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 Estate sale find.
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06/05/17 08:28 PM
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MikeC
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Found this bad boy at an estate sale this weekend. 5/16" thick and is one heavy chopper. I'm going to clean it up some and put a new handle on it. I've got no idea how old it is, but it's old. 
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/05/17 08:31 PM
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SapperTitan
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Cool I'm excited to see what you can do with it.
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/05/17 08:32 PM
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ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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That's awesome, Mike. Can't wait to see how it looks after you do your magic.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/05/17 08:38 PM
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Cast ![[Linked Image]](http://winsounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Longhorn-Logo.png) I have a short attention spa
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/05/17 08:40 PM
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MikeC
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The whopping sum of $3 plus tax!
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/05/17 08:50 PM
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ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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The whopping sum of $3 plus tax! I'll let you double your money when it's finished. 
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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[Re: MikeC]
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06/05/17 09:02 PM
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MikeC
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Not sure what I'll do with it. Probably just hang it on a nail somewhere. 
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Re: Estate sale find.
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06/06/17 12:03 AM
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Michael W.
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A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Estate sale find.
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06/06/17 01:50 AM
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The whopping sum of $3 plus tax! Stole it!
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/06/17 02:28 AM
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Did you find any more springs 
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[Re: MikeC]
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06/06/17 03:47 AM
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Time to make something for yourself. 
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Re: Estate sale find.
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06/06/17 12:07 PM
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Dave Davidson
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Mike, I found one of those about 25 years ago. Like yours, it's pretty pitted but that old steel sharpens beautifully. So far, I think I've used it once.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/06/17 12:13 PM
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MikeC
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I can see that being the case with this one. I just like the old cutting tools.
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06/06/17 12:14 PM
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
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06/06/17 12:34 PM
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That's awesome, Mike. Can't wait to see how it looks after you do your magic.
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[Re: MikeC]
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06/06/17 02:37 PM
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Do any of you knife men ever test the metal to see what it compares to today? I'm not very knowledgeable about steel but I know there are different grades/hardness. Just wondered if there is a way to do that.
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Re: Estate sale find.
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06/06/17 06:49 PM
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MikeC
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I can tell you how hard a piece of metal is. I have a Rockwell hardness tester in the shop and check all of my blades. Once right after heat treating and again after the tempering is done. There's no way to be absolutely certain what type of steel an item is without sending it to a metallurgy lab.
Cleavers as a rule aren't very hard and really don't need to be. If they were as hard a knife blade the edge would most likely chip when chopping through bone.
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/06/17 07:02 PM
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Nice Find  Can't wait to see an after pic
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Re: Estate sale find.
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06/07/17 01:27 AM
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Cool I'm excited to see what you can do with it.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Estate sale find.
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06/07/17 01:56 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Cool I'm excited to see what you can do with it.
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Re: Estate sale find.
[Re: MikeC]
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06/07/17 03:14 PM
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MikeC
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I've got knIves to make so I'll just have to work on it as time allows.
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