Couple "gently" modified carbon steel blades

[Friartuck]

I love Goodwill and the local thrift stores (at least the mission based ones who have lots of donations). I feel like I make visits to a few a couple times a week. It's better than Black Friday to me. In the past couple weeks I grabbed up a few carbon steel slicers, choppers and cutters. One has taken up residence in the butcher block, having displaced a similar sized and matching serrated knife. It's my go-to slicer these days.

Two on the other hand have become gently modified. Having received a HF belt sander for Christmas I don't fear the destruction or the long time consuming process any more. The first was a "Regent Cutlery" High carbon, similar to this before I started. I plan on grabbing some hardware store brass rod and some handle wood soon. I ground it down to about a 4.5 inch blade that to me is perfect for the typical chores I do.

The second was a no name chopper similar to the Ole Hickory's that everyone knows about. I pretty much just re profiled the spine and smoothed out a big nick in the blade. A little bit of time on the sharpening stones and it's shave sharp. I plan on sanding more once the handle once my Lee Valley Tool sanding belts arrive then a coat of oil and she'll be a good to go user.

The tiny little bit of leftover blade edge I'm thinking of working into a little carver but that's yet to be determined.

 

[OregonDave]

The older carbon steel kitchen knives are getting a little hard to find in the thrift shops around here. I generally buy first then wonder what to do with it. I'm still scratching my head over an Old Hickory butcher knife I bought that someone had cut off and turned into a chisel - that one stood up to a lot of abuse!
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OD

 

[KYLongknife]

The older carbon steel kitchen knives are getting a little hard to find in the thrift shops around here. I generally buy first then wonder what to do with it. I'm still scratching my head over an Old Hickory butcher knife I bought that someone had cut off and turned into a chisel - that one stood up to a lot of abuse!
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OD

I got a file at the thrift store that someone had made into a chisel. About 3/4" wide and sharp as sin. Its my main wood chisel now.

 

[OddTheViking]

Nice mods. Now they need sheaths

 

[Friartuck]

Now they need sheaths

Quoted for truth!!! I need to keep my eyes peeled for a good leather belt I guess. That should be another adventure all together. Although, I have bee eyeballing my dog's rawhide bones recently, I may harvest a bit of that and try it out.