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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: d. ward on December 01, 2008, 09:13:00 AM
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I bought the super huge Henkel kitchen knife years ago at the flee market for cheep.My wife hated it because it's 12"-14" long and just to big to peel spuds with.Over the holiday I figured I would give it a chance at a new life.Henkel brand of kitchen knives have very good forged blades and must have been a fairly good grade of steel as well.I know they won many awards for there knives in the early 1900's.So with dremmel tool in hand.Here's what I came up with.Nothing special,but lots of fun and keeps a guy out of trouble over the long holiday.bowdoc (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/bowdocs/hin249.jpg)
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after a little grinding and lots and lots of fileing...round two.bd (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/bowdocs/hin250.jpg)..bowdoc
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your cheating doc :biglaugh: <><
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Cool!
Looks like you could get a neck knife or two out of the rest of the blade.
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Yes Frank I know it is,but a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.I was out of scrap-iron blades and could not find anything so the Henkel was it.2Ks there is a good amount of stock left but it gets very thin down towards the tip of the blade.Thanks for looken guy's bowdoc
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Doc thats what I use to make. Thats what got me into making knives. I called them CheatR knives. Good job.<><
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Thats a great name.I was thinking forged forgeings was a good one too.Got a little black walnut with 2 brass pins on yesterday.bowdoc... (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/bowdocs/hin4002.jpg)
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Don't throw out the rest of the blade! There's a couple more in it!!!
Larry
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Looks a lot more useful now!
Dan
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Call it cheating if you want to, I call it a good idea! My wife better keep an eye on her kitchen knives! :goldtooth:
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Thanks guy's seems like its going to work out OK.Better then the old knife spending another 30 years in a cardboard box.I got a little more work done on the black walnut handle.Once again guy's thanks for takeing time look...bowdoc (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/bowdocs/hin4001.jpg)