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I finished this one up yesterday. First knife I've managed to keep for myself, has a few mistakes in it but I'm very proud of it and happy with it for my own knife. It's a 5" cutting edge, and I forged it from 80crv2, this is fresh off the anvil:
I ground it and drilled the tang for 6 pins, and dimpled it for epoxy:
Then I cut out a pair of scales of black locust, my favorite wood to work with:
I cut off 6 pins and notched them, then did a rough mock up to make sure they'd go in right:
I heat treated it like 1084, with about a 5 minute soak, and quenched in pre heated corn oil, then tempered for 3, 3 hour cycles at 405°, 415°, and then 425°. Overkill? Possibly. But hey, what's a few hours in the grand scheme of things right?
Next I mostly finish ground it, cleaned off the tang, and epoxied on the scales using Loctite-Hysol E-120HP. I prepped it all with lacquer thinner prior to epoxy.
Next, after a 24hr cure, I started to shape the scales, mostly with a half round file:
After I got the rough shape, I switched to needle files and sandpaper.
Next, I torched the scales and applied several coats of boiled linseed oil, then proceeded to roll the edge in and test cut:
3 clean cuts on free hanging 1" Manila rope and the hand shock was enough for me. Still shaved though, so I was happy.
Next I finished up the sheath for it, my design. I haven't seen another like it, so I'm calling it my No.3 pattern:
The whole shebang is finished up now, here's a few more pics to round out the post:
I ground it and drilled the tang for 6 pins, and dimpled it for epoxy:
Then I cut out a pair of scales of black locust, my favorite wood to work with:
I cut off 6 pins and notched them, then did a rough mock up to make sure they'd go in right:
I heat treated it like 1084, with about a 5 minute soak, and quenched in pre heated corn oil, then tempered for 3, 3 hour cycles at 405°, 415°, and then 425°. Overkill? Possibly. But hey, what's a few hours in the grand scheme of things right?
Next I mostly finish ground it, cleaned off the tang, and epoxied on the scales using Loctite-Hysol E-120HP. I prepped it all with lacquer thinner prior to epoxy.
Next, after a 24hr cure, I started to shape the scales, mostly with a half round file:
After I got the rough shape, I switched to needle files and sandpaper.
Next, I torched the scales and applied several coats of boiled linseed oil, then proceeded to roll the edge in and test cut:
3 clean cuts on free hanging 1" Manila rope and the hand shock was enough for me. Still shaved though, so I was happy.
Next I finished up the sheath for it, my design. I haven't seen another like it, so I'm calling it my No.3 pattern:
The whole shebang is finished up now, here's a few more pics to round out the post:
