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Old 02-16-2015, 10:14 PM
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1958 Ford and an oak tree

Back in January of 2014, I joined the American Bladesmith Society. Back in July of 2014, I finally built a gas forge. Back in November, I fired it up at a hammer-in with our local knife club and forged out three blades. This is one of those blades, forged from a portion of leaf spring from a 1958 Ford. There are people out there who will say, "leaf springs ARE such and such steel" based on a chart they found somewhere. I say hogwash on that. This steel IS 1958 Ford leaf spring, and it IS hardened to 59 Rockwell. Without precise testing, spectroscopy, or whatever, that's all I can tell you for certain. While I've not forged maybe 15 blades, it's all grinding in the end. With an eye to the International Custom Cutlery Expo in September, and journeyman smith testing in 2017, I consider this a good practice effort for meeting the guild and JS fit and finish standards. All that said, here are the specs: The knife is 8 3/4 long with a 4 1/8 blade. The blade is 3/16 thick at the ricasso with distal taper. The 600 grit satin finish is clean. The guard is 416 stainless, fit up tight, with a fiber and a 416 spacer. The handle is natural sheoak with an oil finish. Kind of in keeping with the "oak" theme, the right hand sheath is tooled in an oak leaf and acorns pattern. I've done basketweave a whole bunch, but this is my first effort at picture tooling on a sheath.


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Handle contour and distal taper

guard fitup and plunge finish

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Old 02-16-2015, 10:42 PM
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Beautiful knife, Jason.


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Old 02-17-2015, 06:40 AM
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That's a beauty Jason, also good looking "fancy sheath."
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Old 02-17-2015, 09:20 AM
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Really nice work Jason!

What species of Oak is that, (natural sheoak)??

I have never heard that species before ( natural sheoak) that I remember I like the grain
pattern on it!!!

EDIT: OK I had to look it up it is from Australia! I knew I had never seen a grain like that!!


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Old 02-17-2015, 12:08 PM
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yeah, it's an Australian oak of some kind. Haven't seen many with that good of contrast, it's what drew me to the block in the first place. Picked it up from a supplier at a show in Dallas.
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Old 02-17-2015, 09:31 PM
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Very well done, Jason! Great looking fit and finish, the oak is pretty.


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