I decided I needed a better crooked knife than my converted hoof knife.
I looked around a lot before deciding on a Haida Knife from Lee Valley Tool.
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...332,43339&ap=1
I bought the #8 blank and no handle as I like a fat handle and they only offer thin ones. It arrived yesterday so after dinner I did a bit of work on a handle for it.
This blade is very nice and sharp as heck. Just holding it with my fingers I could remove material.
Here is the Knife and packaging:
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I started with an ash garden tool handle:
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I cut the end off that and then ran it through the table saw as I really wanted it perfectly flat, taking about 1/4 of the thickness away:
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Then I laid out the blade on it and marked it for chiseling out a spot so the blade would be flush:
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Beer break!
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Ahhh... Icy cold Pilsner.
I then sliced the edges with a sloyd knife and started gently chiseling out the recessed spot:
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Spent an hour getting this right, and after many fits I think it's about good:
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I then sanded off the varnish and rounded the edges.
Tonight I will sand it more, thinning around the base a bit with a spokeshave, drill for the nice brass rivets it came with, and then rivet it in.
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