1 year of knifemaking marked with Homage

[AVigil]

I built my grinder about a year ago and started making knives. I have made several and decided to mark my 1 year of knifemaking with an homage to a knifemaker who has influence me.

I met Phill Hartfield a couple decades ago and visited his shop. While his knives are view as rough in finish Phill remained steadfast in his style and his vision of a knife as a tool. His blades with the aggressive chisel grinds has made its mark in the knife world.

I have many I look to in knifemaking but this one is for Phill may he rest in peace.

I call this one "Ronin"

1084 3/16" deferentially heat treated
OAL 10"
Blade length 5.5"
Handled 4.5"
Cotton 3 strand twisted cord underwrap and Turkshead over wrapped with green ito cord impregnated with marine epoxy
"Hartsfield Style" finish and glass bead blasted
A few of my own twist with a nail nick, higher grind angle with an apple seed edge.

This one is head to my nephew in the Airforce and headed out to Afghanistan.

Thanks for looking
Adam

 

[Doug C]

Adam,

Very nice tribute to Phill Hartsfield.
May your nephew stay safe in Afghanistan and the knife prove useful.
Will you be making a sheath, and how do you sharpen ?

Doug

 

[AVigil]

Hi Doug,

I have a Kydex sheath planned for it.

As for sharpening I make a 3/4" x 3"x 6" pine board and glue leather on one side and load it with compound for it to be honed. And if an edge needs to be restored sand paper can be placed on top of the leather to restore the edge.

Since it is a small convex edge "apple seed" a few swipes on the leather strop board brings the sharpness back easily.

 

[Storm Crow]

I'm not a fan of chisel grinds for most applications (for one thing, most of 'em aren't ground for us lefties!), but I think you have a real clean-looking rendition. And I hope it serves your nephew well. Good work here and I'd like to see a pic with the sheath once it's finished up.

 

[AVigil]

Storm,

I have ground them for lefties as well I even made a set of twin knives with left and right hand grind.

I like to grind them on both sides as well But we all know that was a rarity for Phill style.

I do like a chisel grind I do admit, but I really love full flat grinds and find myself doing either one or the other recently.

I am working on a sheath design with kydex and aluminum and have to work out the details and will post some picts when completed.

 

[Leu Custom]

Hey Adam,

Is it my eyes are the round cord is off white? And if so, did this only occur after you epoxied it? (Your green flat ito looks black on my screen too)

GREAT JOB and keep it up!

Pohan

 

[MATT CHAOS]

Great looking knife all around but I got to say the handle's knot work is awesome. Keep up the great work!

 

[chad2]

awesome!

 

[AVigil]

Hey Adam,

Is it my eyes are the round cord is off white? And if so, did this only occur after you epoxied it? (Your green flat ito looks black on my screen too)

GREAT JOB and keep it up!

Pohan

Hi Pohan,

The hard laid 3 strand cord is white and after applying the system 3 epoxy it is now a "Linen" white. The Ito cord is Forrest Green

Thanks everybody, much appreciated.