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Offline FlintWalker

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Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« on: June 18, 2011, 12:10:15 pm »
I don't know where this planer blade came from but it's been laying around the mill where I work for years and I decided to put it to use.
 I cut out the blade last week with an air grinder and a cut off wheel and shaped it up with a hand grinder and sanding pads.
The handle is an elk tine and the guard is a piece of brass from an old fuse.
 I tapered the tang and drilled holes almost through the brass and drove it down on the tang forming a perfect fit against the back of the blade. Once I got it fitted, I cut some slots in the tang for the 2-ton epoxy to grab onto.
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Offline rover brewer

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2011, 12:56:53 pm »
looking good so far,planer blades used to be made of d2 a great steal for knives.
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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2011, 01:31:24 pm »
After drilling out the antler and test fitting things, I trimmed up the brass a little and set it all in place with 2- ton epoxy.
 I coated the end of the antler with bees wax to keep the epoxy from sticking to the sides of the antler and let it sit all night. This morning I cleaned it all up and polished out the brass.
 It feels good in the hand and should make a good skinner.
 Rover, I'd say you're right about the steel. A new file will barely scratch it, but it's not so hard as to be brittle. The blade is .125" thick, so it's pretty stiff. After polishing the blade a little, just a few strokes down a ceramic and it will make hairs jump off at the slightest touch. 8)
 I'm not sure what I'll do with the back of the handle. I can't decide to cap it off with more antler, bone, wood, brass or just leave it bare.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2011, 01:43:32 pm »
Here's a couple more views.
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Offline nugget

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2011, 06:06:36 pm »
Looks good
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2011, 06:39:42 pm »
Beautiful blade,looks like it would make a good skinner.

Offline Timo

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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2011, 07:06:30 pm »
I'm guessin that those pics don't do that knife justice? Probly more outstanding craftsmanship that the puter monitor will show.  ;)

Offline hedgeapple

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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2011, 07:11:06 pm »
nice knife Shannon.
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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2011, 07:31:47 pm »
I swear Shannon - there seems to be nothing you can't build and make it look perfect ;D.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2011, 08:00:32 pm »
Nah Tim, it ain't nothin special, just a solid built knife. Glad ya'll like it.
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Offline rover brewer

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2011, 08:13:27 pm »
very nice finish, thanks for the finishing pictures.being D2 it should be somewhat resistance to rust.
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2011, 09:18:05 pm »
Wow, Shannon, that's a pretty one.
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2011, 01:53:32 pm »
  That's  cool   that would  be  the  type  I'd  buy  for  my  self   do  that  again!!!  I'd  allmost  try  and  barter  for  that   JEFFW

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2011, 04:16:55 pm »

     Dang boy, that is a nice knife! :o 8) 
     Now you have get down here with Mullet and go get a hog to break it in. ;)

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Re: Planer blade knife (lots of pics)
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2011, 04:23:04 pm »
Nothing more than I would have expected from a perfectionist like You....Sweet Blade Shannon...and I think I would just round the Hilt over a bit...and leave it Bare...looks great the way it is!
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