Thursday, January 7, 2010

Privateer Cutlass

Here is the next project I'm working on, a early 1700's cutlass.


I forged the blade about two months ago but had a couple of commissions that I needed to get done first. Here is the blade during the testing process:
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6 comments:

  1. Hogan BakerJanuary 7, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Oh, I like it! How did you add the fullers?

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  2. Ben Potter, BladesmithJanuary 7, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    I used a scraper and then a matching sanding block.

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  3. NoahJanuary 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    Very cool! Glad to see this is going to be finished--I was excited when I saw the test thread on Don's forum a few months back.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Could I get more info on the scraper? Did you construct it yourself? If possible, could you add a picture of it? I'm planning on constructing a scraper that uses carbide blades like this: http://www.amazon.com/BAHCO-PREMIUM-CARBIDE-SCRAPER-REPLACEMENT/dp/B0001P0PJA/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1263334354&sr=8-10

    Any tips?

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  5. Ben Potter, BladesmithJanuary 12, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    I made it myself by grinding the profile I needed and leaving a "tab at one side to set the distance from the edge of the blade. I'll try to add a picture, but things are kind of crazy here at the moment.

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  6. UnknownJanuary 18, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    Don't mean to be a pest, but just a reminder about a picture of your scraper. Thanks!

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