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    Wooden Router Plane

    It seems fine for finishing a housing or recess to depth after removing most of the waste by chisel. To quote Charles H Hayward: ".... there is very little tendency to tear out the grain because it has more of a scraping action ..... It makes the working rather harder, but, as the majority of...
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    Wooden Router Plane

    Thanks - the tip of the cutter can be seen OK so the knob position is not really a problem. The bed angle is 70 degrees.
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    Wooden Router Plane

    This illustration of a “Wood Router or the Old Woman’s Tooth” is taken from How to Make Woodworking Tools by Charles H Hayward, a book presumably dating from WW2 as it states that it is in complete conformity with the Book Production War Economy Standards. I decided to make something similar for...
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    Walking sticks, canes etc. Lets see yours!

    This cane is made of ash, stained black. The knob and ferrule are brass.
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    Very Good French Folding Blade, Ôpinel.

    I think they are very good knives. Your one can be locked in the closed position. Mine must be an older one as it lacked this feature, but I added it by removing the locking collar (the "Virobloc") by spreading/springing it using circlip pliers and modifying it using a Dremel tool with cut-off...
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    Making sheaths for knives

    I based the sheath design on this Norwegian one. The flap does keep the knife in securely but the knife can be released easily by holding its handle end with the thumb whilst pulling the flap up with two fingers, one on each side of the handle.
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    Making knives

    Th Thanks. Yes, it is for leatherwork.
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    Making sheaths for knives

    Here are a few photos showing how I made sheaths for the knives described in my recent thread "Making knives". We don't have a forum for leatherwork so I decided to show them here. Please note that I am very much a novice at leatherwork. Here I am punching holes and using pop rivets to hold...
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    Making knives

    I have used my method for making other shapes of knife, e.g. this striking knife and half moon knife.
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    Making knives

    Having access to a proper forge, big anvil and power hammer would open up so many possibilities - maybe one day :) So much to learn - I'm thinking of making a higonokami knife but not of laminated or Damascus steel for a first attempt.
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    Making knives

    Thanks Andy. Yes, many people will already have the tools needed if they fancy trying knife making.
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    Making knives

    Very good. I prefer to use real charcoal as I feel it burns hotter than the briquettes (I have no scientific evidence for this).
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    Making knives

    Thanks - I haven't had much trouble with distortion. I think the main risk is when quenching, and lowering vertically into the oil helps to avoid the problem. I haven't done any hammer forging, except for small items but I hope others will comment concerning this.
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    Making knives

    Thanks - I think 200 deg. C corresponds to 62 HRC for O1 steel but I don't have a way of measuring hardness. It seems to be a satisfactory temperature for plane irons, wood chisels and knives.
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    Making knives

    The finished knives.
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    Making knives

    Then I shaped the scales with files and abrasives.
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    Making knives

    After cleaning and de-greasing all relevant surfaces I glued everything together using epoxy adhesive.
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    Making knives

    I cut the outlines of the scales slightly oversized and also cut the studs from brass round bar stock.
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    Making knives

    I made blanks of panga panga wood for the scales and drilled them to accept the studs.
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    Making knives

    The steel parts completed, except for final clean up and sharpening.
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