keyhole integral

Del Raso Knives

Del Raso Knives

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Newly finished and glad it's over. A few hiccups along the way, the Postal service "loosing" it for ten days on it's way to the engraver just one. Jeez Louise.

Blade stock is 440C and tapered tang insert is ATS34. Engraver is a young lady named Danea Creswell. Scales are dyed and stabilised Giraffe bone with very thin black liners. Hope you like it and the WIP pics, I'll leave the finished knife at the end for continuity.




















 
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Nearly there. Hope the pics are self explanatory, if not happy to answer any questions. Thanks for looking.


























 
Beautiful work. You've also found a talented engraver. Looking forward to seeing your work up close again in a few weeks.
 
Wonderful knife and engraving! I am a big fan of integrals, and an integral with high relief engraving is the cat's meow.
 
Very nicely done, I like how you added the frame handle to the overall keyhole design.
 
Incredible work....thanks so much for a great post and such fine work. :cool:
 
Ho. Lee. ***.

Did you use the endmill to start where the grind would be, and ground everything after that? Just stunning...
 
Appreciate your comments gentlemen, thanks very much. Makes all the hours spent in the shop seem a little less crazy.
 
wow that is very cool I love how you put your own spin on the key hole, sweet knife
 
KHall said:
Very nicely done, I like how you added the frame handle to the overall keyhole design.
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Thanks Ken, the tang insert locks at three points. The round spigot fits into a hole inside the keyhole cutaway and the two pins secure it the mouth of the keyhole. Really happy the idea paned out as well as it did, not the slightest bit of play. I'd definitely do it again.
 
Don Nguyen said:
Ho. Lee. ***.

Did you use the endmill to start where the grind would be, and ground everything after that? Just stunning...
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Thanks Don and yes that is exactly what I did. The first dagger type grind was to waste material way from the top and bottom. The second flat grind removed the hump in the middle. The final grind was a full height hollow grind equivalent to a 14" wheel.

My mill is too small to remove enough material quickly. I've tried in the past and its just too slow. A new 50 gt Norton rips material away in a third the time. Unless they are much smaller integrals, I much prefer grinding the material away. If you have access to a decent size mill, it might pay you to try both methods to see which is quicker.
 
you're way too clever and creative! Not a hint of mediocrity in any piece you've posted. Like an Aussie Warenski
 
That came out fantastic!

Thanks for sharing that.
 
Fantastic knife Peter. Really liked the progress shots. Danaes engraving is very nice. She is coming along very nicely. How did you colour the integral piece?
Cheers Keith
 
keithf said:
Fantastic knife Peter. Really liked the progress shots. Danaes engraving is very nice. She is coming along very nicely. How did you colour the integral piece?
Cheers Keith
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Totally agree Keith, since Danae got her microscope her work has made a massive leap forward. She is definitely a natural.

I use to use pot belly black to colour the engraving, a tip given to me by the late Harvey Mc Burnett. Danae uses block printers ink to fill her work. Freakishly it survives going thru the vacuum furnace ay Hills heat treat and seems to bake on.

I've forgotten the brand name but it is made in the States. Only drawback according to Danae is it takes a few days to dry.
 
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