Something I have always wanted to do and never really tried was making a smaller companion to one of the larger bush blades I made. Something smaller and thinner and better at cutting small things. I decided this was a good project for that so last Monday while Sandy blew and snowed outside, I got out the pad and drew this one up. It's sort of in the same motif and is sort of cute in its ugliness...
After a scoosh of grinding it was all shaped and the bevels went on pretty easy...
I got er bevelled the rest of the way and the shape refined enough to hold it for a while and make sure I liked it before I moved on.. It seems to work pretty well so far.
I did up the finish sanding and sent it and the big one off the my good friends and Peters' Heat Treat for some hardening (the fu&*) up. I snapped one more shot before they went off. It's a bit washed out but you get the idea. The Elm is really nice...
I think they look dandy... piggyback sheath dandy at that. I did a quick measurement though and the one slab of elm wouldn't be enough so I got a second one... :)
I am really looking forward to the weekend if they make it back in time....
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