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9th knife finished
I just want to share this knife; it's the ninth one I've done. I'm still struggling with finish on the blade, but I really like the way the handle came out.
It's 1/8" S30V, about 9.5" OAL, with G10 scales. Last edited by Whipster; 12-23-2014 at 03:18 PM. |
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What's wrong with the finish on the blade? Looks good to me.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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I agree with Doug, I've seen worse looking finishes. What type of electric furnace are you using, or did you send it out for heat treat?
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That looks great!
~Nate |
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I think it looks very good. Nice contrast with the red and white in the handle.
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Nice work!
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Thanks everyone! The blade finish is a little random... I couldn't get all the coarser belt scratches out without thinning the edge to nothing. I had the heat treat done by Paul Bos; I was really happy with the results: clean, no warping.
This is the second knife I've done in S30V - seems to hold an edge pretty well. |
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Nice knife man! I'm curious, what are those pins made of?
__________________ -Hunter |
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nice , well done , I really like the design template........care to elaborate on your handle process ?
1000 ways to skin a cat..........and we are always interested in other ways or how to's.... are you assembling a block and then cutting down the middle ? or are you doing 1 side at a time , internal pins ? just epoxy ? look forward to your next piece Rob __________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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The pins are black Micarta rod stock. There is a faint line visible around the 1/4" pins because I had to re-drill the holes a little oversize with an F drill after doing most of the handle shaping with temporary wood dowel pins in place... I think the drill, entering from the "finish" side of the scale, caused some slight delamination of the G10 just beneath the surface. Under a microscope, I can see that the line is not on the surface. Oh well, lessons learned! Next time I'll leave a little more material in my initial shaping before epoxying the scales to the tang.
- Dwight Last edited by Whipster; 12-19-2014 at 09:12 AM. |
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I guess the actual "last step" in this case was to epoxy both scales onto the liner material, which was built up from layers of black and white 0.030" G10. - Dwight Last edited by Whipster; 12-19-2014 at 09:02 AM. |
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belt, blade, block, design, edge, epoxy, g10, handle, heat, heat treat, how to, hunter, knife, made, man, pins, rod, s30v, scales, tang, template, warping, white |
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