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a mother's day gift.

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 7:37 pm
by marthandan
made a knife for my mom as a gift for mother's day.
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total length - 200mm;blade length - 90mm; width - 32mm; thickness - 2.5mm
steel - old rasp (most probably W1)
bolster - deer horn (fibre liners were used)fitted using ss pins and araldite.
handle - seasoned teak wood fitted using 6 ss pins (no glue).

Re: a mother's day gift.

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:04 pm
by jonahpach
Looks good, you've got something there martha..

Re: a mother's day gift.

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:41 pm
by marthandan
thank you. a slip joint folder is in the making. will post pics once its done.

Re: a mother's day gift.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:28 am
by Moin.
Well done :) Looks very good.

Regards
Moin.

Re: a mother's day gift.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:05 am
by choombak
Nice job, and a wonderful gift. Is the intended use in kitchen? If yes, isn't the thickness more than what kitchen knives have?

Re: a mother's day gift.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:29 am
by marthandan
choombak...thank you...she's been using it for the past 15 days. it has a full flat grind and slices very well. it is still hair shaving sharp. so, 2.5mm thick is really not a problem.

Re: a mother's day gift.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:26 pm
by Bruno22
Great job. Very neat.