Wat kind of leather knife is this?

[zuludog]

Knife making looks like it is a popular hobby in the USA, and I also think there are a few knife makers on here. I'm sure that if you made a request on this forum or a knife making forum someone would make a head knife for you

I have a Barnsley head knife, it is made from sheet steel about 1,5 to 2,0 mm thick. Barnsley probably stamp out the shape but it shouldn't be too difficult for an experienced maker to cut it out. Then just make a long gently sloping bevel. The handle is simply turned with a brass tube ferrule. 

[DieselTech]

49 minutes ago, TomE said:

Rock Solid Knives might make a head knife for you. I hear good things about his knives. 

 

40 minutes ago, zuludog said:

Knife making looks like it is a popular hobby in the USA, and I also think there are a few knife makers on here. I'm sure that if you made a request on this forum or a knife making forum someone would make a head knife for you

I have a Barnsley head knife, it is made from sheet steel about 1,5 to 2,0 mm thick. Barnsley probably stamp out the shape but it shouldn't be too difficult for an experienced maker to cut it out. Then just make a long gently sloping bevel. The handle is simply turned with a brass tube ferrule. 

Yeah I know I could make this style of knife, I do dabble in making knives. Lol but sometimes you would just rather buy a knife from someone else. 

I found a few custom makers of that style of knife, I see that they call this style of knife a pattern knife. It just looks handy. 

I think I'll look around & see what else I can find, before I have a custom knife made. Cause I know a handmade 1 off custom knife will be $300+ dollars

Chartermade Knives makes a similar knife, that I keep going back & looking at. 

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the help. 

Edited December 24, 2023 by DieselTech
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[bruce johnson]

4 hours ago, TomE said:

My favorite head knife is a Dozier #9.  Just the right size for my hand and handy for skiving.  D2 steel holds an edge.  I'm not sure if Dozier is currently making leather knives.  I found a used #9.

When I talked to him a couple months ago he wasn't. What ever is on the website is probably going to be it. I got one from him the first morning of the Sheridan show several years ago and It has been worth every penny and more.  

[jcuk]

It is also known as a single Head knife. Here is a oldish post on here of some one selling the Vergez Blanchard one, not sure if he still has any, maybe D M he may still have some left.

https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/96247-exclusive-vergez-blanchard-single-head-knives/

Hope this helps

JCUK

[DieselTech]

6 hours ago, jcuk said:

It is also known as a single Head knife. Here is a oldish post on here of some one selling the Vergez Blanchard one, not sure if he still has any, maybe D M he may still have some left.

https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/96247-exclusive-vergez-blanchard-single-head-knives/

Hope this helps

JCUK

Thanks I appreciate the link. I'll see if they got any left. 

[Klara]

Vergez Blanchard still make them, and Deco Cuir is selling other brands for less money: https://www.decocuir.com/collections/couteau-a-pied-cornette (I believe there is an English version of the site, but living in France I can't find it).

The cheaper ones on top can also be found as putty knifes in glazers' supply stores.

[DieselTech]

5 hours ago, Klara said:

Vergez Blanchard still make them, and Deco Cuir is selling other brands for less money: https://www.decocuir.com/collections/couteau-a-pied-cornette (I believe there is an English version of the site, but living in France I can't find it).

The cheaper ones on top can also be found as putty knifes in glazers' supply stores.

Thanks Klara. I'm thinking about having this guy make me a single/half head knife. They sure are pretty in Damascus. 

[bruce johnson]

28 minutes ago, DieselTech said:

Thanks Klara. I'm thinking about having this guy make me a single/half head knife. They sure are pretty in Damascus. 

Super nice guy and he makes good knives. He's been at the last few leather shows and would be a good choice. 

[Klara]

As far as I know, Damascus is the better choice for swords, where you have a long narrow blade that needs elasticity. For kitchen knives it's unnecessary,  and for a round or head knife even more so. So you'd be paying extra just for looks...

[SUP]

@Klara Damascus knives stay very sharp for longer too. I had heard that and when I came across one in a flea market, I bought it -  a chef's knife (at least, I think it is) that  I got for a song - I thought that it would probably be fake but it is not. I had it sharpened when I bought it and those characteristic, wavy lines stay all through; that does not happen with fakes.  I use it for everything (other than leatherwork) and it is still as sharp as ever. I got it a while ago and by this time, most knives usually show some amount of dulling with household use where I always forget to strop it. That in itself I think, would be a good reason to buy a Damascus knife for leather cutting but I guess a Damascus round knife will be prohibitively expensive. 

However, most of the Damascus knives we see around are not made in the traditional way, it appears. I looked up the processes and many say they stack and weld different metals but not much folding and stretching is done during forging, so the characteristic pattern is not created. That is why many of them etch the pattern and mention this as well.

The original way, makes those patterns naturally which is why they are irregular and such knife makers cannot guarantee a specific pattern.

That stretching and folding makes the metal strong and flexible which will be useful in swords but not in chef's knives or even, indeed, round knives. But the multiple types of metal probably contributes to the hardness and enduring sharpness of the edges. So even adopting only part of the process, these knife makers probably provide good knives, for their specific uses, at a more reasonable price. Win-win all around, I should think. @DieselTechif you do get a damascus round knife from crosswindsforge.com, could you put it up here? Would love to know how it works out.

I would love some input from people who make knives and are in the know about all these techniques. I might be wrong because the places I looked at might not give the correct information either. 

Maybe I should not hijack this thread and start a new one instead.

I'm sorry @DieselTech.

 

Edited January 2, 2024 by SUP