Saw some pictures of some and had some laying around the house. Decide to try it for myself. Reprofiled the blade to a more hunter shape. Handle is Sambar Stag pinned with brass pins that are penned a little on the top. Butt cap is stabilized buckeye burl with a 1/4" piece of mosaic pin. Assembled with West System Marine epoxy. Blade is a offset because of the shear design. This could probably be fixed by heating it at the handle/blade joint and bending carefully. Not sure how well it will hold the edge but it sharpens up nice.
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that is really cool.... very unique. Love the pommel. Got any more of those shears laying around?? :-)
I was actually thinking that if you could heat the handle enough without messing up the blade you could hammer the tang area flat on one...thoughts?
I doubt it would hold up to the temps required for heat treating or anything...but it might.
Dang bro that turned out really nice!,I have a pair of those that I was thinking about trying the same thing,I think you just inspired me.Thank's
Thats cool, Very unique and outta the box. I like it alot. Good job man.
Chuck
Oh yea! Nice job! I'll bet your the only one on your block that has, much less made one of those!
Steve
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Potomac Forge
That's a fantastic job and very different...Well done!!!!!! Next time I see a pair of those at a auction or flea market their going home with me to do the same thing...excellent!!!!! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Skull--
And after you hammered it flat it would become what; a tang of one sort or another? Sounds good to me! But what did you have in mind?
QuoteOriginally posted by RkyMtn Joe:
Skull--
And after you hammered it flat it would become what; a tang of one sort or another? Sounds good to me! But what did you have in mind?
Yep. Kind of like a partial hidden tang with the top of the tang exposed.