Hi Folks....Made up a folder for my Uncle this weekend.
Tis his birthday, and being a country gent he would use a blade shaped like this for the garden veggie's, plants and general use.
Made from Brass sheet, 01, 4mm brass rod and some burl I had lying around......that's it, well it's nice to just make something from what is lying around eh.
Blade is sheepsfoot like profile with greater curve and inverted nose....so nothing like a sheepsfoot...but great for nipping off cabbages and runner beans in the garden.
Hopefully this might spur other folks into having a go.
Hope you like the photo story.
1 Brass sheet cut into the body of the folder
2 Blade done (Not sharpened) primed for etching and then heat treatment (Not going to bore you with making a blade
)
3 Spine (Spring) made up and tempered.
4 Another shot of blade in better light
5 Folder bodies and scales aligned and resting on the liners
6 liners drilled using scales / body as template
7 Nails / pins holding all three layers together cut scales in half along length
8 Blade etched
9 and again
10 One half of the cut brass body / liner / scales
11 Other half
12 Initial shaping of the scales
13 And the other
14 Both sides held together (Not glued just held with the nails / pins)
15 Shape both sides together to ensure even finish
16 The components
17 Pre assembly.
18 Buff the end where the blade will be hinged
19 The three main components
Tis his birthday, and being a country gent he would use a blade shaped like this for the garden veggie's, plants and general use.
Made from Brass sheet, 01, 4mm brass rod and some burl I had lying around......that's it, well it's nice to just make something from what is lying around eh.
Blade is sheepsfoot like profile with greater curve and inverted nose....so nothing like a sheepsfoot...but great for nipping off cabbages and runner beans in the garden.
Hopefully this might spur other folks into having a go.
Hope you like the photo story.
1 Brass sheet cut into the body of the folder
2 Blade done (Not sharpened) primed for etching and then heat treatment (Not going to bore you with making a blade
)
3 Spine (Spring) made up and tempered.
4 Another shot of blade in better light
5 Folder bodies and scales aligned and resting on the liners
6 liners drilled using scales / body as template
7 Nails / pins holding all three layers together cut scales in half along length
8 Blade etched
9 and again
10 One half of the cut brass body / liner / scales
11 Other half
12 Initial shaping of the scales
13 And the other
14 Both sides held together (Not glued just held with the nails / pins)
15 Shape both sides together to ensure even finish
16 The components
17 Pre assembly.
18 Buff the end where the blade will be hinged
19 The three main components
