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Have some dove tail marking to do so I thought I'd make a marking knife. Been practicing my dovetails a little bit, using my pocket knife to mark the lines. I had a small piece of metal left over from the push plow I made. The metal is only 2 1/2 inches long. I started by cutting a 45 degree angle for the cutting edge. Then ground it down for an edge. I cut a piece of walnut scrap I had laying around in half. I then carved out the shape of the blade so that it would fit snugly in the wood. Glued them together over night. This evening I drilled the holes for the 1/4 inch brass rod the holds the blade in place.Shaped the handle using the band saw for the basic shape, then on to the rasps, then sanding. Took it over to the sharpening station and got it pretty sharp. It's 5 inches over all and fits very nice in the hand. I love this little guy! Put a coat of BLO on it and called it finished. Hope y'all like it, I sure do!!
Jimi
Jimi