Crooked Kwaiken

[Mecha]

Here's a funny little side-project that damn near made itself, the Crooked Kwaiken. The name is due to the odd grind that arose, a chisel that has a twist of sorts that makes it seem like a V-grind.

After making a knife in Phill Hartsfield style, I appreciated how it seemed like a little sword and how it cut, and had the urge to make a similar chisel-ground piece but with a longer, curved blade, a little slashing machine with a bit more sword-like look.

The grind-side and spine are gray, straight out of the heat-treatment, with some subtleties to the coloring. It's a hard, slick surface. The flat side is shiny. The ornaments are made from a spent minigun round, about 1/3 slices of the casing, and are pretty large, hehe. They're wrapped over with fine, thin deerskin.

It's about 14" in length, with an 8 1/2" blade. It does not have a final sharp edge yet in the photos. Enjoy!

 

[Bigjonhoss]

now that is freakin cool!

 

[Lorien]

there is a consistency, and an ongoing refinement and distillation of your artistic expression that is lending a recognizability to your body of work.
This is a very good thing!
Keep it up, buddy

 

[Mecha]

Thankee gents! I might unwrap it, and grind the shell casings down so they lay more flat.

 

[Lycosa]

Dang you, Sam!
If you walk a crooked mile, I forgive you.
rolf

 

[Mecha]

Dang you, Sam!
If you walk a crooked mile, I forgive you.
rolf

Maybe around in crooked circles.

 

[Lycosa]

Can I join that circle?

 

[cchu518]

Did you grind it that way or did it evolve from the quench? Looks terrific!

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Awesome stuff, bud.

 

[Mecha]

Thanks Matt G.~

Did you grind it that way or did it evolve from the quench? Looks terrific!

I suppose it's a fluke product of grinding lengthwise, with a tapering thickness, a lot of it done on a round contact wheel, but I like it!

 

[cchu518]

Looks awesome, you should put a tanto bevel on the tip of the next one!

 

[Lycosa]

fwiw, I asked Garth at Busse to try grinding a knife on the horizontal. No-go.
Are you getting orders, Sam?

 

[JParanee]

Cool piece my friend

Love the Menuki

 

[Lycosa]

werz STeven!!!

 

[Doug C]

Nice work.

you should put a tanto bevel on the tip of the next one!

Good advice.

Doug

 

[Lycosa]

What is a , tanto bevel tip?

 

[David Stifle]

Very Nice, Sam! I like it.:thumbup:

 

[cchu518]

Check out some online photos. Some tantos have extra strong tips for piercing. They do this by grinding multiple bevels at the tip vs say a full flat or hollow grind.

 

[Lycosa]

The Japanese blade points are strong by design. The yoroi toshi, armor smashing tip, was extra strong.

 

[Mecha]

You folks are too nice, ya know.

Looks awesome, you should put a tanto bevel on the tip of the next one!

Since you mention it, here's what the blade looked like in earlier stages of grinding, but I wanted to make this one thin and smooth and not so tanky: