AusVarmint

I had been in contact with Deermasterhunter over the last couple of months for a new knife and a new handle for an old faithful.
I found the blade of my old knife in my dad's shed, many years ago with no handle. It is a double shear piece of steel and hard as a cats head. As it was just the flat steel blade, I simply cut up an old piece of fence post for a handle and riveted it in place with a couple of old nails. Worked for years.
On seeing some of DMH handy work I asked him to take me a blade a little longer and with a handle that was also longer.
The pics are of both after some work last night under the light and a session with the mincer.
Where I thought my old blade was just about perfect as a general purpose skinner the new knife is far stronger and has a heft that feels more positive in the hand. The edge held up to the skinning tasks of the night and I am more than happy with the style and balance. A major part of the knife is the handle and it is beautiful as is the handle he put on my old skinner. If DMH is about, I will let him comment on the build. The quality of the blade and handle is superb . Hand crafted, made in Aust and very functional. I really like the handle shape on my old knife with the larger width at the back. The sheathing is bomb proof, very stoutly made and formed and sized to individual knives. He even organised for one sheath to be made back to front for me as I am a lefty. Just nice work and a bloke who is easy to deal with.
The people here have some great skills.
Bill

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Very glad that your happy with them both Bill. I hope no one ever ask me again to try to fit a handle to a knife like that old one, as it was a sure PITA to make it and make it fit. The Hairy Oak handle should outlast both of us as will the ringed Gidyea handle on the other one. Pretty sure I used 1084 on that one for you. Needs to be kept clean and wiped dry after use as it will rust easier than a stainless one will.
I actually think that the ones I make from 1084 seem to always be great for edge holding ability and the way I harden and temper seems to be just about right. I think they usually end up about 59Rockwell in hardness. Most of the boning knives etc are around 55 Rockwell. A little easier to sharpen, but don't hold the edge quite as well.
ANyway mate, great to get another good report and see their getting used.
Cheers
Ted aka deermaster

Well they came up a treat, nice work Teddles.

Bill, is that double shear knife of your a "Crescent", I have a knife that the stamp looks very similar to, I just can't make out the details of the name, did it come from Sydney ??

Camel wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:29 pm Well they came up a treat, nice work Teddles.

Bill, is that double shear knife of your a "Crescent", I have a knife that the stamp looks very similar to, I just can't make out the details of the name, did it come from Sydney ??

Thanks Mark

Camel wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:29 pm Well they came up a treat, nice work Teddles.

Bill, is that double shear knife of your a "Crescent", I have a knife that the stamp looks very similar to, I just can't make out the details of the name, did it come from Sydney ??

The stamp reads,

I. Wilson
Sycamore St
Sheffield England

Best I can research is that they went out of production about 1900

Bill

billsshed wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 9:58 pm

Camel wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:29 pm Well they came up a treat, nice work Teddles.

Bill, is that double shear knife of your a "Crescent", I have a knife that the stamp looks very similar to, I just can't make out the details of the name, did it come from Sydney ??

The stamp reads,

I. Wilson
Sycamore St
Sheffield England

Best I can research is that they went out of production about 1900

Bill

Thanks Bill, I will get a photo of the stamp on mine tomorrow and put it up, it will show the reason I asked as it is very similar.

Camel wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 10:21 pm

billsshed wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 9:58 pm

Camel wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:29 pm Well they came up a treat, nice work Teddles.

Bill, is that double shear knife of your a "Crescent", I have a knife that the stamp looks very similar to, I just can't make out the details of the name, did it come from Sydney ??

The stamp reads,

I. Wilson
Sycamore St
Sheffield England

Best I can research is that they went out of production about 1900

Bill

Thanks Bill, I will get a photo of the stamp on mine tomorrow and put it up, it will show the reason I asked as it is very similar.

I Wilson made a hell of a lot of those sorts of knives. They were like a trade knife. Bloody good steel in them and well made too. I had a few I Wilson Sycamore steels here when I was collecting them, great steels and were worth a fair bit too.I probably still have one here somewhere as have around 30steels left that I want to get rid of.

Just checked my old knife

Crescent Sydney, with a crescent moon over the c in the middle, Stuart Walker&Co Ltd above, Made in Sheffield, then closest to the handle, hand made Double Shear. I haven't looked up either company, but logic says it is just another generic trade knife made in England, with the importers or sellers stamp added, or made for him by the Sheffield company. Doesn't really matter, its a bloody good knife and gets used a fair bit when I am killing sheep.

So, in other words, nothing like yours at all.

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You appreciate a good piece of steel when skinning . The new handle has given it a nice piece of bling. I am sure both knives will see me out . Simple, reliable, no nonsense blade ware . Thanks Ted

Bill

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billsshed wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 6:32 pm You appreciate a good piece of steel when skinning . The new handle has given it a nice piece of bling. I am sure both knives will see me out . Simple, reliable, no nonsense blade ware . Thanks Ted

Bill

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Cool Bill, pretty sure they will outlast both of us mate. I give a lifetime warrantee on my knives and my lad said that's not fair dad only giving five years warrantee PS That was two years ago.