Members MarshalWill Posted July 18, 2023 Members Report Posted July 18, 2023 What about other knives? Anyone use others? My favorite is one I made while working in the saddle shop. I copied the one Charlie Miller had made and used for just about everything. It does more than most. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted July 18, 2023 Author Moderator Report Posted July 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Frodo said: I love the round knife Are you familiar with a hand wood plane? can you shape a mini round knife using a 2” wide blade from the plane Yes, you could make one. Here's the problems I see. Plane blades tend to be thicker and would be a lot of metal to remove to make a decent kind of knife. Two inches wide is really narrow. When a round knife gets down to 3-1/2 to 3 inches it looses a lot of function in my hands - too little finger clearance., limited rolling cut length before you get close to vertical with the handle for a couple quick things against them. I used a 3" knife for a while and finally just garbaged it. It wasn't as safe or effective for me as a larger blade. There was no advantage to it. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
CFM chuck123wapati Posted July 18, 2023 CFM Report Posted July 18, 2023 17 hours ago, Frodo said: I love the round knife Are you familiar with a hand wood plane? can you shape a mini round knife using a 2” wide blade from the plane 6 hours ago, bruce johnson said: Yes, you could make one. Here's the problems I see. Plane blades tend to be thicker and would be a lot of metal to remove to make a decent kind of knife. Two inches wide is really narrow. When a round knife gets down to 3-1/2 to 3 inches it looses a lot of function in my hands - too little finger clearance., limited rolling cut length before you get close to vertical with the handle for a couple quick things against them. I used a 3" knife for a while and finally just garbaged it. It wasn't as safe or effective for me as a larger blade. There was no advantage to it. Frodo you might be able to pull off a half round blade, I'm with Bruce on the size, or use the plane blade sideways and weld on a piece for the handle. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM Frodo Posted July 18, 2023 CFM Report Posted July 18, 2023 You are correct on the thickness. It takes a lot of patience to remove that amount of metal and keep it cool the blade on the left is the best cutter Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
Members Handstitched Posted July 19, 2023 Members Report Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 12:46 PM, MarshalWill said: What about other knives? Anyone use others? Yep, this is mine. Fits in my hand nicely, replacement blades are easy to change, and cheap as, but I also sharpen the old ones on a stone to extend their life. I also use it to score the skin on a roast Pork Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
CFM chuck123wapati Posted July 19, 2023 CFM Report Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 10:46 PM, MarshalWill said: What about other knives? Anyone use others? My favorite is one I made while working in the saddle shop. I copied the one Charlie Miller had made and used for just about everything. It does more than most. i made one similar out of a good quality putty knife then upgraded a bit and made a better model when i found i like the shape Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members MarshalWill Posted July 19, 2023 Members Report Posted July 19, 2023 That new one is beautiful. Certainly a step above the putty knife. Is it sharpened on one side or both equally? Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted July 19, 2023 CFM Report Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, MarshalWill said: That new one is beautiful. Certainly a step above the putty knife. Is it sharpened on one side or both equally? they are both chisel edged, sharpened one side. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members doubleh Posted July 19, 2023 Members Report Posted July 19, 2023 Nice work on the knives, Mr. Johnson. I have never warmed up to using a round knife for some reason. Color me weird I suppose as it seems to be a favorite of many. Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted July 19, 2023 Members Report Posted July 19, 2023 6 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: they are both chisel edged, sharpened one side. Thanks. It looked that way but I wanted to verify that. Quote
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