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Posted: 12/8/2016 12:20:45 AM EDT
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hey guys. I am not a huge blade guy, but i like knives.
I'm a machinist in training and we had the last 2 weeks of classes to futz around. one classmate is a knive maker so naturally we all made a knife lol. i am pretty far into it and having fun. we already learned heat treating, rockwell testing and other forging processes earlier. so far I have: -01 tool steel ground stock. -cut to shape -hammer forged at a friends coal forge -annealed over night -shaped into a drop point, grip cuts made, blade beveled and draw filed. -wenge wood grips (someone brought in a plank of it) -holes drilled for brass pins in knife and grips. -lanyard hole added. -pummel-style rear tang shaped -finished tweaking front serrations for scribing and rear serrations for grip. -shaped front and rear of grips -added my makers mark. -heat treated @ 1550 for 1hr then oil quenched. -annealed @400deg for 10min, brine/salt water quenched. -Rockwell tested to RC60. -stone washed for 1hr -grips JB welded to tang tomorrow i hope to get the grips profiled and possibly finished, then maybe do an edge over winter break.           more pics as i progress.
ps: i am addicted and i want a coal forge and scrap files and any good steel now! lol |
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grips are on. wasnt sure about the front style but ater the grip serrations went in it looks better. my ask for an edge pro for christmas to get this bad boy finished :)     free photo upload
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Looks good! Just one thing I would change, no serrated edge that close to the handle. If you're thumb or hand slips, you'll be needing quite a few stitches. its not an edge, its actually a finger/thumb grip area. i put an edge on it with a new lansky system and its damn sharp. |
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