Church & Son
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My Dad had a WWII USMC Bolo Knife that he brought back from Korea. Heavy and round ended, as kids we killed hundreds of Poison Oak vines, batoned firewood for campfires, it accompanied us every fishing trip and we genuinely abused it for years. The only problem was the handle which ended up wrapped with leather, glue and electrical tape. It needed an unbreakable socket handle to stand up to the young demons that tortured it, but I always loved the blade style.
This is my interpretation of what could be done with minimum tools and materials readily available after the Apocalypse, I call this one “Judgement Day”
Steel from Diamond Rio truck leaf spring, forged in a homemade charcoal forge
Hot cut and filed. No electricity used. Quenched in brine water and tempered on the forge.
Socket handled with shellacked leather thong wrapping and a little braided lanyard.
17″ overall w/ 11″ sharpened
Sheath is from a leather clothes bag, Hardened with hot water and sunshine, stitched with linen and the “Mexican” style belt hanger is from an old horse harness w/ an antler button. All finished with shellac.
I batoned this one threw a stick of firewood just for old times sake…..Randy
This is my interpretation of what could be done with minimum tools and materials readily available after the Apocalypse, I call this one “Judgement Day”
Steel from Diamond Rio truck leaf spring, forged in a homemade charcoal forge
Hot cut and filed. No electricity used. Quenched in brine water and tempered on the forge.
Socket handled with shellacked leather thong wrapping and a little braided lanyard.
17″ overall w/ 11″ sharpened
Sheath is from a leather clothes bag, Hardened with hot water and sunshine, stitched with linen and the “Mexican” style belt hanger is from an old horse harness w/ an antler button. All finished with shellac.
I batoned this one threw a stick of firewood just for old times sake…..Randy
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