nice work JoJo

 

[wasteoid]

PM sent. Chris,

 

[Scally]

pm sent 73 mm please

 

[jojo]

oops! Wrong post

 

[jojo]

Could I get a 73mm one please?
Heath

You have a PM, Heath. Cheers

 

[jojo]

pm sent 73 mm please

You have a PM, Scally. Cheers

 

[harlequin]

PM sent re. right hand 73mm crook knife kit!
Cheers

 

[jojo]

Blimey ! Had to do a bit of stock taking

Sold:
4x 73mm Right handed kits
1x 46mm right handed kits
1x 46mm left handed kits

Thank you very much, gentlemen.I am working all day tomorrow, and sat morning So I'll post from Monday.

So, still for sale:
2x73mm left handed
2x46mm right handed


Of course, I can make some more for anyone who wants one

 

[harlequin]

Got mine today!
Thanks Jojo.
I've read the instructions for the assembly but have just a couple of questions.
does the shaft hold better if you slightly recess the shaft into the handle?
I'm only asking this to help my understanding of assembly.
Also is there a way of staining the wood naturally to give a slightly darker colour that you know of?
Top quality materials by the way!

:You_Rock_

 

[jojo]

Hi Harlequin.. Yes, you can, if you want to, recess the tang into the main part of the handle. I have just done that on another crooked knife I am making, but for this one, I am using no epoxy, so it needs the recess to hold tight.

With the epoxy holding the tang and both part of the handle, it.s plenty strong enough, I have a couple i made like that and, although I added some whipping thread, it's only for the look of it.

As to colouring the wood, I have some Pine Tar and use a bit of that in boiled linseed oil. The oil by itself should darken the wood anyway, but you could also mix some artist oil paint in the linseed and that should colour it nicely, perhaps some reddy-brown, that should look fairly natural. I don't use those wood dyes you can get, they look too un-natural for my taste.

Perhaps I could start a short thread on "how to assemble" the crooked knife! Actually, I'll do that tonight after work.

And then, on that thread, we could discuss why the knife is made the way it is, we could experiment, and also put up the pics when the things are made. What do you think??

Ok, off to work now!

Cheers. Joel

 

[ForgeCorvus]

I'd like one......but not just now, skint again

I'm posting to say
Re: colouring, try 'Vandyke Crystals', its a brown stain made from walnut (husks I think), you mix the crystals with hot water allow to cool and paint on, the longer you leave it before wiping off the darker it stains, to finish just oil.

Second thoughts, I might point this thread out to Mrs Forge, what with Yule coming up

 

[jojo]

One kit sold . ONLY ONE LEFT...., STILL FOR SALE, GUYS!


I have another 2 of these for sale, right handed, with slightly longer blades 80 mm. I am offering them on another forum too, so first come first served!!!

25 pounds all in.

Thanks for looking
Joel

 

[chas brookes]

Hi Joel
is the right hand kit stil available if so yes please
Chas

 

[jojo]

Hi Joel
is the right hand kit stil available if so yes please
Chas

PM sent!

 

[jojo]

Last one sold. Thank you :You_Rock_

 

[NatG]

what thickness steel stock are you using?

i've been making a few recently, i have been using two millimetres, but haave run out, now i've only got 1/8 inch or 1.2mm left

 

[jojo]

Sorry, NatG, I only just found your question. I use 2mm 01 tool steel for my crooked knives blades. I haven't used either the 3 mm or the 1.2mm, but because the blades are really quite small, it should be possible to thin the 3 mm down a bit.
I also think the 1.2 mm is a bit thin, but if you make small blades with it then that shouldn't be a problem IMO.