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ftao Lee D

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by jacko, Sep 30, 2012.

  1. jacko

    jacko CH Dog

    a handmade knife fron New Zealand. soaked in whale blubber while forging. tis my nephews...:) japanese steel i might add...
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  2. thecableguy

    thecableguy Big Dog

    nice bone crusher
     
  3. lil mayhem

    lil mayhem Top Dog

    Nice knife man, what does soaking in whale blubber bring to it?
     
  4. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    looks like a real nice skinner, what is that handle made of?
     
  5. jacko

    jacko CH Dog

    these are his words / A hand made New Zealand bush knife. I watched the bloke making them. He forges the blades from Japanese steel swealting them in whale blubber instead of water. The handle is 50 000 year old fossilised Kauri root. The sheath he also hand makes and shares the same forge stamp as the blade.
     
  6. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    ive heard of quenching a knife in blubber, but i never have figured out what the benefit is...maybe itd cool slower???? i have no friggin clue

    that fossilised root is neat as hell, and probably a pricey material to work with. thats a very cool knife jacko, id like to have it. LOL
    i'll admit, id be a bit afraid to really put it to work tho. id probably just display it, my bushcraft knives get beat on...literally.

    any idea how long it is? blade, and overall?
     
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  7. jacko

    jacko CH Dog

    the blade is 5inch so overall i would say between 9 and 10inch. tis razor sharp. and i know he paid over £250 or upwards of $400 for it.
    so not too expensive considering tis a one off.
     
  8. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    for something like that, thats not bad at all. any idea who the maker is?
     
  9. nmdogs

    nmdogs Big Dog

    Thats an interesting knife ! I have heard of
    People using animal fat to quench
     
  10. nmdogs

    nmdogs Big Dog

    I had no idea it is still in practice today !
    but know people using canola oil to
    Quench there blades... Theres alot of
    Diffrent steels being made in japan so
    I wonder what it is ?
     
  11. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    thats what i was thinking as well. some i like (laminated VG-10), others not so much (AUS-8)
     
  12. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    no sense in starting a new thread, but check out what BOTH showed up yesterday. ESEE 3 and a custom sheath for it (perfect timing, huh? both arriving on the same day). i ordered the ESEE without a sheath, i hate the factory kydex junk, and it saved me about $30, so i had a fella at CC Leather Maker in Mississippi make me a nice piece of leather for it.


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  13. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    and you wouldnt believe how many vintage pre WWII American made slipjoints ive been picking up here and there dirt cheap.
    im not gonna carry em, but they are a smart investment and they really do look neat when cleaned up.
     
  14. jacko

    jacko CH Dog

    very nice and niceely made sheath...
    i still might treat myself to a Reg Cooper pearl handled skinning knife. yeah i keep talikng myself into it ,lol
    what"s a slipjoint ? a flicknife ?
     
  15. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    a folder that doesnt lock open....think the knife that your grandpa would have carried. there several different variations.. stockmans, trappers, barlow, etc...

    heres a nearly mint "easy open" LF&C and a that i picked up. its on the left and the knife on the right is an old Scrade (1919-1945) with a sheepsfoot type blade. probably what they would refer to a "pruners knife" for gardening work. these are slipjoints...

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  16. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    and another..
    an old easy open Keen Kutter(probably 1920s) with ebony wood handles...i'll have to get some more pics of the more recent ones ive picked up


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  17. jacko

    jacko CH Dog

    i got you , i think we call them penkifes or simply pocket knifes.
    i had a real beauty, US made bone handled tri blade, the tips of the handle were nickel. it was stamped as "old timer" and was made in New York... damn f..f i went n lost it.
     
  18. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    the "tips" you are referring to are called bolsters, and being an "old timer" made in NY id bet the bank it was an old Scrade.
    sounds like a stockman pattern(depending on the overall size of the knife)...usually a larger clip point blade, a spear point, and a sheepsfoot. two blades on one end and the third on the other end.

    heres a Buck 301 stockman...the knife on the bottom. my favorite Buck slippie

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  19. jacko

    jacko CH Dog

    you know your knifes Lee.
    it was the same style as that bottom one, but the handle was brown bone, it had old timer stamped on that plate,lol
    the big blade was around 3inches.
     
  20. Lee D

    Lee D CH Dog

    yep, thatd have been a stockman...a working mans knife.

    and thanks...but it seems when you think you know something, someone else comes along and schools ya. thats why i love it, hobbies can get boring when you become too knowledgable on the subject and there are so many different interpretations/styles of what works best all over the world....different cultures and lifestyles. being one of mans oldest tools (kinda why im fascinated with em) there is always much more to learn.
     
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