My homemade tobacco knife

[Jitterbugdude]

I was little bored the other day due to another snowstorm that came up the coast. I've been thinking of making a tobacco knife for awhile and this downtime gave me a chance. My only real requirement was that it had to be free and functional. I had some left over metal from a project that I was working on so I took a scrap piece of metal and cut out the blade on my chop saw. I didn't measure any angles, just eyed it up and cut. The hickory handle I've had laying around the basement since the last ice age.



After I cut the metal I stuck it into my forge to harden, then temper. My forge is actually a Charmaster multi-fuel furnace. I waited for the metal to become cherry red then cooled it in a bucket of used transmission oil.



I had intended to use some Corby bolts ( they are kind of like rivets) to attach the blade but didn't have any so I went out to the garage and found some 1/4 inch Grade 8 bolts... and here it is..

 

[Mad Oshea]

Thats nice work. Keep the good work up. Nice baccy cutter on the block. Did You make that as well? I would like one if so.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

The Chavetta I made. It is secured with a wing nut to the Sassafrass wood block so that I can hang the thing up on the wall. I screwed in a threaded brass insert into the wood so the wing nut would not loosen up over time. The Tuck cutter was an Ebay purchase.

 

[BigBonner]

The best piece of steel to make them out of is old hand saws .
I would hate to have to swing a heavy knife all day long . But small crops it will work just fine and you did a good job .

Here is a picture of the ones I use

 

[Dean]

Nice, I have made a few knives and axes from rail way pegs over the years, I have also played with Damascus. A lot of work and two blokes slugging away to fold it. I love metallurgy it's a good hobby. I have even made hunting heads for my longbow. Next on my list is a baccy knife and chevita.

 

[BarG]

For the few I have to whack I use a old army surplus machete. Nice looking tool there ,Boredom is a wonderful thing.
Gets you to thinking.

 

[Hasse SWE]

Really good knife. Hope you got the picture on e-mail.LOL

 

[rustycase]

That is a nice chopper you made, JBD !
Medieval looking, for sure!

I've been digging them up, letting 'em lay for 3 or 4 days, then using a lopper on 'em.



Not as much fun as a tool like yours.

rc

 

[RUNSUPRIVER]

Fun!

 

[Brown Thumb]

I missed this post, Nice Cutter you got their. My boy would love to have one.