Thursday, March 27, 2014

Custom Pry Tool and Cord Cutter


I was commissioned to make this tool by a customer from Etsy and it turned out to be a neat tool and experience. The tool was a collaboration between myself and a teenager from Georgia that had seen my tools and came up with a tool of his own design to have me make. With a few tweaks to his design, this is what we came up with. There is a prying end, cord cutting notch and a pointed tail-end to break glass (i.e. escape tool).

Pouch Style Leather Sheath




Leather pouch sheath that I made with a tooled stripe to change things up a bit. This was stitched with waxed nylon and finished with a light coat of neatsfoot oil.

Bottle openers...


A couple of recent pry tool bottle openers that were shipped out.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Straight Razor in O-1 and Zebrano Wood

I ground this blade recently and am looking forward to shaving with it this week. I will get it back from being honed hopefully mid-week.




First Straight Razor 6/8 in O-1 steel with Purple Heart Scales



I ground this blade from 3/16" thick O-1 tool steel using a 10" contact wheel on a KMG grinder. The scales were made using purple heart and the blade was pinned with brass rod, stainless steel washers and polyethylene washers on the inside of the scales.  This razor was honed by Doc226 and is an amazing shaver. I instantly started a second razor that follows these lines with the exception of a few dimensions.