Baby CHUPACAPRA - 01, DuraCoat. OD & Black G10

[BMK]

Baby Chupacabra: 01 tool steel, 6.5" OAL x 2.5" x 1.5" x 1/8" Scandi bevel DuraCoat blade. Bead blast G10 scales, corby bolt up front and a flared stainless tube in the rear.

Thanks for taking a look.

Jeff

 

[Calvin Richardson]

With those steep edge bevels, can you get a very fine edge on the knife? I've thought of using Duracoat on some of my blades as well. How does it hold up?

 

[daizee]

Sweet! I love the little guys.
Put something in the picture for scale, like an apple or something?
(I know, I know, in Texas even the apples are huge)

The duracoat finish is awesome. Did you coat the whole thing, then grind the edge, or mask the edge during the coating process? It looks so clean.

-Daizee

 

[BenR.T.]

Ooooh look a baaaby! Looks like the Dura coat came out really well too!

 

[BMK]

Thanks for looking and commenting. The standard scandi bevel is 12.5 degrees/side which in this case, results in hair popping sharpness. There is no secondary edge. Most secondary bevels are probably steeper than the single scandi bevel - bear in mind that it is the secondary bevel that is doing 100% of the cutting. DuraCoat is pretty tough stuff but it will scratch.

Below are some examples of a scandi bevel:

With those steep edge bevels, can you get a very fine edge on the knife? I've thought of using Duracoat on some of my blades as well. How does it hold up?

daizee - good idea, thank you. attach scales - grind handle material to tang - pop scales off - duracoat - finish grind - permanently attach scales with corby, flared tube and epoxy. I actually like a knife I just made with duracoat where the tang is satin finished - v nice contrast and much simpler process

Ben - glad you like it - thank you.

Jeff

 

[Calvin Richardson]

Thanks for the clarification. I have heard of the scandi grind before, just didn't know the specs.