And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Made a straight knife version, for a work blade, made it with copper 10 aught Romex wire pins, epoxy and maple handles cut from some firewood last year, nothing special, ground it from piece of 1/4 inch thick oil hardening steel, an easy job on the belt grinder, heated with a torch and magnet at night, quenched it in straight weight 10wt oil, all i had, worked though, super hard couldn't file it till slowly tempered it with the torch, but first let it set in 350 f olive oil in a skinny empty tall asparagus can on the kitchen stove using a candy thermometer, for a few hours, its a really useful blade shape. Got so i don't feel right without it now. Besides nothing like one you made. Like to make one with a 12 inch blade next. Made a sheath from flat plastic, and drilled little pieces of round rubber for spacers, spaced out even, and a spring loaded little release lever. Only drawback, that sharp front corner receives a lot of abuse and is first part to dull. Pretty swell working knife.
interesting... but not stabby enough to suit me.
ReplyDeleteStab harder…
DeleteDeep, deep slashes. Pointy dagger for stabs.
DeleteMade a straight knife version, for a work blade, made it with copper 10 aught Romex wire pins, epoxy and maple handles cut from some firewood last year, nothing special, ground it from piece of 1/4 inch thick oil hardening steel, an easy job on the belt grinder, heated with a torch and magnet at night, quenched it in straight weight 10wt oil, all i had, worked though, super hard couldn't file it till slowly tempered it with the torch, but first let it set in 350 f olive oil in a skinny empty tall asparagus can on the kitchen stove using a candy thermometer, for a few hours, its a really useful blade shape. Got so i don't feel right without it now. Besides nothing like one you made. Like to make one with a 12 inch blade next. Made a sheath from flat plastic, and drilled little pieces of round rubber for spacers, spaced out even, and a spring loaded little release lever. Only drawback, that sharp front corner receives a lot of abuse and is first part to dull. Pretty swell working knife.
ReplyDeleteBamboo?
ReplyDeleteSo I'm guessing Made in China.
Looks good otherwise.
A little work, and it could be sporting a beautiful cocobolo scale instead.