English trade knife

[skunkskinner]

I forged this from a disc harrow tine. I made another smaller one of the same steel and skinned a deer the other day, wanting to see if the edge would hold up i whittled on the leg bone and it held the edge very well. The blade measures 8 1/2 inches and the handle and sheath are made from grain on deer raw hide. I hope you like it, i am very satisfied with the look of the end product.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

I like that... :thumbsup:

 

[Jaeger]

Looks good, Skunk. I have a Sheffield machete blade that I'm going to hack up and make some knives from.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Right out of a time warp. That's good. :thumbsup:
Times are some tough steel, should be a great blade.

 

[S.Kenton]

That looks GREAT! I like the idea of using an old plow tine.. I may have one of those laying around.
BTW good to see ya posting again!

 

[John Tice]

Fine (and serious) frontier knife :thumbsup:

 

[LRB]

Seems that if I recall correctly, that should be 1080 steel. Should make a fine blade. If you really want one to stand out as English, it really needs a straight backed choil just a tad more than 90° to the blade, and an upswept point. What you have there is about a perfect Frenchie.

 

[skunkskinner]

Thanks every one !

Wick thanks for the corrections, I'll get the next one right. I sure do like my Frenchie :wink:

 

[Jaeger]

Okay, Mr. Ellerbe...you had me reaching for the dictionary on that one, and "choil" isn't even in the Webster's. Could you tell me what you mean by "straight-backed choil"?

 

[BillinOregon]

Jaeger, Wick will be more precise, but the choil is the spot at the rear of the lower edge of the blade where it transitions to the tang.

Skunkskinner, I am liking your work! When I forge hot metal, all I get is shapeless blobs ...
:redface:

 

[skunkskinner]

I think they call it moden art. I have made my fair share also.

 

[LRB]

Bill described it well. The choil is the transition of the wider edge to the narrower tang.OR, into a ricasso. The French almost always had curved choils, while the English almost always were straight backed with a slight forward angle off the tang.

 

[Jaeger]

I swear this forum is just like a classroom...and I love it.

 

[cynthialee]

:thumbsup:

I love primative looking stuff.