Making of The “Guardian” Knife

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Rock Video - Making of the Guardian Knife:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSE7RaAMgLU

Thought you guys would get a kick out of this one. I made a music video in the shop as I was making this knife. For you older one’s, you may want to turn the volume down a little :D. For the others, sit back and enjoy !! Hopefully you can tell how much fun I have doing this.

Measurements:
Total Length = 13 3/8”
Blade Length = 8 1/8”
Blade Width = 3“
Blade Thickness = ¼ “
Handle Length = 5 ¼ “
Handle Width = 1 ¼ to 1 1/8 “
Handle: Tiger Maple with Gunstock Stain. Pinned with brass & epoxy.
Sheath: Hand stitched out of leather hide & Rattlesnake skin.
Weight = 20 oz.

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Cool man! Also, that's the only Creed song I actually like :)

What program did you use to edit it and dub the music on?
 
Chris,

I agree. Every knife is getting better and better. You should start saving up the profits from these sales and invest in a heat treating oven to really nail down your heat treating and expand your horizons to other steels.

Great job on this knife. The fit and finish on this one looks to be the best you've done to date. And I'm digging the design. Also, the front and rear bolsters really set off that handle wood. :thumbup::thumbup:

--nathan
 
silver_pilate said:
Chris,

I agree. Every knife is getting better and better. You should start saving up the profits from these sales and invest in a heat treating oven to really nail down your heat treating and expand your horizons to other steels.

Great job on this knife. The fit and finish on this one looks to be the best you've done to date. And I'm digging the design. Also, the front and rear bolsters really set off that handle wood. :thumbup::thumbup:

--nathan
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Thanks everyone for good words. I was a little nervous putting this video out. I thought I might offend some of my brother knife makers. I wanted to have some fun and make what we do look a little cooler to some people, which I beleive I kind of did ... sort of.

Nathan, on the heat oven. I beleive you're right. Would mind steering me toward some good, but reasonably priced ones. I appreciate it.
 
Sugar Creek has probably the best prices, and people seem to like them. I would definitely talk to the rep and check into getting a digital control option. The digital control offers a great deal of convenience with more precise and accurate temp settings as well as the option to program ramp ups and downs as well as holds. It allows you to set up a program for annealing as well as heat treating for more complex alloys and stainless.

EvenHeat and Paragon are two other industry standards. Check around some for the best prices. FYI, the longer Sugar Creek kiln starts at around $500. Add in the digital control option, and you've got a very competitively priced kiln for a great price. Also, if you've got 220 outlets, I would opt for the 230V option (it's free) as it will result in much faster heating.

I think you're making a very wise choice in pursuing an oven for heat treating. Extremely handy to be sure about your temps. It allows you to heat treat complex alloys with confidence. As your work continues to improve (as it rapidly is), your methods will as well. :thumbup:

--nathan
 
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