Kitchen Fighter in 1084 & Cocobolo

daizee

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This is my largest design yet.
110% of the original drawing.
Aldo's 1084, ~0.135" thick at the spine.
5.6" blade, Flitz waxed
1000grit finish on blade AND handle
Rounded spine on the drop
Cocobolo scales with 3/16" brass pins

I wanted a knife to slice the ol' 1" free-hanging rope, but couldn't commit to a fighter style, so this hybrid is the result. It's something of a carving knife with a mean-looking tip.

The plan was to rub beeswax into the handle, but I couldn't generate enough heat by hand, so I used a light application of sno-seal instead, which will be nearly the same thing in the end when it dries.


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Thanks for looking.

-Daizee
 
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Looks pretty good IMHO very nice addition to the kitchen utensils.

On the bees wax did you try using a old piece of jeans or canvas which helps generate a bunch of heat.

In leather working something I make is a 50/50 combination of parafin and bees wax with about 2 table spoons or so of neats foot oil (can use olive oil) per 12oz (guess about a small mason jar amount) melt this and stir up. It will make a white mix that has a consistancy of soft butter similar to sno seal just thicker but will readily melt when the warmth of your hand applies it. Then leave it someplace warm or hit it with a hair dryer or carefully with a heat gun and it will soak in and provide a nice protectant. Atleast it works really good for leather and I imagine anything that sno seal works on.
 
Thanks, Guys.
Quint, I used a cotton rag with a weave very similar to denim. I sat in front of the woodstove, waved the handle around in front, put the beeswax container (a metal tin) on top to liquify it... still didn't work. I probably should have heated the entire knife to about 120deg in the toaster oven, but.... eek!
Tomorrow I may have the opportunity to put it on a buffer.

-Daizee
 
Great looking user there!

The Neats foot oil added to the beeswax will act as a carrier to permeate the handle.

But for Cocobolo, it should have enough natural oil on it's own to polish out just fine. Were you wanting to add beeswax to fill the pores of the wood?

Also, the knife looks fantastic but I see one minor flaw, that once fixed, would improve the look of the knife almost 100%...

The leading edges of the handle scales have a lot of rough looking extra epoxy right where the scale meets the blade. If these photos were taken before it was cleaned, then disregard my critique :).

I've seen more than a few knives that were ready for sale (for a pretty penny too) that had some roughness in that area.
 
Man, I am LOVING that knife. That thing is sick!! The lines and the entire package..... hmmmmm methinks a trade might be needed someday.
 
Grizzly, I thought that wax would improve the wood seal, but perhaps not? In either case, I didn't get to putting it on the buffer last night.

The ricasso did indeed have some stuff on it - more wax, stickum than epoxy. The actual wood/steel joint could use a tiny bit of epoxy cleanup, though that itself isn't visible from these angles. Once I've marked it up a bit from use I'll risk going back to clean that joint out to perfection. :)

Calvin, I'm glad you like it! This was going to be a two-off, but I'm gonna hold onto this drawing for sure.
Maybe an 85% scale model as a boot knife....? :D

I badly wish I had a deer to butcher...

-Daizee
 
As for sealing the wood, cocobolo is pretty good on it's own with it's own oils. Just finish and put on a coat of carnuba wax and call er' good :).

I too wish I had a deer to cut up! I went several times, never seen a thing...conditions were horrible each time too. Seemed like all the good days I was working!
 
I was getting worried carrying this thing around the house uncovered, so I made a sheath.
The front (at the spine) is cut away to allow the long blade to clear the sheath lower than usual, resulting in a managable draw stroke. Retention is still good. The kydex is a little out of place on this knife, though.

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-Daizee
 
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