Which Woody Blade Blank?

[Nomad]

A hypothetical question for now, but I've been thinking of making a woody clone, starting from a blade blank that's been ground and heat treated. Basically, something I can put handle on and hone to good sharpness.

Required specs are O1 tool steel, 4mm thick, around 58-60hrc, grind around 28°.

Any recommended sources in the UK?

 

[Mesquite]

FGYT, Stewart Light, Selfe Made Knives, Hillbill, Robevs are few makers which spring to mind. My aplogies if I missed any off.

No affiliation to any of them apart from knowing, using or admiring their work

 

[Janne]

I am not 100% sure how a woody looks like, but Brisa in Finland have loads and loads of nice blades you can put some wood on!

No affiliation, just a happy customer.
Www.brisa.fi

 

[Fadcode]

have a look at
https://customblades.eu/?fulltang,21
good blade at a good price, good selection too

(no affiliation)

 

[mikehill]

Try JimmyPie knives on Instagram

 

[Stew]

Feel free to drop me a note if you want.

 

[mark.177]

something like this?

 

[Nomad]

Thanks all. A few of the suggested sources seem to lack a web presence that shows actual blade blanks, and others don't seem to do what I'm looking for. I'm also looking for something made from bar stock rather than forged, and I'm afraid I'm not on Instagram (need an account to view Jimmy Pie's stuff). To clarify, I want to make something very close to my current knife...



Aside from a general interest in making the knife, the change I want to make is to the shape of the handle - I want to try something that's a bit fatter. I sometimes find this a bit slim for forehand power cuts, while a shorter blade that I handled some time ago, with a bigger palm swell, feels better. Incidentally, the full tang on this is non-tapered.

Also, I just measured the bevel on the current knife, and it's closer to 7.5mm high (measured parallel to the main surface of the blade), which equates to 30° included angle. Another thing I like is the fairly short ricasso (about 6mm), and the fact that the grind ends vertically (easier to hone at the edge of a stone). This feature is quite different from the original Woodlore...

https://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/72-Woodlore-Knife/

When I went looking a little while ago, I found Bernie Garland's web site and saw that he does blanks that are pretty close...

http://berniegarlandknives.com/index.php/knife-bladeblanks

...and it was these that got me thinking.

 

[grumit]

You could pop over to edge matters and ask sure you will get a costum made blank by any of the already mentioned maker or several others most of the bb boys are there

 

[Stew]

You'll need to pay to send PMs over at EM.

 

[grumit]

Worth the subscription to get the blank required

 

[mikehill]

Just messaged JimmyPie’s email

 

[Stew]

Draw your design, send it to the folk in Mesquites list and ask for pricing, pick the person and price you're happiest with.