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minowevie · 07-29-2009, 11:19 PM

Hi all. I guess this is not scrolling tools. but this is what I did today. just trying to keep busy. so I made myself some more carving knifes. they are also bench knifes, that I will use in my shop. this is so fun. I have made 3 knifes out of a pocket knife from the swap meet. only paid , .25 for the pocket knife, took it home ., tore it apart. and then proceeded to grind them down to the 3 knifes I have now. the other 2 are warren blades, that I put in some corian. for handales, will grind the handles down tomarrow. the little red knife, blade, I found also at the swap meat, and put a corian handle on it. just love that stuff. I also, made some knife blade covers for the blade ends, so I don't cut myself. and the last is some walnut I got from a friend, milled it down to 1/2" and 1/4" and 3/16 and 1/8, it had some turmites, but no botter to me. it is all good wood. made a love spoon out of one piece. just keeping busy. your friend Evie

Janette · 07-29-2009, 11:25 PM

Boy you're a handy gal!! Nice job Evie.

minowevie · 07-30-2009, 12:07 AM

thanks Jan, I can't believe how cool these are. I even cut some oak today, with the one on the bottom. nice shaver. your friend Evie

wood-n-things · 07-30-2009, 12:13 AM

You go girl....Great job!

minowevie · 07-30-2009, 12:19 AM

thanks Mike, if any one would like to know how to do this . I can tell you how I did it. fun stuff. every one needs a shop bench knife. your friend Evie

scrollpup · 07-30-2009, 12:39 AM

Hi Evie. As a matter of fact I would like to know.I almost bought one while on vacation at the Ozark Folk Center,but the money was getting a little low...I never thought about grinding down old pocket knife blades, good idea btw.Yours look really great.Nice choice of wood...

Jerry

minowevie · 07-30-2009, 01:01 AM

[QUOTE=scrollpup;211730]Hi Evie. As a matter of fact I would like to know.I almost bought one while on vacation at the Ozark Folk Center,but the money was getting a little low...I never thought about grinding down old pocket knife blades, good idea btw.Yours look really great.Nice choice of wood...

Jerry[/QUOTEH

Hi Jerry, well if you wish to make a bench knife out of a already pocket knife. then you might need to know how to shape and sharpen them. also the still in the blade. the one way you can know how good it is, is buy how much sparks it troughs out when you put it on a grinder, or sander. make sure you have some water handy, you don't wont to hurt the temper. if it turns black or blue, you lost it ok. just .,lots of sparks is good. after you have the knife apart. draw a line on the knife. and grind it down. dipping in water lots. then you have to do much more sharppening start with higher grits of sand papper. trying to keep your blade flat. work your way down to 320 grit sandpapper. or on a stones. you wont to get to a wire edge on the knife. what ever shape you wish to do. you still knieed a wire edge all along the knife blade. look at it under a bright light. any shinny thing is where you kneed to continuer sharpening. untill it is gone. you can make the handle before all this. and the cover. what I do is. cut your favoite hard wood in half. say like 1/2"thick. then carve out the blade part you wish to put in the handale. pocket knifes don't have much. but after you do. carve out the part the knife blade back goes into. put 5 minut epoxsy. in only the blade part. and wood glue in the handle part. glamp together. and wait for the drying time. then sand the handle. to the shape you wont. then , sharpen the knife again. make sure it is the shape you with. and then . you use a piece of wood to make the cover. same wood, or what ever. make some crisscross lines on the wood. so it will go back together the same way. put it in a clamp of your choise. I like the old fastion screw clamps. and cut on your band saw. then carfully cut out the blade in the blade holder. make sure it is straight. then carfully wood glue around the opening. then clamp. then after dry. sand to the shape you like, the blade holder to be. I have ;made mine in egales, and alagaitors. any thing really. geese, hope this worked. your friend Evie

Wood Dog · 07-30-2009, 01:22 AM

Thanks for that info Evie.......your knives look great, and there you go again using your clamps.

