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wow those are looking great!!! thickness wise if have found 5/32" or 3/16" to be the best size for medium size hunters/skinners. .250" is what I would use for a larg blade, anything with a 6" or longer blade would need a thicker steel. though I have made a 12" double ground fighter out of 3/16" and it turned out just fine.
Last edited by jes4e; 01-05-2013 at 07:15 PM. |
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Thanks man! I made a 12-3/4" chopper/kukri from 3/16" O1 and it seemed to be great! I don't know if I would want anything thicker then 1/8" for these little guys unless its a full flat grind. I just can't get a full flat grind down with the little belt sander I use. Anything further then 2/3 up the blade and it starts going convex on me. Plus just to grind half way up a small blade I'm using one belt up which costs me $3.50.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#18
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I just noticed that your hands look almost as dirty as mine....
I approve of the knives too, very nice work. |
#19
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I think I was born with dirty hands lol. I work in an autobody shop my hands never have a chance to get stain free.
Thanks for the compliment man. __________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#20
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They are all done now I finished the last one today.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#21
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Finished three sheaths today. Getting ready to ship these ones out this week
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#22
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What is it that you're glueing the scales on with? The knives look great!
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#23
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It's just the run of the mill epoxy from our hobby store. Another knife maker here did some tests with it and it holds really well. 30 min work time.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#24
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Did you mix any color with it? I really like the file work on that one, I'm going to have to try that.
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#25
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I don't mix color with it, instead I use gun blueing to darken the file work. Before glueing I use some scotch brite to scuff up the blueing. Time will tell if the epoxy stays in there but I think it will.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#26
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Wouldn't the dark colored epoxy do the same thing as the gun blueing? Or does the epoxy just look dark in the pic, it's kinda hard to tell.
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#27
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Dyed epoxy would do the same thing. I just haven't had much luck trying to dye it that's all.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#28
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In your pic is the epoxy clear? It looks dark.
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#29
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It's clear. It probably looks dark because of the canvas micarta and the spine is sunk into the scales fairly deep.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
#30
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very nice love your filework
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