Old Boggy Posted May 20, 2019 Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) On 17/05/2019 at 10:58, ditchman said: and to access it, you have to prove that you are an idiot first........submit written evidence Don`t have to prove that I`m an idiot or a reprobate, some of my previous posts do that quite successfully. Oh by the way, the knife thread, albeit derailed in places, was excellent and shows what an absolute talent that you have and shows how sympathetically in keeping the work was done. I`m sure that OF will be delighted, if he ever gets it back. Thanks for sharing its renovation with us. OB Edited May 20, 2019 by Old Boggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Well I have my old friend back didn’t realise how much I missed it ditchman has worked magic on it the man is just so talented anyway today changed the dressing on youngster and there it was doing it’s job big thanks to Tc for the steel the other members for the wood and bits and a huge thanks to ditchman for his work and patience in restoring the old knife All the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Great to see it has arrived back home! Nice to be a small part of it all and yes Ditchman is extremely talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 seeing that picture...............doing what it should again...is total justification for doing it in the first place... excellent.....im really made up with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ditchman said: seeing that picture...............doing what it should again...is total justification for doing it in the first place... excellent.....im really made up with that Couldn’t not use it thats what they were made for and hopefully it’ll be used for another 100 years it’s just so nice in my hand 😊😊👍 Here’s a few more but I use them for different jobs Edited May 22, 2019 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Couldn’t not use it thats what they were made for and hopefully it’ll be used for another 100 years it’s just so nice in my hand 😊😊👍 i got quite attatched to it...........when i was finishing it.....i decieded not to polish it....so i rubbed it down with wire wool and rubbed lard into it...........that is definatley a paring knife and as you say it sits nice in the hand.............i may well make one like that for myself..........i put a bigger hinge rivet in as i knew it will take some stick.................i hope the blade is alrught im fairly sure i tempered it ok...if it snaps send it back and i will cut another blade for it.... ditch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Absolutely fantastic 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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