Jim McDonald · 07-30-2009, 01:56 AM

Good looking work. Glad to see you posting wood topics again.

ncsealeveler · 07-30-2009, 02:17 AM

There's some niceuns.Busy as a beaver.Tony

07-29-2009, 11:25 PM	#2
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,326 Blog Entries: 4	Boy you're a handy gal!! Nice job Evie. __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

07-30-2009, 12:13 AM	#4
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 6,006 Blog Entries: 1	You go girl....Great job! __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. I don't make mistakes..I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong. Mike's Wood-n-Things

07-30-2009, 12:39 AM	#6
scrollpup Avatar by Casey Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hot Springs,Arkansas Posts: 1,897	Hi Evie. As a matter of fact I would like to know.I almost bought one while on vacation at the Ozark Folk Center,but the money was getting a little low...I never thought about grinding down old pocket knife blades, good idea btw.Yours look really great.Nice choice of wood... Jerry __________________ Work your fingers to the bone, and what do you get? Boney fingers.....Boney fingers.....

07-30-2009, 01:22 AM	#8
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,923	Thanks for that info Evie.......your knives look great, and there you go again using your clamps. __________________ WD

07-30-2009, 01:56 AM	#9
Jim McDonald Sawdust Maker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Muncie, IN USA Posts: 1,122 Blog Entries: 9	Good looking work. Glad to see you posting wood topics again. __________________ Jim If it cannot be fixed with a hammer--must be an electrical problem. "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

07-30-2009, 12:07 AM	#3
minowevie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 6,297	thanks Jan, I can't believe how cool these are. I even cut some oak today, with the one on the bottom. nice shaver. your friend Evie

07-30-2009, 12:19 AM	#5
minowevie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 6,297	thanks Mike, if any one would like to know how to do this . I can tell you how I did it. fun stuff. every one needs a shop bench knife. your friend Evie

07-30-2009, 01:01 AM	#7
minowevie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 6,297	[QUOTE=scrollpup;211730]Hi Evie. As a matter of fact I would like to know.I almost bought one while on vacation at the Ozark Folk Center,but the money was getting a little low...I never thought about grinding down old pocket knife blades, good idea btw.Yours look really great.Nice choice of wood... Jerry[/QUOTEH Hi Jerry, well if you wish to make a bench knife out of a already pocket knife. then you might need to know how to shape and sharpen them. also the still in the blade. the one way you can know how good it is, is buy how much sparks it troughs out when you put it on a grinder, or sander. make sure you have some water handy, you don't wont to hurt the temper. if it turns black or blue, you lost it ok. just .,lots of sparks is good. after you have the knife apart. draw a line on the knife. and grind it down. dipping in water lots. then you have to do much more sharppening start with higher grits of sand papper. trying to keep your blade flat. work your way down to 320 grit sandpapper. or on a stones. you wont to get to a wire edge on the knife. what ever shape you wish to do. you still knieed a wire edge all along the knife blade. look at it under a bright light. any shinny thing is where you kneed to continuer sharpening. untill it is gone. you can make the handle before all this. and the cover. what I do is. cut your favoite hard wood in half. say like 1/2"thick. then carve out the blade part you wish to put in the handale. pocket knifes don't have much. but after you do. carve out the part the knife blade back goes into. put 5 minut epoxsy. in only the blade part. and wood glue in the handle part. glamp together. and wait for the drying time. then sand the handle. to the shape you wont. then , sharpen the knife again. make sure it is the shape you with. and then . you use a piece of wood to make the cover. same wood, or what ever. make some crisscross lines on the wood. so it will go back together the same way. put it in a clamp of your choise. I like the old fastion screw clamps. and cut on your band saw. then carfully cut out the blade in the blade holder. make sure it is straight. then carfully wood glue around the opening. then clamp. then after dry. sand to the shape you like, the blade holder to be. I have ;made mine in egales, and alagaitors. any thing really. geese, hope this worked. your friend Evie

07-30-2009, 02:17 AM	#10
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 410	There's some niceuns.Busy as a beaver.Tony

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