Another Penny Knife

[44-henry]

Just finished this one up yesterday, handle is Rosewood and the blade is 1095. Blade is about 3 1/4 inches long. These are kind of fun knives to build. Thanks for looking.

 

[LRB]

Most excellent!!! Very nice sir.

 

[phoenix511]

That's a neat little knife.

How did you cut the slot for the blade in the handle?

 

[lonehunter]

Very nicely done!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Nice looking. What holds the blade in place? Is it a twist collar lock akin to the Opinel?

 

[44-henry]

Thank you for the comments. The handle is slotted with a circular saw mounted on an arbor in my mill, lots of other ways that this can be cut including a simple handsaw and fixture.

The blade is held in place by a piece of 3/32 drill rod that has been peened on the ends to retain it. No lock on this style of knife. The twist collar was a somewhat more modern concept, but I am not sure exactly when it was first introduced, others here would be more knowledgeable than me on that subject.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Sure would look nice in my hunting bag. :bow:

 

[Stophel]

The Opinel lock was invented in 1955. Before then, they all stayed open by friction.

 

[MSW]

very pretty - I like it!