My Latest Knife

Jeff Lary · Dec 10, 2011

I have been making a new knife and finished it today.Every deer season after I get my deer for the last 4 years I have retired that seasons Knife and built a new one.This one will be for the 2012 season if I am lucky enough to get my deer next year I will build a new on for the next season. It is just a hoby hope you enjoy the photo, I will hand sew a new leather sheath next.

Jeff Lary · Dec 10, 2011

Well I will try the Knife photo again,If you check this out and there is no photo and you want you could maybe help me caues this is my third attempt.If you help thanks

PILOON · Dec 10, 2011

Nice,.
Kinda fun to do as well.
Last I made used an old metal file and shaped it into a general purpose/skinning blade.
We were able to quarter a large moose without honing the blade.
File steel sure keeps a good edge.

Jeff Lary · Dec 10, 2011

Yes they do I use Baring Races

creekbend · Dec 10, 2011

Good looking knife. I had a friend in Tennessee. whose Father made and sold knives that he made from crosscut saw blades. When his supply of crosscut saw blades became low, he sometimes substituted circular saw blades. What kind of wood is the handle made from? At first, I thought it might be rosewood, but it appears to be stained. :thumbsup:

Kays Supply · Dec 10, 2011

OK, I'm a dummy. How do you get a blade from a bearing race?

Jeff Lary · Dec 10, 2011

It is made from a sash gang saw blade I used to be a saw filler for Hancock Lumber in Pittsfield me.The wood is Cherry it is not stained just clear poly it came from my fire wood pile.

Jeff Lary · Dec 10, 2011

Well first you have to heat it to 1460 degrees ( to aneal it bring it to a non magnetic state) I do this in my wood stove on Beach coals then cool it slowly, i cool mine by burrying it in wood ashes. Then you cut it so you can heat it back up and open it to a semi circular shape and pound it flat .It takes a while but makes a nice looking blade. I do the re-heating with a oxy acet torch and use an Anvil.

brewdog · Dec 10, 2011

Nice work Jeff! Its nice to see excellence in American craftsmanship.

creekbend · Dec 10, 2011

Jeff Lary said:
It is made from a sash gang saw blade I used to be a saw filler for Hancock Lumber in Pittsfield me.The wood is Cherry it is not stained just clear poly it came from my fire wood pile.

Good choice in wood. I really couldn't tell from the photo. Didn't mean to appear subjective in regards to the stain issue. Good handiwork.