jlpservicesinc Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Here is a hoof knife I forged out a few months ago.. It is completely hand made and finished (ie no electric tools or grinders) except for the 2 holes drilled and the slot cut.. Started life as a mower blade.. Was forged out to the right thickness and width vs cut out.. Custom job all the way.. The blade descends instead of being parallel with the handle (IE out of plain).. This should give a little better wrist angle.. Short blade with short club foot handle.. Tiger maple handle linseed oil finish then machine oil.. I usually like to dress them up more but it was just so cold out in the shop and I needed a new knife for tomorrow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 nice. i made one once, also from a lawn mower blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 45 minutes ago, Tubalcain2 said: nice. i made one once, also from a lawn mower blade. How did you like the mower blade as a hoof knife material? I usually use coil springs for them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 wasn't bad, but it wasn't as 'springy' as i wanted it to be. could have been partly due to it being a bit on the thick side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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