{"id":1347,"date":"2025-05-27T19:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/?page_id=1347"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:22:43","slug":"the-workbench","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/?page_id=1347","title":{"rendered":"The Workbench"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A collection of our posts about things we’ve made, things we’ve designed, or things we’re customized!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Prototype Low-Angle Bevel Gauge<\/a><\/h4>\n
Most bevel gauges on the market are poor for measuring edge angles. The typical fixed-angle type cannot give you a ...
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A 1″ All-Steel Chisel From A Snow Plow Blade<\/a><\/h4>\n
A 1\" wide solid steel chisel made from a section of a 1\/2\"-thick 1080 steel snow plow blade. The blade ...
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Prototype Universal Axe Handle From Split Stock<\/a><\/h4>\n
This prototype universal-fit axe handle is made from split hickory, for perfect end-to-end grain, measuring 1-7\/16\" x 3-5\/8\" with an ...
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Experiments In Ammonia Bending Wood<\/a><\/h4>\n
Back in the 1960's, researchers discovered that wood could be plasticized by use of treatment with ammonia gas in a ...
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Introducing The Grimalkin!<\/a><\/h4>\n
A compact utility fixed blade made in the USA with 1095 high carbon steel at 58 RC. The oval handle ...
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Forged Traveler’s Celt Mockup<\/a><\/h4>\n
A forged rough mockup of our Traveler's Celt wilderness tool design. Depending on how it's rigged up, the tool may ...
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Baryonyx “Arctic Fox” Scythe Stone<\/a><\/h4>\n
A beautiful ice blue scythe stone made for us in the USA to our specifications. 400 grit aluminum oxide with ...
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North Star Snath–Early Prototype<\/a><\/h4>\n
An initial proof of concept of the North Star snath. The snath is produced in two parts, and joined by ...
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Restoration: Seymour No.2 Bush Snath<\/a><\/h4>\n
A professionally restored Seymour No.2 bush snath outfitted with a new old stock Swedish-made Banko bush blade. The Seymour No.2, ...
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A Traditional “Rag Knife”<\/a><\/h4>\n
A traditional style of farm knife made from a broken American scythe blade, usually used for topping root crops. The ...
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A Good Hollow Scythe Bevel<\/a><\/h4>\n
This is ideally what an American blade's bevel should look like prior to honing. Note how far back the bevel ...
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Customized Rinaldi Italian Machete<\/a><\/h4>\n
An excellent Italian machete from Rinaldi given a drop point and full regrind. The blade is distal tapered and fully ...
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Customized Condor Michigan Axe<\/a><\/h4>\n
A Condor Michigan axe head ground and polished to a hazy mirror finish, and a high centerline ground in. The ...
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“Banko” American Pattern Scythe Blades by Igelfors Liefabrik of Sweden<\/a><\/h4>\n
New old stock laminated grass and bush blades, made in Sweden, imported by the Sandvik Saw & Tool Co. of ...
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Vintage American Scythe–Offset Seymour Ironclad<\/a><\/h4>\n
A fully restored and tuned Seymour Ironclad swing socket snath outfitted with an Emerson & Stevens \"Clipper\" grain cradle blade ...
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Solving the Tomahawk Handle Knob Problem<\/a><\/h4>\n
Shown here is a 350g Rinaldi \"Calabria\" hand axe with a modified handle. A common complaint raised regarding slip fit ...
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American Scythe Restoration: Unidentified 32″ Grass Blade<\/a><\/h4>\n
Heel To Toe: 32\" Overall Length: 34 & 1\/4\" Tang Angle: 17\u00b0 Weight: 1lb 7.8oz ...
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An Uncommonly Nice Bushlore!<\/a><\/h4>\n
Once in a great while we have a knife or tool come in that's especially stunning, and this knife is ...
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American Scythe Restoration: Emerson & Stevens “Clipper” Grain Cradle Blade<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Adjusting the Tang Angle of American Pattern Scythe Blades<\/a><\/h4>\n
American pattern scythe blades traditionally come from the factory with the tang flat, and they are\u00a0adjusted to the proper angle ...
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