Battle Tanto in CPM3v and Carbon Fiber *COOP PHOTO ADDED*

Matthew Gregory

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This one is certainly in the theme of most of my blades made in this style, but with a handful of subtle yet distinctive changes.

The 8" blade is made of .200" thick Crucible CPM3v, and features a wider, swept blade with a dropped edge, hand finished flats and a machine satin finished primary bevel. The spine and squidgey bit behind the ricasso are beveled and hand finished.

The tsuba is titanium.

The long (nearly 6") handle gently tapers from the butt to the tsuba, and is comprised of a TeroTuf core, sleeved in hand-laid and resined carbon fiber, with carbon fiber tsukaito. The handle carefully follows the sweep of the blade, which is difficult to see in the photos. A small but elegant gold plated sterling silver menuki of a peacock adds a touch of color and drama.

Overall length is 14-1/2 inches, and weighs 13-1/4 ounces.


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Thanks for looking.
 
Matthew Gregory said:
This one is certainly in the theme of most of my blades made in this style, but with a handful of subtle yet distinctive changes.

The 8" blade is made of .200" thick Crucible CPM3v, and features a wider, swept blade with a dropped edge, hand finished flats and a machine satin finished primary bevel. The spine and squidgey bit behind the ricasso are beveled and hand finished.

The tsuba is titanium.

The long (nearly 6") handle gently tapers from the butt to the tsuba, and is comprised of a TeroTuf core, sleeved in hand-laid and resined carbon fiber, with carbon fiber tsukaito. The handle carefully follows the sweep of the blade, which is difficult to see in the photos. A small but elegant gold plated sterling silver menuki of a peacock adds a touch of color and drama.

Overall length is 14-1/2 inches, and weighs 13-1/4 ounces.


2019030811164607-_dsc8142-X3.jpg





2019030811164607-_dsc8143-X3.jpg





2019030811164607-_dsc8139-X2.jpg



Thanks for looking.
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Very nice.
I've seen this level of finish on the bevel of a few of your recent projects. You refer to it as "machine satin". If you don't mind sharing, does that simply mean stopping at a particular grit? Or is it a procedure you have developed?
 
Woah, that is NICE. Right up my alley. Looks like a zero edge with maybe a microbevel at most? That's the way I like it on tantos/kwaikens/daggers.

Of all the custom knives I've seen displayed on this forum, this is my favorite.
 
Thanks, everyone!


Richard, it’s just that - a finish I create right off of the belt grinder. Each steel seems to have a ‘better’ finishing stopping or starting point, as far as grit is concerned, and sometimes a different abrasive is used. In this case, the primary bevels were finished with approximately 300 grit. I intentionally left it this ‘coarse’ for the aesthetic quality of it, to offer contrast to the hand finished flats. I have no formula for this, aside from just knowing what the general outcome will be like from experience. This blade was originally finished out entirely by hand. Only after seeing it that way did I realize that it didn’t look right, so I left the flats alone and went back to the grinder for the primaries. My photos don’t do it justice, I’m afraid... it looks much nicer in person.


Richard338 said:
Very nice.
I've seen this level of finish on the bevel of a few of your recent projects. You refer to it as "machine satin". If you don't mind sharing, does that simply mean stopping at a particular grit? Or is it a procedure you have developed?
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Thanks for the details. Looks great in your photo also. Of course you can always send it out for a Coop photo or Paranee video...
 
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