Favorite knife

[user 49399]

This is the knife I plowed up from the garden last year. It was in rough shape. I cleaned it, sharpened it, made new handles for it and made a sheath. All the materials for the handles and sheath were scrap I had around the shop. My only investment was a little time which I don’t count because it was fun.

After about a year of use, it has become my favorite patch/farm/work/hunting knife. I have some very expensive knives but none beat this one.

 

[UndeadPoet]

That was a nice find!

 

[user 49399]

Yes it was. It sharpens to a razor edge so easy.

 

[UndeadPoet]

Any idea as to age or maker? I am assuming it is carbon steel?

 

[user 49399]

My guess is carbon steel also. I can’t find any marks on it that would indicate maker or age. I’m guessing it’s probably from the 1950’s or 1960’s. It’s similar to some I have from that era.

 

[user 48679]

Looks like it's good to ride the river with - first time I've heard of a plowshare knife

 

[concho7]

Buy some Evapo /Rust put blade in it for a few days then use 80 grit to start with up to 320 grit , fine looking find fix her up

 

[user 49399]

Buy some Evapo /Rust put blade in it for a few days then use 80 grit to start with up to 320 grit , fine looking find fix her up

Nah, I like it the way it is. Kinda matches its owner.

 

[bud in pa]

I remember years ago people use to bury knives in the dirt for a long time, and when they dug them up they could be sharpened to a razor's edge! Don't know if it was true.

 

[user 49399]

I remember years ago people use to bury knives in the dirt for a long time, and when they dug them up they could be sharpened to a razor's edge! Don't know if it was true.

Interesting.

 

[Loja man]

What are the dimensions? Blade length, thickness, tall?

 

[user 49399]

What are the dimensions? Blade length, thickness, tall?

If I can remember this weekend, I’ll try to measure it.

 

[user 49399]

Loja man, here you go.

In the third picture is a very faint 7 or L. If that’s what it is, I have no idea what it means.

 

[Loja man]

Nice! The blade is not as big as it looked in the first pic. I see why you use it so much. It’s still a very handy size! Thanks for measuring it for me. Will call it professional interest!

 

[user 49399]

Yep. It fits my hand and carries well. I’d sell an ODF knife before I would this one.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I remember years ago people use to bury knives in the dirt for a long time, and when they dug them up they could be sharpened to a razor's edge! Don't know if it was true.

Probably was true. But, probably also true that same knife could be sharpened without burying it.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I have so many knives it is hard to select a favorite. But, it might be my Rifleman's knife made for me in 1976. It has never been used except for demonstration purposes when I gave talks on the Rifleman and Rev. War.

 

[SOLANCO]

I remember years ago people use to bury knives in the dirt for a long time, and when they dug them up they could be sharpened to a razor's edge! Don't know if it was true.

Years ago they sharpened easier because they were carbon steel, not stainless. The knives I use everyday, kitchen and pocket, are carbon steel.

 

[Loja man]

Years ago they sharpened easier because they were carbon steel, not stainless. The knives I use everyday, kitchen and pocket, are carbon steel.

Also many of them were not hardened to what is now the norm. So they tend to sharpen up easy.

 

[VA Hawken]

That is a great knife find!