Do you guys remember Sudsmonkey? http://iam.homebrewtalk.com/sudsmonkey He hasn't been around HBT in a long time, but he and I have stayed friends. Well, as much as you can be friends with someone you've never met....................
Anyway, he isn't brewing any more, but he's got some new hobbies. He's a blacksmith, with a forge. He started making knives a while ago, and he made one for me.
He has told me how he does it, but I'm not well versed in tempered carbon blades, so most of it goes way over my head! I do know that it's made from old saw blades that he rehabs, and he made the grip to fit my hand. The knife is all hand made, and he made me a skinning knife- that's why it's shaped the way it is. I didn't get to use it yet (Bob skinned a deer while I was at work on Friday) but I'm looking forward to it.
I never had anything "nice" like that before. Just cheap Cabela's type knives. This knife even feels weighted differently, if that makes sense. It's a totally different feel, not to mention the sharpest knife I've ever touched in my life.
Anyway, I just wanted to brag up the workmanship here. He told me it took him about 70 hours to make this knife! It's hard to tell in the picture, but it really is attractive.
Anyway, he isn't brewing any more, but he's got some new hobbies. He's a blacksmith, with a forge. He started making knives a while ago, and he made one for me.
He has told me how he does it, but I'm not well versed in tempered carbon blades, so most of it goes way over my head! I do know that it's made from old saw blades that he rehabs, and he made the grip to fit my hand. The knife is all hand made, and he made me a skinning knife- that's why it's shaped the way it is. I didn't get to use it yet (Bob skinned a deer while I was at work on Friday) but I'm looking forward to it.
I never had anything "nice" like that before. Just cheap Cabela's type knives. This knife even feels weighted differently, if that makes sense. It's a totally different feel, not to mention the sharpest knife I've ever touched in my life.
Anyway, I just wanted to brag up the workmanship here. He told me it took him about 70 hours to make this knife! It's hard to tell in the picture, but it really is attractive.