KITH plans

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Daniel Fairly Knives

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I have been trying to come up with a good KITH design and I think I have it, here are my plans so far, my awesome drawing has a lot of the information. :D

I have some really nice Australian Black Jade for the scales. I bought some Mike Sakmar 2 color Mokume Gane for the bolsters. The Jade I have is known as the toughest stone there is and looks great also.

I'm considering hidden pins or lots of glue rivets for attachment, I'm still not sure. I can drill the Jade and Mokume but I'm still not too sure about pins.

For the steel I'm using .125" thick O1. I plan on a plungeless grind or one with a ricasso that allows for a fully sharpened edge as shown in the drawing. It will be 7" long with a 4" handle; 1.25" tall.

What do you guys think, I appreciate the input. I promise the knife will look better than the drawing!

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thats nice. However, I don't think that it is good enough for the big boy KITH, and so you should switch to the newbie KITH. ;);););););););)
 
If he's thinking anything like me.... yep it's crap! Needs to be in the newbie kith so us amatuers can get it from the draw and see what a piece of crap it really is! :D:D:D:D:D

In all seriousness. Is this a plungeless chisel grind? Or will this be the debut of the patented fairly "Double Chisel Grind"??? ;):D
 
It sure looks good on paper. love the blade shape. I'll make sure bladsmith gets my address.
 
Looks awesome Daniel! I think 6 or 7 3/32" pins domed with collars would look awesome on it. I forget that you are a rock hound, any chance you might offer something with stone in your regular lineup?


-Xander
 
Nice Daniel! I like the mokume bolster idea and the overall shape. Looks like it will be a good one!
 
Yea sure, it's ok,... I suppose...

But what if there were a few DIAMONDS set into that gold inlaid mokume bolster? Huh? Great idea, right? I don't know where these sweet ideas come from but I'm told all the time I'm full of it. Creativity that is, I'm sure.

- Paul Meske
 
wolffbite said:
In all seriousness. Is this a plungeless chisel grind? Or will this be the debut of the patented fairly "Double Chisel Grind"??? ;):D
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It will be ground on both sides, for the KITH I decided to go double chisel. :D I used to grind them on both sides and still do an occasional one.

I just tried this grind on a cleaver and I love it, it is easy to sharpen and has that smooth geometry that I'm liking more and more.
 
Thanks for all the positive comments everyone, they are much appreciated.

I have my steel and Mokume ordered and the Jade cut into slabs, it's going to be fun!

I was reading more about the Jade I have and it was compared to Ceramic Zirconium in toughness, tough stuff! I have cut a few cabs and re-scaled a Buck 110 with this Jade and it looks great, it is pure black and takes a great polish. Jade is known as a tough stone to work, it has a tendency to "orange peel" but so far this jade has been a pleasure to work with.
 
Looks like a neat little knife, Daniel; just the kind I like! Should be cool with the Jade and Mokume!
 
I can't wait to see the rare Daniel Double Chisel :) design is very nice....can hardly wait to see this one going :)
 
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