3rd times a charm

IH8U

IH8U

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I just finished this one up, well I have a bit more polishing to do, but she good enough to show off. This is my 3rd blade and my best one thus far. I think of it as an ergo hiker model.

Let me know what you think, thanks.

Specs:

1095 with a minor hardening line
grind - flat
OAL - 7 3/8ths
blade tip to slab - 3 3/8ths
cutting edge - 3 1/16 th
blade thickness - 1/8th
blade width - 1 1/4
Curly maple slabs
thumb grooves
1/4 brass tubes
light weight tooled leather (JD colors)

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Well done!!!!! I have nothing to say except I can't wait to see #4. Sheath is awesome too. All around great package. Sheesh, y'all are killing me.
 
Great little knife, but that sheath is outstanding! Loving that red stitching. Where did you get it?
 
Hi - I think this came out nicely. You really took the all of the advice from a few weeks ago and put it to use. I have two easy suggestions for this the next knife you do like this:

Firstly you said you've still got a bit of polishing to do. With a knife like this that cannot be taken down, I always finish the blade before handle construction. If something happens you can go back and fix minor problems, but it's a whole lot easier to polish when it's a dull blank.

Second, when using tubing, if you countersink the holes and flair the tubing into them, when you grind off the excess and smooth things out you won't have any gaps between your holes and tubing. It's easier to blend in than a straight hole. If you don't have a countersink you could use a larger drill bit. It doesn't have to be a large recess, just enough to give the tubing a place to go when you flair it.

I think you took your handle advice to heart, I can tell you're putting more into contouring and hole placement, it paid off.
 
Looks great to me. I too like the red stiching. Very nice touch to a great overall package!:thumbup:
 
The blade & handle shape, your grind, the sheath, all the way around, nice work :thumbup:

It has a Krein-ish kind of style to it. I like it a lot !!


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Great Job! I love the knife and the sheath. Did you buy the sheath material already black or did you dye it yourself?
 
Thanks again all, I really couldn't have done it without the support and knowledge from all the great makers on this forum. I will continue to read and learn and hopefully improve with each blade I make. This one was far more advanced than the last and had a much steeper learning curve, but I'm proud of the result.

AcridSaint - I will follow your advice and pick up a counter sink. I had the blade complete, before I started on the handle I second guessed things and wanted to bring out the hardening line. I etched it in lemon juice and then went to polishing

Thanks for the nice comments on the sheath it was my my complex design one as well, I wanted something lightweight, clean and simple. I think I drilled the stitching hole a little close together, but It will work for now and securely holds the blade.

I got the red stitch and dye from tandy leather. The dye color is called cordovan. I really like it, for one it was on clearance and second its really dark and if I cut it with a little water I can get deep rich browns with less dye.

Thanks again!
Rob
 
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