The Ugliest Patch Knife

[AeroncaTAL]

Here is a patch knife I made. It has got to be the ugliest knife out there... :winking:
The knife blade is a kitchen knife I got at the Goodwill for $.99. Good bargin. I made the scales from some 2X4 scrap in my garage, planed down and roughly shaped with a wood rasp. They were then stained with vinegar stain and heated with a torch. The scabbard I made from rawhide from a dog chew toy. The rawhide was sanded with varying grades of sand paper, rubbed with ashes from my wood stove and stained with some walnut stain to.

I wanted rough, ugly and obviously home made. I'm going to donate it for a trade blanket item (as if anyone would want it. :winking: )

Scott

 

[BadHeart]

Sounds like my kind of knife. I like those old ugly ones. Nice work though. I know a good home for it iffin no one picks it up off the trade blanket.

 

[PitchyPine]

Looks great to me too, anything made by your own hands is a masterpiece in my book. :thumbsup:

 

[Joe Yanta]

Homespun and you gotta love it. Nice job.

Joe

 

[AeroncaTAL]

If you are interested, take a look at my companion like on how I aged the stainless steel knife blades:

Link

Scott

 

[RickD]

Rustic is good

 

[dtruex]

"The Ugliest Patch Knife." Sounds like the title of a kids' book. Grows up to be a beautiful Scottish dirk. :grin: