kok railspike leakoil knife

User avatar
heyed67
Posts: 196
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:34 pm

kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by heyed67 »

This year at kok I am offering up this hand made leakoil camp knife for auction.
Attachments
20150816_102808.jpg
20150816_102706.jpg
User avatar
heyed67
Posts: 196
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:34 pm

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by heyed67 »

The raw ingredients.
Attachments
20150830_200602.jpg
User avatar
heyed67
Posts: 196
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:34 pm

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by heyed67 »

Railspike found in vermilion. That L shaped piece of steel is the seat spring banding from a early bay back seat. :lol: the hunk of wood is from a dead osage orange I cut down in lorain.
User avatar
heyed67
Posts: 196
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:34 pm

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by heyed67 »

The forge
Attachments
20150830_200431.jpg
User avatar
Ken
Posts: 1919
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:18 am

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by Ken »

Wow, that's pretty much a lost art these days isn't it? That's some real nice work Ed. :D
1963 Single Cab
1964 Bowman & Sons Camper (Vegas Bus)
1966 Westy S0-42 Hardtop
1967 Westy SO-42 Pop Top
1968 Single Cab
User avatar
Marla
Posts: 1536
Joined: Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:14 am

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by Marla »

Beautiful work Ed.
It's Marla with an " L"
(My list of assets is just too long...)
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by Rob »

Very neat.
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Mike Kever Kombi
Posts: 911
Joined: Mon May 27, 2013 12:19 pm

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by Mike Kever Kombi »

I'd like to open the bid at $25 ;)
Mike

1961 Microbus
Image


1971 Super Beetle (1302s)


1975 Westfalia
Image

Sarcasm is just one of the many services I offer.

I like my water filtered through a bed of grains, cleansed by yeast, and preserved with hops.
WideFive
Posts: 1270
Joined: Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:00 pm

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by WideFive »

Holy shit! That's awesome! Nice werk dude!
"There is no restoration process that can give a car legitimacy equal to originality."
User avatar
heyed67
Posts: 196
Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:34 pm

Re: kok railspike leakoil knife

Post by heyed67 »

Right on everybody thank you...probly 12 hours total time..two hours forging with a second project. 5 hours stone ,sand and polish.3 hours woodwork and metal work on sheath..2 hours etching. Hardened and heat treatment after stone and sanding followed by fine sand and Polish.....
Post Reply