Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Camping and Bushcraft => Topic started by: b0ogaloo on October 24, 2011
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Hi
I was cutting some timber in work today with an old blunt hard point saw , just as i was about to throw the saw in the bin i had an eureka moment
I recycled part of the blade into a spoon knife ,,, and its really easy to do
I should stress that this was only a proof of concept . .I literally threw this together , but it works so I'll have a proper go at making one this week
Using a 4 1/2" angle grinder, I cut a 1/2 " strip of steel approx 4" long from the old saw ( sandvik 244 )
Roughly profiled it into a blade shape and again using the angle grinder i ran a bevel down the blade portion of the strip
I then cut a 4" section from an old axe shaft to use as a handle .. attached the blade to the handle by drilling three 1/8" holes to about 1 1/2" depth and then widened them to form a slot for the blade
put the "blade" into the vice and tapped the handle down onto it
with me so far ? :D
cleaned up the bevel on a wet-stone . and then stropped it . to get the curve on the blade I bent it in the vice a 1/2" section at a time ..
and this is the prototype
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1-ASVkXCYP0/TqXDn-szRJI/AAAAAAAAFZk/LrOvtMR2Tm8/s640/IMGP3164.JPG)
As i mentioned above this in only a proof of concept ,, but it works and works well
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T3pJ44C8ZO8/TqXED_53U5I/AAAAAAAAFaM/nYGY3l-9MV0/s640/IMGP3169.JPG)
Edge retention is grand so far ... it slices through the beech pictured above very nicely . I need to experiment with a more acute bend to the blade. but it works fine and all it cost was my time
Andy
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It looks like something that they find in the cells in "America's toughest prisons".
Now all you have to do Andy is to wait for another saw to become blunt :-\
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As i said it was thrown together as a proof of concept ... which has now been proved
I have enough saw blade left to make 20 more ... when i get some time I'll make an aesthetically pleasing one
Andy
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I hope my post didn't come across as critical. I was more referring to the 'resourcefulness' of the inmates.
Credit goes to all who have a go at making their own gear (except inmates!), something I don't have a clue about.
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I hope my post didn't come across as critical. /quote]
|Not at all ....
Andy
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It reminds me of the North Western American "Crooked knives" favoured by native tribes as an all round wood working tool
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Your spoon knife is much better than my attempt. It started out as a knife then turned into a fork and then the points snapped so it ended up being a long branch which i had to eat my dinner with (sorry no pics) but i will attempt a better one
What is the easiest wood to carve using a knife?
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just got some 3mm o1 steel so i,ll be knocking out a couple of crook knives shortly.
you could also cut down a mora blade a bit thinner(width wise) ,bend it and quench in oil and it would still have the great grind and cutting edge. might try that too.
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After a lot of testing .. they works fine on small stuff like spoons but its no good for larger items such as kuksa's or bowls , the blade flexes too much
I purchased a Svante Djarv Big Crook Knife to try a kuksa with and this was my first attempt
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3LDRsXC7nlM/TslRhZ4foAI/AAAAAAAAFek/tX5_LbavmS8/s640/IMGP3185.JPG)
Andt
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nice looking kushka mate, ive got one just like it lol
and a carpet full of wood shavings..........