Never underestimate what you can do with a piece of scrap.
I'm a member of another knife making forum and every year they have a KITH (Knife in the Hat) challenge. Sometimes I participate and this is one of those years. The project this year was to make a tool that could be used in any aspect of knife or sheath making.
A couple of years ago we had a cubic inch challenge on this forum. For the KITH this year I decided to go even smaller and I dug through my scraps of PW to look for appropriate pieces.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
I also wound up needing a small bit of PW flat stock
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
I forged the first set into submission
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
After rough grind (220 grit) and HT
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
Now I needed handles. So a few small bits of quilted maple got turned on the lathe.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
Finish sanded to 400 grit, etched in ferric, added a maker's mark, and blued.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
That small flat bit was shaped, sanded, quenched, tempered, sanded again, etched and blued as well.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
The handles were stained with a light pecan and sealed with Danish oil. The tangs were files a bit and everything was glued up.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
There is a set of three leather working tools.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
And a set of three wood carving chisels.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
All I have left to do, is sharpen them.
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.”
Cool 👍 Thanks for sharing!
