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Offline tippit

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File Knife
« on: April 24, 2019, 04:52:50 PM »
I'm sure the frontier blacksmiths really loved finding worn out files.  This blade was forged from 5 inches of that old file.  The steel in the old files make great knives...tippit





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Offline FDR

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Re: File Knife
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2019, 06:01:56 PM »
Everything got recycled back then especially steel.  Nice taper on the tang. Really adds to the balance of the finished knife.

Fred
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Re: File Knife
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2019, 08:43:26 PM »
Nice knife.  I'll bet it will have a long life.
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Re: File Knife
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2019, 11:43:30 PM »
Not sure how or if I'm going to finish this 8 1/2 inch blade.  My personal hunting knives are Bare Bone blades without any handle material...tippit


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Re: File Knife
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2019, 09:53:32 AM »
Very nice cutsman’s kniving piece!!
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Offline P.W.Berkuta

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Re: File Knife
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2019, 07:18:03 PM »
Quote from: tippit on April 24, 2019, 11:43:30 PM
Not sure how or if I'm going to finish this 8 1/2 inch blade.  My personal hunting knives are Bare Bone blades without any handle material...tippit


Very nice blade -- if it was mine I would put a handle on it - some kind of wood or buffalo horn.;)
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Offline msellers

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Re: File Knife
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2019, 07:26:56 PM »
Tippit,
Very nice looking and balanced blade. Balances almost to well naked to put a handle on. Good to see you back at it.
Mike
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Re: File Knife
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2019, 10:23:10 PM »
Actually Mike, the file knife was made to Not mount a handle.  I didn't drill any pin holes just a lanyard hole. 
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