Thread: Custom pipe cleaner and matching knife

Last time I saw my father in law he requested a folding pipe cleaner using a thin piece of spring steel that he provided. I finished this up last night, and I think it turned out quite well! The "blade" is 6" long and I used black palm wood for the scales and black micarta for the wedge.
I toyed with a number of ideas before settling on this design, which features an extra large double pinned wedge with a notch cut out for the steel to sit on. I sheered the wedge pins for a sleeker look, but left the pivot exposed to tighten up or replace the blade if needed.
I gave it to him today, he was quite pleased
The knife in the picture is a Challange Cutlery Co. sleeveboard with matching covers that needed a new life.




Thanks for letting me share!

that's awesome! you're just missing the matching straight razor

That palm is good-looking stuff. Well-Done!

Fine job but I'm with butzy, where the matching straight razor. Ha.

It is in the works

Great job and an awesome looking pair, looking forward to seeing the razor.
That wood has quite a bit of character