Cop Tool

I bet Wilson did his homework before going with D2. CPM-154 should be fine, also. Anything but plain high carbon steels. One nice thing about leather, even with high carbon, is to oil them heavily and slip them into the sheath, like putting a knife away wrapped in an oil-soaked rag. :)
 
update on this cop tool: i had made a pattern up for my buddy to hold in his hand and he liked it so he took it to the rest of the Swat team to check out. i just got a call and i was told by him to make 15 of them for whatever price its gonna take... WOW!! now let me tell you guys i have made a total of 5 knives in my life and my fifth knife i did sell to a guy. But i'm here to tell you guys i am no Master knife maker by any means so this phone call has me alittle frazzled as to make 15 of these knives!!!! I mean i'm in the middle of building a kiln i told my buddy. But he said there is no rush! I was just planning on making one for him not taking a mass order YIKES!! i do this on my own spare time not as a profession. I told him i would start off by making him one and if they still want one after he gets his then talk to me. I started to make knives as a fun thing to do, not to do as a second job so we will see how it goes
 
Dang, getting more business than you want, maybe that's not a bad thing?
 
not a bad thing at all but alittle more than what i expected. I mean as we speak i'm hand sanding a small blade i'm making for a friend as a wedding gift so before i start on this tool i gotta get this one done first.. And on top of these knife/tools they want, a few of them hunt so they are asking me about making some skinners for them. I guess its feast or famine???
 
Sounds like a good project. Only five knives in and you've already got customers. The chisel grind on these tools is much easier to do than the flat grind like the last knive you showed me. You can knock 15 of these out in about the same amount of time.

You can borrow my quench plates, if you need them. Big enough to quench five at a time, set them in a bucket of water for 30 seconds and they will cool off. Then quench the next five.
 
This is relevant to my interests...as a LEO and otherwise...in for results...and maybe one for myself :P
 
Haha Zaph, i still have the big one i just HT i showed you i'm working on also, but its on hold due to my buddy getting married in 2 weeks. Then gonna get the big one done, then work on the tool, i just may be visiting you about those quench plates. I need the name of the guy you got your stencils from or where i can get some made up so i can etch my mark onto these. Dont be suprized if people start contacting you to make some stuff your set up is much better than mine. i gotta spread the wealth ya know haha
 
If you're going to accept an order of 15, I seriously recommend having the profiles waterjet cut. It will save you oodles of time and belts. Look up H2Oknife and/or GreatLakesWaterJet here on the forum, they both do that kind of work all the time.
 
good idea, i actually have a friend that could so it on a CNC machine suppose i could give him the first one he could pattern it on the computer and knock the next 14 out in no time?
 
Get quotes on both. Unless your friend is willing to work for beer/off the clock, waterjet is generally much cheaper than CNC.
 
For all out toughness, how about some of Aldo's .355" L-6. I'd like to know what it would take to break a 6" piece of that.
 
iowashtr23 said:
update on this cop tool: i had made a pattern up for my buddy to hold in his hand and he liked it so he took it to the rest of the Swat team to check out. i just got a call and i was told by him to make 15 of them for whatever price its gonna take... WOW!!
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Good luck with the project. It's a good news / bad news sort of thing. Water jet sounds like the way to go. Maybe have a few extras made for the future. I hope they understand they're not going to be getting a $20 tool.

- Paul Meske
 
Plot out a CAD file and get quotes from Larson and Ackelson in Altoona. Larson does laser, maybe even waterjet(but they're expensive) and Ackelson can do CNC plasma. Both will have a HAZ, but you can anneal the metal afterwards.
 
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