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[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, pards. I'll post a picture when it's finished.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Okey-doke. I glued the wood (some extremely hard, dense stuff) on with Gorilla Glue. Then I rough cut it with a bandsaw and started sanding on my antique table sander. After that I hand sanded it with strips of fine emery paper. When it was the shape I liked, I smoothed up a lot of the imperfections and put a coat of linseed oil on it to seal it somewhat. I didn't do a super job on the handle because it would outshine the sawblade I made it from. Net result: a good knife. All that's left is to make a sheath to protect it and sharpen it the rest of the way. It'll be fun to show it to my father-in-law because he gave me the sawblade and the wood came from some bush he removed from his yard. Here's the pic.

[Dr. Bob]

That is one great looking knife!! 

[HorsePen Henry]

Marshall, that's a fine looking blade. No easy chore makin' that tool.
Thanks for showing us.
Wanna make another'n?
Horse Pen

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, pards.

Wanna make another'n?

LOL, I'm quitting while I still have all my fingers.

[cowboywc]

Howdy MW
XLNT job.
WC

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, WC. The handle cross section is oval, much like the Osborn.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

              Dang Will, " GOOD JOB " Nice knife Pard.


                                 TW 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, TW. Now I have to sharpen it and give it a try.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

              : Just be careful, these things can cut you every which way and then some, but used right they are great, I don't use mine all the time , but when I need it, it gets the job done...



                                                                 TW 

[Dalton Masterson]

Very nice work, Marshal!
Wingam Knife Works in business yet?

That is a beauty!
DM

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, Dalton. This is probably the last of the series, though.

[cowboy316]

hey guys just started a sheath for a Osborne round knife even tho i dont have a round knife LOL i was bored and kinda down in the dumps
    Cowboy316

[Marshal Will Wingam]

There ya go, pard. Looks like you're planning a basketweave on it. That so?

[cowboy316]

Marshal
   Ya thats the plan but not sure when im gonna get time alone to stamp it  but oh well ill get it done some day now just need to find a knife to put in  it  LOL
       Cowboy316

[Ace Lungger]

MW, 
You Rock!! Have you had a chance to use it? I have looked at them on ebay, at Tandy, and other places, but never could see paying the price they wanted! you did a great job!!! Did you use a 11-12" blade? We talked a long time ago, and you and outrider told me how to make stamps when I didn't have any! I have made a lot of stuff, but never could figure out how to make one of them!
If you have got to use it, and lets say you bought, would it of been worth what you would of paid for one? I thought when I first started they were for saddle makers, then I watch a video today on a guy doing leather work, and it did a great job! So if you get time, I would like to know if it is a good tool to invest in, or is it just a tool that a person could live without?
You did a great job making it!!
ACE

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, Ace. I don't have it sharpened properly yet so am not able to advise on how it is to use. The pards that use them really like them. I've done leather for almost 40 years and never used one. Do you need one? That depends on your definition of "need", I guess. Will it be a good thing to invest in? I don't know. I won't know until I've used mine for a while. That won't happen until I get it in gear and sharpen it!

[Ace Lungger]

Howdy MW,
If you would, keep me up to date on that, I cannot afford to buy one right now anyway, but if after you have used yours awhile and you feel it is a great tool to own, I might try and make me one! I might even try to get you to scan your pattern and send it to me. And also would like to know the size of blade you used!
I would be much ablidged if you would keep me up to date!
As you all know, I am allways thinking outside the box,  Lets see here, You went 40 years with out one That ought to tell me something
ACE

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I used an 8-inch blade for it. Any smaller won't really work because it needs to be cut out of one side, avoiding the hole. If you want the pattern, I'd be glad to send it to you. I worked about an hour today on sharpening. I got it convexed on a sander and roughed in with a 200 then a 400 grit stone. The next step is to put a real edge on it.

[Ace Lungger]

Howdy MW,
if you don't mind, I will pm you with my email addy and can't you just scan it a 100% and I go off that?
When you get time pm me and tell me, how you want to do it!
I thank you!
ACE