Thread: A little project

Made a couple of meat cleavers a couple of months ago while the weather was shitty and I didn’t have the urge to go hunting or shooting, kept me busy for a while and more importantly, out of the missus’ hair.

Started with a nice big saw blade 24inches in diameter marked a couple out



Then cut them out with a 4 inch grinder with thin disc



Burned a hole in a work shirt



Then got stuck in with the bastard file,



Tbc

Lots of elbow grease and starting to take shape nicely



Magnetic





Handle is some black wattle riveted and glued, didn’t do any polishing as I quite like the patina from the rust stain



Number two ended up similar but used some Camphor Laurel for the handle.



Gave the first to a good mate and sold the second one to mother fella for 150.00.




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Nice 1, good effort. Your gunna have to make another one for yourself

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They look like they belong on my kitchen wall....
Tidier than a bought one, I like the like of the first with the rust still, makes it look like it has been used.
Top effort.

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Nice 1, good effort. Your gunna have to make another one for yourself

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Thanks mate, quite pleased how they turned out. The full done one in the first photo is the one I use for myself, its a pickup from an old meat house at an old disused shearing shed quarters, dunno how old it is, but its a hand forged one from years ago, will get the makers name later, it was made in Sydney, probably 50 or 60 years ago, its a ripper.

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

They look like they belong on my kitchen wall....
Tidier than a bought one, I like the like of the first with the rust still, makes it look like it has been used.
Top effort.

Thanks, and yes, I much prefer the rust patina on it, as you say it makes it looked used, is that a hint that you would want one ??

Got another two on the go at the moment, a bit shorter in the blade, but they have a nice heft to them.

The steel saw blade they were made from is 6mm thick, high speed steel, the main reason I used the file for all the work was to keep heat out of the steel, I dont have any hardening experience or the gear to do it. They hold an edge very well.

Originally Posted by Kamel

Thanks, and yes, I much prefer the rust patina on it, as you say it makes it looked used, is that a hint that you would want one ??

Got another two on the go at the moment, a bit shorter in the blade, but they have a nice heft to them.

The steel saw blade they were made from is 6mm thick, high speed steel, the main reason I used the file for all the work was to keep heat out of the steel, I dont have any hardening experience or the gear to do it. They hold an edge very well.

I have a nice one here that has been around longer than I have,
I bet the owners of yours are very happy.

They look great Kamel

Originally Posted by jakewire

They look great Kamel

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