2014 Annual Christmas KITH

OK, I've been working on some knives. I have about 5 options, so I am not written in stone. My plan is to work on a hunter, but if I have any trouble I have a skinner/edc. a fighter, plus two kitchen knives that may end up being the KITH knife.

Original plan, blanks cut out:

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[/url]IMG_5918 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr[/IMG]

I did the distal taper, and rough ground in the bevels tonight, along with pin/lightning holes. This is at 36 grit, so VERY rough. Next step is 60g, with the file guide, then 120g to get all trhe grind marks out. Then its heat treat!!

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[/url]IMG_5921 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr[/IMG]

The steel on the two smaller knives is W2, and the larger is 15n20, and all have gone through a four step normalization and grain refinement cycle. I plan to do a clay based hamon on two, and one will be time temp only, just to make it interesting.

This needs to go into the stickies. :)

I had to look 5 pages back to find this.
 
“I’m In - I will make a knife by December 1,2014.”

heading out to the shop right now to start
 
Willie71 said:
OK, I've been working on some knives. I have about 5 options, so I am not written in stone. My plan is to work on a hunter, but if I have any trouble I have a skinner/edc. a fighter, plus two kitchen knives that may end up being the KITH knife.

Original plan, blanks cut out:

15484313420_4d94131b37_c.jpg
[/url]IMG_5918 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr[/IMG]

I did the distal taper, and rough ground in the bevels tonight, along with pin/lightning holes. This is at 36 grit, so VERY rough. Next step is 60g, with the file guide, then 120g to get all trhe grind marks out. Then its heat treat!!

15670709822_b96cf1eea1_c.jpg
[/url]IMG_5921 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr[/IMG]

The steel on the two smaller knives is W2, and the larger is 15n20, and all have gone through a four step normalization and grain refinement cycle. I plan to do a clay based hamon on two, and one will be time temp only, just to make it interesting.

This needs to go into the stickies. :)

I had to look 5 pages back to find this.
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Nice work so far Warren. I want to keep mine secret. Not that it's anything wild or crazy, but it feels more like a gift that way.

I agree this should be a sticky.
 
Just called the knife I was working on finished.
I'll enter when the sheeth is finished as well.
A 3 7/8" drop point user, out of Niolox stainless and IMHO beautifull bog oak scales.
(Irish bog oak app. 8000yo)
The wood is hand sanded to 2500 and it shows the beauty of oak only in black, very dark browns and grays. I keep looking at the wood, picking it up again and look again. (did I mention that I love wood, it is lovely wood)
 
Need to do final finish on blade, and make sheath. I will post in the ready thread next week. I took a few days off for Thanksgiving.
 
Barry, you need to send your info to me ( see first posts)...and post your ,"I'm ready" in the "I'm Ready" thread. ( Stickyed)
 
Unfortunatly I have to drop out. I had my bandsaw go out and I am furiously trying to get some christmas orders finished. There are some awesome knives in the hat and I hate to drop out but it just ain't happenin this year. Thanks and happy thanksksgiving.
 
Gonna take it right down to the wire, but I'm still in! I'll finish it up Sunday most likely.

Chris
 
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