Grind-In at Ethan's, Spring 2014

Man, that really was a heartbreaking moment. He was pretty excited about it right up until it cooled after heat treat. The whole project looked cool.


As far as the grind-in, it was great to see all the activity. I had 0 hand in anything that took place regarding the actual work, but as always, I was on hand to supervise. Many smiles regarding the entire process.
 
zuluninja said:
thanks guys! can anybody tell me what wood is it? I have no clue. There was a bunch of different pieces of wood, I just grabbed that one and have no idea what is it. The sheath is coming along nice, might be finished in a couple of days. Todd, that sucks but thanks for sharing and I know that your next forge will rock. And what do you mean by lack of proper cooling agent? we had canola there, right?
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I didnt heat treat mine there. I brought it home and played With it.......As far as the wood on your knife. That came out of Tacketts bad. I swiped some of it to and he told me the name but I have since forgot. I'll send him a PM and ask him.
 
Todd, that knife would have been beautiful. Sorry to hear that it broke, but I'm really impressed with how you're rolling with it. You're a class act - like so many on this forum.
 
thanks tackett! and the big one is holding fine, I finished tempering as soon as I got home and since then it's been busting open coconuts and splitting wood in the backyard :D
 
the sheath is coming along fine. The technical part is done, now on to the fun stuff

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didn't have a ferro nearby, so the sharpie had to test this securing method

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those stainless screws are there just to keep everything together, already ordered some black flatheads long enough to keep everything in place

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This seems to be the place to put up our pictures. This is the only pic so far and since I took it I have continued to work on the edge, polish the blade, and put on an additional layer of tung oil each night. The wood is beginning to get a nice sheen which it did not have before. This knife may end up as as EDC. That's how much I like it.:D

Dynamicmoves - great to see you used yours on that steak!


 
Wow Steve, that turned out sweet. Some fine knives made and many fires lit.
 
finished mine up last night - haven't started the sheath yet.
no clue what the wood is, some kind of burl i had in the basement -- looks much better up close.
(the burl, not the knife)
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mine unfortunately is in ruff shape considering its been in the bottom of gusty tent .so hopefully i can get something done with it soon
 
well, the sheath is done. It can be carried vertical or horizontal. And it has some added zest to it :D

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Burnished edges, sealed, waxed, etc

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Just waiting on those dang black flathead screws to get rid of those 2

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Group shot with other scouts (yeah, I need to add a rod holder to the 16' sheath)

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Partial family shot

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Gratuitous Becker porn

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detail on 15's scales

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Now I have to force myself to use the lil fella, as it looks so cute and cozy in those leather pants :D I'm tempted to convex it later
 
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