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    A knife my brother made for me

    My brother made a knife and gave it to me. I tried to talk him out of it and told him he should keep it it's so nice.
    He used a leaf spring from a triple axle dump truck so he assumes that it's probably 5160. The man doesn't have any power tools at all save for a dremel I bought for him last Christmas so he does it all by hand which also means the blade isn't forged because he does the stock removal thing, with files. I made the handles out of black micarta. I know, that front pin is dangerously close to the edge of the handle so blame that on me. The handle is also a little large for my hand but David said it fit his well. He is quite a bit bigger than I am and his hands correspondingly so. Obviously, he was going to keep it for himself.
    I sent the blade to Peters Heat Treat in Pennsylvania for him and had them cryo and heat treat it and I have to say, this damn thing is tough. The guy from Peters said he could cut his way out of a car with it and I believe him. I have absolutely beat this thing to near death on treated 4x4s and locust branches, tin roof panels, rope, an old metal gas Can, and more and this blade just destroys $#!t. It holds its edge very well with not a single chip yet and stays sharp enough to cut a free hanging manilla rope. Yeah, I got all of my ideas from forged in fire.
    I sharpen on waterstones that I sharpen my Japanese woodworking tools on and surprisingly, they work very well with the steel.
    I sort of got my brother into blade making, I'll make small woodworking blades from time to time when I need a certain shape for an oddball job. He was at a very bad time in his life and I was worried about him so I had him help me one time with my little homemade forge and he really got into it. I'm glad he did. I really like this knife.Attachment 52052Attachment 52053Attachment 52054 2017R-22Attachment 52055Attachment 52052152684964691858304716.jpg1526849863222619549297.jpg1526849915393960044763.jpg15268499719051931819363.jpg152685002606357359099.jpg
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    That’s beautiful. 5160 is a great steel for that type/size of knife. I use a belt grinder as I don’t have the patience to file by hand but certainly respect those that do.

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    Thank you. I think it's a beauty too. I really like the blade shape. My brother has more patients than I do for sure. I keep trying to get him to forge some stuff but he really doesn't have the space for all of the extra equipment that goes with that but man, I bet he would be good at it.
    I can't photo that knife worth a damn, I've tried. It's actually even better looking than my crappy pics.
    Thanks for looking though.

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    That is a beautiful chopper. Is he taking any more work, or is this just a family gift?

    I am sorry to hear he was having a tough time. He should be very proud of this knife.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VARIABLE9 View Post
    Well, it's not quite that big.��

    I know that scene though.

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    That is a nice looking knife. Your brother has some skills.

    I did a small 2.5" blade knife that I filed, the blade is a little off center but it really works.

    This summer I'll have some extra time and I plan on trying again.

    Tell your brother to keep it up!

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    David doesn't try to make money from his knives, I think he could. I think he gives most of them away. He does it I think to occupy his mind, therapy sort of. He makes all kinds of jigs for holding his files and scavenges for steel and one thing leads to another.
    He has come a long way with his knives, in more ways than one. I'm so glad I showed him how to make a small blade that night. He has taken it and ran with it.

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    That is a beautiful chopper. your brother could do well building knives.

    Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

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    Just saw this, but if your brother ever decides to do this for money, that would be great in a 4-5 inch blade as well ... you know, just saying. And I'll be happy to pay then test drive it ...

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