Loveless chute bolster execution

[Kevin McGovern]

How is this done? I can't figure out how it has a full tang right up to the bolster, but the bolster is all brass. All I have come up with is "sorcery".
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[john april]

those are tricky. the guard slides over the front of the blade. i mill my slot then use a file to flatten the spine side of the slot. i do not see any brass though.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

those are tricky. the guard slides over the front of the blade. i mill my slot then use a file to flatten the spine side of the slot. i do not see any brass though.

you mean you can't see the bolster is brass in the picture I posted?

 

[AVigil]

Front mounted and 2 pins.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

I think I'm going to do a 2 piece steel bolster. Do I heat treat the bolster sides seperately (after drilling of course). I'm thinking drill pin holes, shape bolster/ blade together as much as possible, then drill bolster holes a tad oversized. heat treat all three pieces separately, then peen the pinned bolsters after. I am using Nitro-V. I expect the pins won't completely dissapear as thy will be of a different SS. Is that correct?

 

[Geoff Flato]

Kevin, I've made about half a dozen chute knives. They are a bit tedious. The handle is slightly wider than the blade, and the guard is fit like a hidden tang. Only instead of sliding on over the handle, it slides on over the blade. It takes very careful fitting to not have a gap show on the front, as the shoulder it rests against is on the hidden side not the visable side. They are pinned and soldered in place. The solder gives you a tiny bit of coverup, but not much.

In all honesty, I find it easier to achieve that look with a frame handle than doing the front fitted guard.

 

[jdm61]

Note that both the ends of the slot and the ricasso are round.

 

[john april]

it does not look like brass to me. the only brass i can see is around the handle bolts. the spine side is flat on loveless chute knives i have seen in person.