Voyageur's blade

[Charles D. Prokopp]

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Here's my latest: a neat little French trade knife with a rawhide sheath. The roach belly blade is 5 inches long and forged of 5160, etched to antique it. The grip is quarter-sawn white oak. I'll be cranking out a series of blades for muzzle-loaders in the next few months.

 

[Handy]

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Handy

 

[Nifeman]

 

[tom hargrove]

wow!!!that is one fine looking knife ,love the brade on the sheath excellent work :bow: :bow:

 

[50cal.cliff]

Now I like that! I would love to see a
pic or two of the case by itself! Turned out well! :thumbsup:

 

[laffingman67]

Very nice, Charles! :hatsoff: The sheath really goes with the knife.

You need to post some of your other blades too. :thumbsup:

 

[PitchyPine]

:bow: :thumbsup:

 

[Charles D. Prokopp]

Nifeman, thanks for the help. I seem to have difficulties w/our posting methods. Either that, or the gods are peeved. :surrender:
You know, this whole thread probably belongs over in the Craftsman's area, doesn't it? I'll post the others in this series over there as I finish them. Some of my others I'll have in the sales area.
Glad you liked this one, guys. It's actually one of my simplest.

 

[RickD]

Very nice knife

 

[hawkeye1755]

Looks great. :bow:
Well done. :thumbsup:
:hatsoff:

 

[Claude Mathis]

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It's just a typo. If you look at the beginning of the code, you're missing a "[". Members have 30 minutes to edit their posts if something is wrong with them.

 

[tx-hunter]

nice, i'd like to see a better pic of the sheath as well.

 

[JamesG]

WOW that is nice, i like the rawhide stich work, nice job on the knife and the case :hatsoff:

 

[shmrck1]

Very nice work!!
snake-eyes:applause:

 

[HFD60]

:thumbsup: VERY NICE , I LIKE IT :hatsoff:

 

[chipper]

Give us the details of forging the blade, if you don't mind.
Regards
Loyd

 

[Charles D. Prokopp]

Golly, Lloyd....nothing much. I used 5160 spring steel (Liberated from a Jeep). The billet was about 1/2" wide and 3/8" thick, and about 3"or 4" long. Drew it out to the appropriate length and thickness with a cross-pien, used a ball-pien to broaden the curves and set the bevels. Then smoothed everything with a flat-faced hammer. Cleaned up the profile and edges with grinders and files. Hardened and tempered, then etched the whole deal in ferric chloride. I actually spent more time on the sheath than I did on the hot work! Right now, there are four others on the bench that are vaguely similar. I'll post them when they're done. (In the Craftsman, section, Claude)