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I guess this kind of fits in this thread too...
I'm restoring an old hatched/hawk head found in the bank of the loire river earlier this summer on a canoeing trip.
The way it was found
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rust removed
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handle making is the next step
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More pics in this thread
Happy to use my chiselsSomebody send that man a drawknife!!!
What's the mark on the head, Knoefz?
Couple more pix here so as not to hijack the BK-62 scales release thread.
But FTR, I'm totally digging these!!
This project has taught me a LOT, exactly as Uncle Ethan promised.
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VERY NICE!!!Couple more pix here so as not to hijack the BK-62 scales release thread.
But FTR, I'm totally digging these!!
This project has taught me a LOT, exactly as Uncle Ethan promised.
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Couple more pix here so as not to hijack the BK-62 scales release thread.
But FTR, I'm totally digging these!!
This project has taught me a LOT, exactly as Uncle Ethan promised.
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Thanks, folks, so much I could write... and will try, but may be in various installments.
Eero: If you can drill hardened steel, you can put an extra hole behind the last bolt-hole and the end of the tang (obv. I drill my AuKs before hardening). I'm using a 1/4" hole (countersunk too) through the tang, and a 7/32" hole in the end of the scales (clamp 'em together and drill on a drill press - easy to mess up even with press and vise!). 3/16" is what you need for paracord, but since there's a bight in there and potential alignment issues, I like a smidge more leeway.
If you CAN'T drill your BK-62, you could simply crank the front two bolts down (not with the walnut scales!) and run a lanyard through the 3rd hole. Not as clean, but zero-mod solution.
1/4" is a small hole, but risk of windmilling is still real (on a drill press particularly). Keep that blade clamped down tight, and make sure the sharp edge is TRAILING if it spins with the bit AND taping up that edge is always a good idea.Thanks for the suggestions. I've drilled some hardened 1095 before but never with Ka-Bar heat treat. Now that additional scales for the 62 can be bought I feel less nervous about drilling into them. If I get to it this weekend I'll post some pictures. My 62 micarta is on it's way now...