Couldn't post to the gallery so here's my 2nd knife design 7" fixed blade.

[icentropy]

Here's my version of a 7" fixed blade field knife.

440C treated to C58-59 and cryo processed
TiAlN coated
G10 scales
18-8 CRES hardware

 

[rincan]

Nice! Did you do the coating yourself or have it done?

 

[icentropy]

Nice! Did you do the coating yourself or have it done?

Had it done outside. I've heard of folks doing chemfilm, anodize and the like in-house but i've never heard of anyone being able to do a vapor deposited coating in-house.

 

[rincan]

thats what i thought. i only ask because i want the same thing done to some of my knives. where did you have it done at?

 

[Frank Niro]

It definitely looks good to me, but then I like to make folding tacticals. However, it is certainly not a hunting knife as I see them and have used them. A fighter? Sure. Frank

 

[JG Custom Metal Works]

Sweet! I think you should name it moose. Very good job, especially for a second knife.

 

[icentropy]

thats what i thought. i only ask because i want the same thing done to some of my knives. where did you have it done at?

coatingservicesgroup.com

 

[icentropy]

Sweet! I think you should name it moose. Very good job, especially for a second knife.

Hmmmm Moose. that's a cool name. Here's the big brother (9" blade) my first knife design.

 

[Varga Knives]

Wow, excellent job! I see that you're a machinist, which explains a lot. Did you CNC the bevels also?

My only criticism would be to either lose the top guard or the choil. I don't see how choking up on the blade to make the choil useful would work comfortably. It could just be me though as I never found choils useful anyway. Great job nonetheless.

Mark

 

[Fish30114]

Hmmmm Moose. that's a cool name. Here's the big brother (9" blade) my first knife design.

Heck ICEntropy, maybe you should call your first knife moose, and this latest one 'son of moose'

 

[JG Custom Metal Works]

There's always Bullwinkle too.

 

[icentropy]

Wow, excellent job! I see that you're a machinist, which explains a lot. Did you CNC the bevels also?

My only criticism would be to either lose the top guard or the choil. I don't see how choking up on the blade to make the choil useful would work comfortably. It could just be me though as I never found choils useful anyway. Great job nonetheless.

Mark

I did! can you imagine how long it took to machine those bevels out using a round ball endmill, lol. But it allowed me to design the knife with varying bevel angles along the entire length so the angle is more obtuse at the point for more strength and more acute at the back for better cutting.

 

[oic0]

Unrelated but our dog sheds a lot too

 

[icentropy]

Unrelated but our dog sheds a lot too

lol, yeah that's our old golden retriever. he can put down the hair.

 

[Frank Niro]

Ground, it would have varying bevel angles too. Frankl

 

[james terrio]

Well-done! It's not my "cup of tea", but it shows a lot of skill and forethought. Keeping the grind-line/compound bevel that smooth along a recurved profile is no joke, no matter how you go about it. :thumbup: