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Hey folks just thought I'd share a source. Folks are having good results slightly reworking Ontario brand knives from their "agricultural" line.

The "Hop knife" can be ground slightly along the spine, and rehandled (for those who need to) to make a good belt knife. If you want a longer one you might with a bit more work adapt the "field knife", and the "cabbage knife" can be slightly modified into a nice scalper. They are 1095 steel and are very inexpensive. Just looking for a good camp cooking knife you might not modify them at all. (OH if you go to grind them, don't let them get too hot and ruin the temper. )

No they aren't as nice as a nice, custom made knife, BUT I like a good working knife I don't have to worry too much about losing. Funny... but I've lost a couple of really nice knives, but none of my inexpensive, workhorse knives.

LD


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that's a nice source, Dave. I checked out their website and they have some very decent product at a good price.


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Probably a decent knife. But, for project knives, do check out antique shops, flea markets and resale stores. They can be your friends for very little money.
 
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That's a good idea too. Big Grin Not just for knives either. I have a small, copper kettle I got for $3 because it was a "decorator piece", but it was fully functional.

LD


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Heh,I get lots of useful stuff from antique stores,like:my waffle iron,several cast iron pans,and my bottle-capper(much better than the new ones).


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A suggestion - if/when using new blades check out the Dexter-Russell aka Green River blades.
Same quality and steel as the Ontario/Old Hickory knives but there are no fake saw blades marks and they are thicker like the older Ontario blades.
The blades come in various styles including butcher blades in varying lengths (I like using the 10" butchers to re-grind to blades in the 6-9" range since they are thicker). The blades are available from various sources such as Crazy Crow and Track of the Wolf.


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All good ideas, but as always ya gotta know what you're lookin' at and for. I don't know for sure when cutler's rivets appeared but I do know they aren't period correct for 1840. Good rivets for fastening knife blades can easily be made from 1/8" brazing wire or 1/8" brass rod from your nearby hobby shop. Four is a good number for most the scales on any utility knife.

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