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A CAMP KNIFE
By JOHN B. COWING
The accompanying diagram shows a camp knife to be made from a piece of broken handsaw blade or from a carpenter’s steel scraper blade, with a sole leather handle riveted on, and the handle sandpapered and varnished with good rod or spar varnish. This makes a light but useful knife, good for general use, but not in-tended for splitting bones or wood.
The knife can be cut from a piece of tempered steel with cold chisel and file and after riveting on the handle, the knife can be ground and finished as desired without any additional tempering, as it is not necessary to draw the temper to cut the knife to shape. A grindstone, with water, should be used to finish the blade to avoid drawing the original temper.
Katz, Harry N. Kinks A Book of 250 Helpful Hints for Hunters, Anglers and Outers. Chicago: Outers, 1917. Print.
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