jitterbugdude
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Post by jitterbugdude on Feb 21, 2019 12:25:10 GMT -5
In a previous post I showed how I sun cured Virginia. Ever year I harvest my tobacco, most of it gets stalk cured. I have a few original knives but every time I used them I felt like I was destroying a bit of history so I decided to make my own. Using all scrap I had laying around I cut a piece of thin metal, stuck it into a hot fire until cherry red then quenched it, then annealed/tempered it. I used grade 8 bolts to secure it to the hickory handle because that's what I had laying around. It came out nice. Holds a real sharp edge too and it was..... free!  |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 21, 2019 12:42:28 GMT -5
In a previous post I showed how I sun cured Virginia. Ever year I harvest my tobacco, most of it gets stalk cured. I have a few original knives but every time I used them I felt like I was destroying a bit of history so I decided to make my own. Using all scrap I had laying around I cut a piece of thin metal, stuck it into a hot fire until cherry red then quenched it, then annealed/tempered it. I used grade 8 bolts to secure it to the hickory handle because that's what I had laying around. It came out nice. Holds a real sharp edge too and it was..... free! Wow, nice job. I'm still in search of the right knife for cutting flakes and bricks of tobacco. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 14:27:18 GMT -5
That’s perfect for plug and chopping those stubborn Flake tobacco’s to cube cut. Easy to keep sharp as well.....great workmanship 👌👍👍
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 14:53:47 GMT -5
I'm not as good as Randy but I have a Swiss Army Knife I've had for almost 40 years and the blades on it are as sweet as the day they were new - No substitute for a quick little pocket gig.
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Post by AJ on Feb 21, 2019 21:35:05 GMT -5
Your knife appears to be well made and serviceable. Well done!
AJ
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Post by kayro on Feb 22, 2019 1:36:48 GMT -5
My days of swinging one of these in the tobacco fields are long over but yours does bring back some memories of making our own. An old crosscut saw was excellent for the cutting part. The handles were carves by hand out of seasoned hickory. After a few seasons of use the handles began to take on their own patina from sweaty hands and green tobacco juice. Thanks for posting.
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Post by Darin on Feb 22, 2019 7:16:43 GMT -5
Nice tobacco hatchet! Some folks call it a sling blade, I calls it a Tobaccy hatchet, I reckon ... Mmm hmmm.  |
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jitterbugdude
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Post by jitterbugdude on Feb 22, 2019 12:38:26 GMT -5
Now that's funny!... funny ha-ha, not funny queer.
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Post by Darin on Feb 22, 2019 13:25:42 GMT -5
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Feb 22, 2019 16:01:34 GMT -5
...great work...I continue to use my Alaska Ulu...
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Feb 22, 2019 16:07:40 GMT -5
You are the legit deal man. The lengths and depths people take this hobby to never ceases to amaze me.
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