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Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:37 pm

That looks great Jake, handle looks really comfortable ...

I started on the hidden tang like you suggested .. it will be my first attempt.
Wish me luck :D

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Thu Nov 22, 2012 8:38 am

For first one, use brass or bronze for bolster, nicely soft enough for easy fitting :)

Looks actually very very nice, i might stole the handle shape, only problem i see is that it will be hard to make a traditional style shieth for a handle like that (i mean those that i make for my puukkos)

If you have a oxy-ace torch at hand you might want to burn the tang hole. Drill a STRAIGHT hole completely though the wooden handle block and heat the tang to red-yellowish colour and stick through the hole. Though remember to do this before heat treating :D
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Mon Dec 10, 2012 2:26 pm

Finally shaped a blade after about 8 months after i got some steel from jake xD

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Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:19 pm

Would also like to state that this was done by a hand file completely... My friend wanted his dremel back after i told him i was getting high carbon steel to make a knife... He said it would knacker the dremel xD. I did about an hour or less a week!
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Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:24 pm

Hehe :D not bad for first and especially with a file! How are you planning to heat-treat it?

Oh, and 0.8 is not yet high carbon, as far as im concerned :wink:
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Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:33 pm

I don't know how im going to heat treat it... I guess a blow torch to get it to heat,. ITs not super thick.
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Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:52 pm

yeah, if i rember correctly i sold you 3mm thick steel.... But its accurate about the heat, 800-850 celsius
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Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:36 am

Finally... finals are over, had some time to spare ...

Steel is W2, tempered to 58 HRC.

Laminated some denim w/epoxy, and went crazy with the belt grinder :D
added some brass like you said Jake :P

It's based on the template i drew, but i went with a more "traditional" handle style.

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Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:25 am

Nice one! more pics please :D
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Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:38 pm

omg thats so nice :D how do you do such a nice bevel on the blade!?
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how do you do such a nice bevel on the blade!?
Belt grinder .. :wink:
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Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:01 pm

Goddamn that's sexy. You knife-makers continue to amaze me with your craftsmanship.
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Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:54 am

Oooooh sexeh!

I'm fascinated by the handle, how exactly did you laminate the denim :shock: something you can up with after one too many beers or is it an established technique?

Edit: Nevermind

Brilliant!
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Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:09 am

I would have gone little more crazy with the desing and make a palm swell to it. But thats just me, very nice knife!
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Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:53 pm

What is a palm swell? Does that mean it gets thicker toward the middle of the handle?
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