Johnnyreb338 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Well vacation ended, back to work finishing this baby first. The steel is from a 60's era ford truck springs. A little file work on the spine with some coin mokume bolsters and a nice tapered spine in the handle. The pins are s/s with a nice mosaic tube. This was my first ever sheath, it's not perfect but I think it turned out pretty good considering it's our first attempt. My wife is a big into horse stuff and wants to learn the leather working side so it may work out to my advantage. Cut down on some external cost of having to 3rd party the leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Sawicki Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Looks good! My only criticism is that the handle looks a little bit chunky towards the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyreb338 Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Hi Dylan. Yes sir. They are a bit thick but not uncomfortable. These scales were huge to start with it took me while to grind them to fit the taper but I didn't want to grind all the bark off the outside tho. A big handed fellow won't have any problems I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Looks awesome!! The sheath looks great, too. My only concern is that the curve of the handle keeps the edge from cutting all the way through on a flat surface. This may not be an issue, depending on what you will be using it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyreb338 Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Good afternoon c1 tool Yes the handle is awkward for actually chopping meat on a table. I drawer out a proper cleaver and the customer kept changing and making it smaller, then he said he wanted a curved handle. So this was the end result. Other than that it's got great balance and feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 The handle is less of an issue than the recaso, and the decritive bit behind it. The decritive scroll will stop the blade from reaching the cutting board, and the recaso will do the same even if the scroll is ground off after a few sharplenings. Not utility features on a kitchen tool. For kool looks, it's that You posted wile I was typing, lol. Good to see it wast your desighn flaw, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Very nice Johnny, I like the way the detail on the spine kind of matches the detail on the scales. Looks cool from above. Mokume is a nice touch, I didn't notice it at first until I read your description. Did you make the mokume and mosaic pin yourself? Sheath is cool too, my other half is also thinking of become my leather crafter! Lol. I'm on the verge of doing some small camping cleavers from a very large leaf spring. Thanks for sharing, this has pushed me a bit to go for it! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyreb338 Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Thank Stan I done the mokume myself but the mosaic pin is store bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Very nice all the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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