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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: 44-henry on January 22, 2016, 03:34:22 AM
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Every once in awhile it seems like nothing goes right on a particular project. This is one of them. I started off with the intent of making one of my standard style penny knifes with a cherry handle and milk paint finish and all was going well up till I started to rivet the blade in the handle, long story short the handle tang split and in my frustration I might have accidentally flung the knife into the wall of my shop. Anyways, after I recovered I realized that I while the split could have easily been repaired, the damage to the rest of the handle caused by its sudden stop against the wall, was going to be a bit more difficult to fix. So, not wanting to concede defeat I decided to see what more I could do with it. Though I will admit that it was fun to do, it actually took considerably more time to do than it would have taken to just build a new one from scratch. Still, it is a perfectly functional knife that will probably live out the rest of its days in my possibles bag. Thanks for looking.
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When things are going a bit better for me this is what they normally come out looking like.
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I like them both Alex. If you make another and want to throw it, I'm straight NW of you,45 miles.
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I like it. It came out alright.
Steve
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That turned out pretty good.Has a kinda antique look to it.I like those penny knives
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Yeah, I like it! Just like all the folks intentionally aging their longrifles and producing amazing art, I think the unintentional split, followed by the "might have accidentally flung the knife into the wall" :D worked out pretty well in the end.
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Of course a penny knife then might be a $5.00 knife now.