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As some of you may know, I like to make stuff. I enjoy working with all sorts of materials, building all kinds of projects. Usually, I stay pretty busy, which makes it tough to find time to do a project that's just for myself.
Over the past couple days, I've had a little free time, and I happened to find this blade blank in the bottom of my old toolbox, so........ Here's what I came up with.
No idea what steel it is (some kind of stainless); the only marking is "Made in Spain" etched on the ricasso. The wood is either walnut or locust (I think), and was kickin' around my workshop. 1/8" steel rod for the pins. Mineral & linseed oil finish. Leather sheath cut from a piece of scrap I had laying about, laced with another piece of scrap leather.
The wooden handles are exactly 4" long, and the blade is 3 3/4" with a 3 3/8" cutting edge.
I'm happy with the result; it fits in my back pocket, and is a great size for a handy little sheath knife. I tried to contour the handle, giving it a bulge in the center and a wasp-waist at each end. Turned out to fit my hand rather well, giving a perfect pocket for the index finger to wrap around, in both forehand and reverse grips.
Alright, here are some pictures. Thanks for lookin'!
Alex
Over the past couple days, I've had a little free time, and I happened to find this blade blank in the bottom of my old toolbox, so........ Here's what I came up with.
No idea what steel it is (some kind of stainless); the only marking is "Made in Spain" etched on the ricasso. The wood is either walnut or locust (I think), and was kickin' around my workshop. 1/8" steel rod for the pins. Mineral & linseed oil finish. Leather sheath cut from a piece of scrap I had laying about, laced with another piece of scrap leather.
The wooden handles are exactly 4" long, and the blade is 3 3/4" with a 3 3/8" cutting edge.
I'm happy with the result; it fits in my back pocket, and is a great size for a handy little sheath knife. I tried to contour the handle, giving it a bulge in the center and a wasp-waist at each end. Turned out to fit my hand rather well, giving a perfect pocket for the index finger to wrap around, in both forehand and reverse grips.
Alright, here are some pictures. Thanks for lookin'!
Alex
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