08-06-2014, 06:27 PM
Sarah.
I have made a few of these over the years and find that if you get mild steel or brass sheet say 18 gauge / 1.2 mm they can be forged very easy, in fact for the curve use a block of lead and this way with a round ball tool you can also hammer in the curve along the blade area. Then the handles on some are just folded over them selves so you can insert the fingers through them, the rounded blade area can then be filed smooth on both edges to slide over the skin.
I have made a few of these over the years and find that if you get mild steel or brass sheet say 18 gauge / 1.2 mm they can be forged very easy, in fact for the curve use a block of lead and this way with a round ball tool you can also hammer in the curve along the blade area. Then the handles on some are just folded over them selves so you can insert the fingers through them, the rounded blade area can then be filed smooth on both edges to slide over the skin.
Brian Stobbs
