"An Evening Project", or "The Mythical BK-2/3"

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I've let slip that other WIP in photos here and there, so since you asked (twice, I think), here's an update:


The bottom knife has now been heat-treated (last weekend), and tonight I nearly finished shaping the cocobolo scales. I'll probably unsquare the front of them a bit tomorrow - thinner would be nice, but I'm wary of making them fragile, and am no woodworker. They're sanded to 150grit in this picture, unfinished.

The blade is 2.9" from the front of the scale to the tip. 3" and no longer is the goal, for local reasons. Those are temporary locating pins. They'll be solid 3/16" brass pins when it's done.

The big'un on top is my answer to Tradewater's "only one..." thread. It's based on the smaller knife, but scaled up and the blade extended to a full 4". It's meant to be the knife I'd carry instead of my BK-2, which is probably just a bit too big for me (my love for that gnarly blade notwithstanding).
It's made out of 3/16" 1095 and obviously hasn't been ground yet. That's the next step. It's one of a planned line of 6-9 knives based around a minor variation on the bottom blade, which is the first prototype.

I'll probably do a longer pictorial on this little blade in the makers forum later, but you guys are my BF 'hood so you get to see it first.


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Cheers,

-Daizee
 
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Wow, is right!! some really, really nice work. Both those blades are awesome...

Beckerhead #76
 
That is outstanding work and a really great design. You are a talented maker. What kind of gas forge are you running?

randy
 
Thanks again, folks, glad you like 'em.
The handles are finished and glueing up now.

Tradewater, I'm not running a forge - yet.
These are straight stock removal from Jantz steel stock materials and the heat treating was done in my friend's awesome programmable Paragon oven. We quenched in fresh Goddard Goop in a container he welded up for the purpose. I did the final temper at home in my shop toaster oven.

Any real refinement you see there are due to my friend (tho the designs are 99% mine), who was a lot of experience and equipment (ever see a 2x132" belt grinder :eek:?). However, I'm developing my techniques and experience as I go. Last weekend I set up a a goop tank of my own and will probably build a one-brick-forge or some variant in the near future so I don't have to hit up my buddy for every complex operation. However, it will be hard to do any real bevels without a more serious grinder at home. I don't know if he has a BF identity or I'd give him proper credit here. We hang out offline. :-)

-Daizee
 
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I'll keep that in mind.... ;-)

-Daizee
 
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Firstly, awesome work on the blade. Looks like a great size.

Secondly and a little off topic, spotted that Climer :) My GF just tore apart an '80 CM400 in the garage..... No project space for me for a bit.
 
spotted that Climer My GF just tore apart an '80 CM400 in the garage
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Nice! Your girlfriend rocks!
6ft behind where I'm standing while taking that pic there's my 1972 CB350. Love it.
And the VERY observant will recognize the bike to which that decal on the front of the bench once belonged.... no hints. :-)

-Daizee
 
I threw the BK-2/3 back on the grinder and thinned out the edge a bit more. It cuts way better now. Practice at the grinder is helping. I also enlarged the choil and beeswaxed the thing. Now it's my bench knife.

The choil business really makes me want to enlarge the choil on my BK-2 a good bit like in that BK-7 video someone linked to. Has anyone super-sized their BK-2 choil? Do tell.

-Daizee
 
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