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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.
Mark side back side Handle contour and distal taper guard fitup and plunge finish fancy sheath! |
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Beautiful knife, Jason.
__________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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That's a beauty Jason, also good looking "fancy sheath."
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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!! __________________ C Craft Customs With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! C Craft Last edited by C Craft; 02-17-2015 at 09:25 AM. |
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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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Very well done, Jason! Great looking fit and finish, the oak is pretty.
__________________ AT "We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends." Shel Silverstein |
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1958, back, bladesmith, block, custom, cutlery, forge, forged, grinding, guard, hammer, handle, knife, pattern, satin finish, sheath, show, spacer, stainless, steel |
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