The Spoontang

[Mecha]

Hello all,

My shop neighbor a few bays down has been listening to me beat on metal at night for a few years now. Well, he couldn't take it anymore and picked up a hammer himself. After a few cider-inspired sessions on the anvil, this was the result: he calls it the Spoontang.

He's an outdoorsman, a former Marine and an enthusiastic roofer. He says this design is his damn-near perfect blade if ever out in the middle of the woods.

This is forged out of beta metastable titanium alloy suitable for a knife, and it's about 9" OAL. I'll post final pics after it's heat-treated and detailed.

What do you think of the Spoontang? Comments welcome!

 

[Shorttime]

Smatchet!

 

[Rupestris]

It is damn-near perfect. I'm just not sure what it's perect for .

If he likes it and had fun making it, good for him. :thumbup:

 

[Mecha]

Smatchet!

Yes it does have undertones of smatchet, as well as a resemblance to an African spear head.

 

[Shorttime]

I couldn't resist!

I do respect the amount of work it takes to forge metal, and I want to see "in-use" pictures.

 

[Joshua J.]

I'm sorry, I apologize for bringing it up but someone is going to eventually if I don't mention it now.

"Not much a man won't do for a little free ********"

Unless it's intentional then it's just an unfortunate combination of words, but all I can think of right now is that conversation at the beginning of the movie Aliens.

 

[Mecha]

I'm sorry, I apologize for bringing it up but someone is going to eventually if I don't mention it now.

"Not much a man won't do for a little free ********"

Unless it's intentional then it's just an unfortunate combination of words, but all I can think of right now is that conversation at the beginning of the movie Aliens.

Links or it didn't happen.

 

[Sonnydaze]

It looks like it could hurt...

 

[Joshua J.]

Links or it didn't happen.

Given the Military connection I'll just assume it's intentional. Looks like a fun project.

 

[S.Alexander]

It looks like a flint knapped ti blade.
I'll bet that "it will keeel"

 

[Rey HRH]

That looks great for spreading some cream cheese over tasted sesame seed bagels.

 

[abbydaddy]

It seems like more of a knife shaped object, but a very awesome one. I like it!

 

[G. Scott H.]

Looks pretty sweet, and the name is awesome!

 

[Mecha]

It's insane, it looks like an alien's scrotum. As you can see, it has a stylin' "big jimping" effect that will tear the skin off of your thumb before it slips, allowing the user to confidently do, uh, whatever it is that's to be done with it. No doubt it will do its job of cutting, digging and getting lashed to a pole as a spear. I think the maker intends to use it while panning for gold and such.

 

[JayGoliath]

Multi tool as I can see.

 

[Lycosa]

VERY cool but I'd still shotgun a folder or fixed blade.
rolf

 

[JR88FAN]

That would have been a "marvel" about a 800 years ago....!!!

 

[A.L.]

That certainly is interesting knife! Thanks for sharing!

 

[NJBillK]

That would have been a "marvel" about a 800 years ago....!!!

Or, 800 years from now!

Fantastic looking piece. The originality, freedom and creativity that spawns from the lack of any biased mindset or preconceived patterns can yield some Great pieces as evidenced here.

Great job all around.

 

[Mecha]

Or, 800 years from now!

Fantastic looking piece. The originality, freedom and creativity that spawns from the lack of any biased mindset or preconceived patterns can yield some Great pieces as evidenced here.

Great job all around.

Lack of biased mindset, indeed. I think it's damn hilarious, a fun knife for sure. The crazy part is that it's pretty much exactly what my shop neighbor envisioned from the first hammer-blow: "Kinda like a spear-tip, serrated on one side, good for digging, huge jimping, covered in as many hammer marks as possible, etc." Every time he comes over and sees me grinding hammer-blows out of a blade, he starts bemoaning and wailing that I would "grind out all that beauty!"