I recently bought a Hultafors PK (precision knife) with a view to using the blade as a woodcarving knife.
Screenshot_20170726-124641 by Alan Muddypaws, on Flickr
It's quite a useful knife as it is, but I chopped the plastic handle off anyway. An oscillating multitool made short work of this. It revealed a good sized tang.
IMG_20170715_124333 by Alan Muddypaws, on Flickr
The spines of Hultafors blades are not finished very well (unless you bought an OK series), so I smoothed it off with a bench stone.
IMG_20170715_124645 by Alan Muddypaws, on Flickr
The new handle is made from Holly, with an antler bolster, and cupronickel spacer (old coin.) Sorry I didn't take any pictures of the work in progress from here on, so here is the finished piece.
IMG_20170726_125349 by Alan Muddypaws, on Flickr
IMG_20170726_125452 by Alan Muddypaws, on Flickr
Here it is with my existing home made carving knife, which is short and stubby like a Mora 120, whereas the new knife is longer and thinner, more like a Mora 106.
IMG_20170726_125848 by Alan Muddypaws, on Flickr
Hopefully my new knife will perform well, as Hultafors heat treatment is spot on, and better than I can manage.
This is a very multinational knife, as the blade is made by a Swedish company, from Japanese tool steel, in a Taiwanese factory, and handled with British materials (and a Danish coin - sorry Denmark!!) by British person.
Just a quick footnote - when I bought the knife, Heinnies were selling them for £6.95, but they have since doubled the price. At the new price I don't think it represents good value as a means to obtain a blade blank.
Thanks for looking.
Screenshot_20170726-124641 by Alan Muddypaws, on FlickrIt's quite a useful knife as it is, but I chopped the plastic handle off anyway. An oscillating multitool made short work of this. It revealed a good sized tang.
IMG_20170715_124333 by Alan Muddypaws, on FlickrThe spines of Hultafors blades are not finished very well (unless you bought an OK series), so I smoothed it off with a bench stone.
IMG_20170715_124645 by Alan Muddypaws, on FlickrThe new handle is made from Holly, with an antler bolster, and cupronickel spacer (old coin.) Sorry I didn't take any pictures of the work in progress from here on, so here is the finished piece.
IMG_20170726_125349 by Alan Muddypaws, on FlickrIMG_20170726_125452 by Alan Muddypaws, on FlickrHere it is with my existing home made carving knife, which is short and stubby like a Mora 120, whereas the new knife is longer and thinner, more like a Mora 106.
IMG_20170726_125848 by Alan Muddypaws, on FlickrHopefully my new knife will perform well, as Hultafors heat treatment is spot on, and better than I can manage.
This is a very multinational knife, as the blade is made by a Swedish company, from Japanese tool steel, in a Taiwanese factory, and handled with British materials (and a Danish coin - sorry Denmark!!) by British person.
Just a quick footnote - when I bought the knife, Heinnies were selling them for £6.95, but they have since doubled the price. At the new price I don't think it represents good value as a means to obtain a blade blank.
Thanks for looking.
