Two drop points with canvas micarta.

[jes4e]

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.

[metal99]

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.

[Imakethings]

I just noticed that your hands look almost as dirty as mine....

I approve of the knives too, very nice work.

[metal99]

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.

[metal99]

They are all done now I finished the last one today.

[metal99]

Finished three sheaths today. Getting ready to ship these ones out this week

[Kevster]

Originally Posted by metal99

I'm hijacking my own thread because I figured there was no point in starting another one for an almost identicle knife.

I just finished glueing this one up.

What is it that you're glueing the scales on with? The knives look great!

[metal99]

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.

[Kevster]

Did you mix any color with it? I really like the file work on that one, I'm going to have to try that.

[metal99]

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.

[Kevster]

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.

[metal99]

Dyed epoxy would do the same thing. I just haven't had much luck trying to dye it that's all.

[Kevster]

In your pic is the epoxy clear? It looks dark.

[metal99]

It's clear. It probably looks dark because of the canvas micarta and the spine is sunk into the scales fairly deep.

[Grappo73]

very nice love your filework