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Just wanted to share a project im working on.
The bottom hex cutout works on 1/4" screwdriver bits. The top cutout is more for looks but it does function and works on bolts with a .43" head.
Im hand filing the bevels. Heat treat will be done by Peter's Heat Treat. They will be getting stonewashed once complete, they will have secure kydex sheaths and can easily go on a keychain as well. They are about 3.4" long from the highest point at the tip of the cutting edge to the bottom of the handle, and about 1.4" wide at widest points of the head.
Made of .156" thick 52100
Let me know what you guys think!!
They have a nice amount of cutting edge for their size.
They can easily go on keychains and in Altoids sized survival tins.
After acid etch, stonewash, and final edge is put on.
The sheath, done by Julio Diez, AKA The 710 Sheaths!
EDIT TO ADD - APRIL 2015
The "evolution" of the Hex Hawk to date
The far left is the "prototype" i guess you can call it. The start of it all. I did this one all by hand with files, hacksaw, and a drill press. Its never been heat treated.
Next is one from the first batch. I stonewashed this one 3 times just playing around and seeing how the finish would turn out. Never put a final edge on this one.
3rd is also one from the first batch. And its the one i EDC. Notice on the 2nd one the bevel stops before the beard but on this one the bevel goes up further. I modified this one with a file. I wanted to make the hex hawks cut better, more slicey, so i thinned it a bit, raised the bevel, and that did the trick!! Also gave it a 2 tone appearance that i like.
4th is from the Vintage Series. Noticed i incorporated the higher bevel into the new batch.
5th is media blasted with the higher bevel, heat treated but never finished.
6th is a finished Black Oxide version.
BLADE magazine July 2015 edition
The bottom hex cutout works on 1/4" screwdriver bits. The top cutout is more for looks but it does function and works on bolts with a .43" head.
Im hand filing the bevels. Heat treat will be done by Peter's Heat Treat. They will be getting stonewashed once complete, they will have secure kydex sheaths and can easily go on a keychain as well. They are about 3.4" long from the highest point at the tip of the cutting edge to the bottom of the handle, and about 1.4" wide at widest points of the head.
Made of .156" thick 52100
Let me know what you guys think!!
They have a nice amount of cutting edge for their size.
They can easily go on keychains and in Altoids sized survival tins.
After acid etch, stonewash, and final edge is put on.
The sheath, done by Julio Diez, AKA The 710 Sheaths!
EDIT TO ADD - APRIL 2015
The "evolution" of the Hex Hawk to date
The far left is the "prototype" i guess you can call it. The start of it all. I did this one all by hand with files, hacksaw, and a drill press. Its never been heat treated.
Next is one from the first batch. I stonewashed this one 3 times just playing around and seeing how the finish would turn out. Never put a final edge on this one.
3rd is also one from the first batch. And its the one i EDC. Notice on the 2nd one the bevel stops before the beard but on this one the bevel goes up further. I modified this one with a file. I wanted to make the hex hawks cut better, more slicey, so i thinned it a bit, raised the bevel, and that did the trick!! Also gave it a 2 tone appearance that i like.
4th is from the Vintage Series. Noticed i incorporated the higher bevel into the new batch.
5th is media blasted with the higher bevel, heat treated but never finished.
6th is a finished Black Oxide version.
BLADE magazine July 2015 edition
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