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DDR3 tactical recurve
Howdy all! Been busy so I haven't had time to work on knives recently, but that changed yesterday. I finally got around to finishing a DDR3 that I've have lying around forever:
More images at: http://www.loneadmin.com/albums/knife_07_num1/ And since I hate shiny knives, all metal bits were sandblasted with aluminum oxide, then glass bead for a finish that is somewhere between satin and matte. It is extremely non-reflective. The only concession to dressing it up is the white vulcanized spacer material between liners and the handle material. Since this is a "tactical" knife, I decided to give it handles of black [edit: not canvas] linen micarta instead of wood. I toyed with using briar since it's a very stable wood, but in the end I decided that a phenolic material would be more robust, and stand up to the elements much better. Along those same lines, I decided to sandblast the micarta handles to create a very tactile and grippy surface. It worked out incredibly well. It's got a feel something like sharkskin - without the skin-shredding sharpness of sharkskin. Even wet, the knife simply *will not* slip out of your hand. It's about 5oz, making it hefty, but not "heavy". I've been carrying it around in the pocket of my sweats all day, and I barely notice that it's there. The real test will be when I slip into my pocket and head to work. It's not exactly a small knife. I thought I had some black paracord around here, and as soon as I find it, I'm going to make a braided lanyard for it. That will make pocket or pouch removal quick and easy. I didn't put a pocket clip on it, because I really don't think it's appropriate for a knife this large to have one. Instead, I'll probably make a quick-release Kydex holder that clips onto my belt or something. Let me know what you think! __________________ Kurt Huhn pipecrafter@pipecrafter.com http://www.pipecrafter.com Last edited by pipecrafter; 04-30-2007 at 12:54 PM. |
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Nice jpb Kurt, looks like you planned it all out.
Bill |
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Pipecrafter,
Did you ever make the kydex holder for it? I've been toying w/ the idea myself and wanted to see how yours turned out. Thanks, Eric __________________ S1N "A bad doing something you love is better than any day at work." |
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I sure did! I'll take a pic when I find some time. Feel free to ping me if you don't see it in a few days.
__________________ Kurt Huhn pipecrafter@pipecrafter.com http://www.pipecrafter.com |
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I like the recurve myself. Im gonna pick one up sometime. Nice classic lines
looks good Dave |
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1st post
hi, FNG here. Ordered my 1st knifekit kit a couple days before Christmas. I've built a few others and some from scratch over the years.
I got the package 2 days after and spent my new Years eve working on it. I did a bunch of upgrades, damascus blade, imistag for grips, turquoise for thumbstud and button,as well as a "spring". not a cheap kit with the addons but its a sortof a once-in-a-lifetime knife for me. I had ordered the cheap scales to use as a pattern for the bone-stag and it worked out pretty well. I wound up with a slight paper-thick gap between bolsters and scales but nothing that a smidge of black glas-bedding compound won't cure. I've had a little problem holding the pivot in place to adjust the pivot tension. I wish the liners had the flat to match the pivot barrel. The button tends to stick (might be hanging up on the liner hole edge) and the action is a bit slow. I wonder if the bronze bushings would work with this setup and maybe both tighten and slick it up a little The blade has a little bit of play, like the spring is not holding it tight against the stop. I've ordered the mega-spring but I'll need to modify the liner and bolster to handle the slightly larger diameter. I had a little problem with the blade edge touching the middle spacer enough to just lightly curl the edge. I've modified the blade shape a little to give it a bit more 'curve to the belly and I also removed and flattened the inner side of the spacers to give a bit more room. cured that issue. I also forgot to order the drill and tap for the clip screws---not something you can find at the local Tru-Value or Lowes. Oddly enough the local T-V DID have a nice selection of Torex bits down to #3. I'm not loc-titing it yet. I'm hoping for a steel replacement for the "safety button" or may just file one out myself. I'd like to see a metal safety with enough bulk on the outside to play with the shape some also some damascus bolsters cut and milled to fit |
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Thanks, S1N __________________ S1N "A bad doing something you love is better than any day at work." |
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