Knife #22 - Sambar Scandi

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This one has the Sambar stag I got from Dan Gray. It is S30V at 59.5 HRc. 8 5/8 inches OAL. Thanks for looking.

Picture of other side and specs are here:
http://riflestocks.tripod.com/pics19.html

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RL
 
now you have my attention......:eek:


hidden pins?

:cool:
 
That's a sweet looking little bugger there Roger. I like the heck out of that! You fellas can do some really nice stuff with stainless steel...sorry, been reading too many of Peter's posts.
;) :D :D
 
Thanks a BIG bunch. Once again I was happily pressured by trying a new and expensive material (I pray a lot under my breath).

There are no pins. I felt the way I do it needless. I used (and often even with pins) a roughing end mill to cut a swath in the underneth side of scales about 1/16 or about 60 to 70 mil deep and in a line that allows bonding material to pass through the tang holes and into the opposite scale. The roughing end mill cuts groves into the sides of the 'trench' within the scales, thereby locking the bonding material into the scales. Instead of a roughing mill a small diameter dovetail cutter could be used to acheive the same, or better, effect.

I also like to aggragate the bonding material with steel dust or something else that helps give added strength.

The owner is in the bush until June 7 and is out of reach of email. It will be a long wait for me to see how he approves of it.

J., stainless ain't all that bad. The worse thing is it doesn't corrode so readily :D

RL
 
I have done the same thing but added a two blind pins made from allthread that are threaded into the tang and set into holes driled into the handle. Works great. Gib
 
Gib Guignard said:
I have done the same thing but added a two blind pins made from allthread that are threaded into the tang and set into holes driled into the handle. Works great. Gib
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That's what I do, too. Roger's idea works good, too. Hey Roger, Real beautiful work there! As usual, fella. I just hadda go back and look at that one again, Roger. The stag really fits the knife design and shape perfectly.
 
very nice
personally I like at least a Mosaic Pin , it adds just a little more for the eye.

How did you like the stag for the first time Roger..love that smell grinding don't you? :)
 
Thanks again all. I decided not to use any pins, and the customer agreed before hand, because of them sticking up between and inside the high ridges of this stuff.

This Sambar was pretty nice stuff to work.

RL
 
Hang on to the pattern for that one Rodger. That is a serious using knife and the simplicity makes it one of the nicest looking field knives I've seen for a long time. The new owner should love it.
 
Thats a beauty, Roger! Did it take you a while to rub out that S30V? I love working with stainless steels, but I haven't tried that one yet. Hey, great job!
 
Peter,

It is the customer's design to me. He sent me a drawing. This is his second from me of the same pattern. I get lot's of inquires from my website about it. After giving the price I never here back from them. So what. It is a lot of work and expense. I must say before making the first one and only seeing the drawing I was not impressed. After making and holding and using the first one I was very impressed. It balances. It is ALL the design is ment for.

Jeff,

The finish on the two Scandi grinds I have so far done is only 220 grit. They are belt finishes. The reason is the use of the knives. These knives are for hard use and I recommended the finish and the customer agreed. Another important feature of these 'bushcraft' knives is that the blade portion of spine needs to be sharp (as in 90 degree edges) so that the user can strike sparks for fire starting.

Thanks to both you for the encouraging remarks.

RL
 
Roger, You have the S30 nailed down tight! I never considered the spark striking thing, either. Pretty nifty. You sure have a great way of puting ideas into working art, Roger.
 
John, thanks but it is the original customer that educated me about those things. He is an experienced bushman and it is he that layed down the specifications. This is one time the 'not invented here' deal really payed off for me. I learned much from him. I remember how I got the order. It was here on BF shop talk and all the other makers, I thought, felt insulted he demand to design or a proximity of a design. I did not. It is amazing the inquiries I get on these things. Many more than any other knife I have made to date. However, as I said above, once they get the price they fall away quickly. I am charging inquiries (sheath NOT included) $195 for highly figured wood, $175 for plain Jane's and much more for the extra cost of Sambar. If they don't like it they can go to Walmart to find one or get another maker. Any makers interested I can honestly say the water is hot and I highly recommend jumping in if you think you might like grinding these bevels. These bevels, done consistant through the length, I find not easy.

RL
 
Roger , I suggested before and I'll repeat.I'm tired of seeing the picture of the turkey .Now that you're becoming accomplished as a knife maker you ought to relpace the turkey with a knife like this Sambar .
 
Damn Mete that's my first turkey EVER. Okay. I'll do something about it. How about my first spring turkey?? Just kidd'n. I'll figure something. Give me a few days. My favorite so far is the Bruce Bump ladder damascus. We'll see.

Don't you like my pretty face. She don't either!! Thanks for the adda boy Mete. You are my hero.
 
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