crook/spoon knife blank

[disco_monkey79]

Can anyone suggest where I can get a crook knife blank? I'm on a budget, so hoping to get one for £20-ish.

Tried searching, but can't find any blanks.

Apologies if this should be posted elsewhere.

Thanks

 

[marcros]

can you not make one from a bit of o2?

 

[Racers]

+1

I have made a couple my self from O1 steel.

Pete

 

[marcros]

i meant o1. I was thinking of phones!

 

[Sheffield Tony]

What do you mean by a blank ? a finished and hardened blade without a handle ?

I made the knife in my picture in this thread from 1/2" x 1/16" ground flat stock, using a hacksaw, file, plumber's blowlamp and a bit of steel round bar as a former to tap the hot metal around into a kind of question-mark shape.

Have you tried Ben Orford ? He might sell blades withou the handle, if you want a finished blade but with your own design handle.

 

[Racers]

I filled mine to shape then bent them cold found a former.

Pete

 

[dann]

What do you mean by a blank ? a finished and hardened blade without a handle ?

I made the knife in my picture in this thread from 1/2" x 1/16" ground flat stock, using a hacksaw, file, plumber's blowlamp and a bit of steel round bar as a former to tap the hot metal around into a kind of question-mark shape.

Have you tried Ben Orford ? He might sell blades withou the handle, if you want a finished blade but with your own design handle.

Ben Orford would be my advice too.
Old car coil springs and flat leaf springs can also be used i hear old files too if you have a home forge?

 

[bugbear]

Can anyone suggest where I can get a crook knife blank? I'm on a budget, so hoping to get one for £20-ish.

Tried searching, but can't find any blanks.

Apologies if this should be posted elsewhere.

Thanks

These are over your budget, but will act as a reference:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.a ... 3332,43339

You want something like that, only cheaper

Here's a whole knife under 20 quid;

http://www.ronniesunshines.com/search/c ... ry=&q=mora

BugBear

 

[Jason]

Dave Budd's blades are £15.

 

[bugbear]

Dave Budd's blades are £15.

My oh my - doesn't he do some interesting things?

BugBear

 

[disco_monkey79]

Thanks all.

 

[Duncan Murray]

I would recommend Nic Westermann http://nicwestermann.co.uk/ for some lovely finished knives.

Cheers

Duncan