Extrinsic Motivation

[P. McKinley]

Remember Intrinsic Motivation?

Remember.......??

Aaaahhhh? Ahhhh?? Remember?
The Thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nife-WIP?highlight=destruction+test+knife+wip

The Knife:

INTRINSIC MOTIVATION w/ custom MMS

That knife WAS to have been a gift for my hunting-guide neighbor until I screwed it up and decided to destroy it..... blahhh, blahhh, blahhhh.

Well, I had also intended to re-make that knife and get it to him by this past Christmas. That was until I began having some rather troublesome health issues and I had to put the project down....... until a couple weeks ago when I was able to get back into the shop and finish it off along with a few other projects. So, finally, I have completed a knife should have been done last Fall. Damn I'm good!!

This knife acquired particular significance for me as I really wanted to take the lessons learned from the Destruction Test Knife and incorporate them into a re-do worthy to be owned/used by a good friend and active hunting guide.

So, to honor its lineage, and my future intent for the knife.... but, also as a result of some recent conversation.... http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/933182-Seal-skin ....I've come to know this new, improved version as.......... as:

Extrinsic Motivation..... aka "The Club".


Anyway, enough of that.
Please let me know what you think. All comments and critiques are welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Peter

Here's the specs:

Extrinsic Motivation
Blade: 8" x 1/4" of hand forged Aldo's 1084fg, near-full distal taper
Un-sharpened swedge, flat grind with 2000 grit hand-rubbed finish. Razor sharp!

Handle: 4 3/4" Spalted, figured Red Maple heartwood. Brilliantly chatoyant with deep, rich coloring variegation.
Cold blued mild steel guard with spacers of copper, African Blackwood and mild steel. 1/4" peened and polished copper pin. Tung oil and buffed paste wax finish.

Sheath: Fully lined Wickett & Craig 6-7 oz veg. tanned leather, dyed dark brown with polished natural edges and Grey Seal skin inlay. Red Maple(same as knife handle) lanyard bead and maker's marks tag. This rig comes with a 42' leather shoulder strap w/ polished copper snaps for alternate carry option. Dark "antique copper" snap components were used to reduce "glitter". This sheath, including the seal skin inlay, has a hand-rubbed mink oil finish (because I didn't have Sno Seal.......... ba-dump... bump).

The photos:

 

[The_cutting_edge]

looks good. I had to go back and look at the sheath pix again looked like it wasn't stiched. The black thread blends in too well lol

 

[Tinbasher]

He is going to be happy with that one.

Great job even if it is the second try

Richard

 

[P. McKinley]

Thanks guys.

Jason - I actually began stitching with an off-white thread, but it didn't look right. The only other choice I had was black.

 

[P. McKinley]

Here's a few in-progress photos:

 

[DEllis]

That's a really good looking knife.
Darcy

 

[P. McKinley]

Thanks Darcy.

Peter

 

[lazlo]

What size pins are you using? 1/8"? They look big, but you nailed the placement...

 

[P. McKinley]

Lazlo - those are 1/8" pins and holes.

 

[VaughnT]

Very nice work. I love that sheath. What do you have on the back of the beltloop where you cut your initials? Is that another piece of leather?

I'd dread taking something that nice into the woods to actually use, but I sure wouldn't mind having a friend that thought I was worthy of a gift like that! Wow.

 

[P. McKinley]

VaughnT - Thank you! I stamped my maker's mark into a piece of maple (same as the handle) and stitched it to the base of the belt loop. That is the ONLY photo I have of it right now and it doesn't show off the piece very well at all. I'll get a better one in a couple of days when the new owner returns from his vacation.