My custom BK24 D2 Eskabar: lots of G10, kydex, etc!

[birchwood]

Well I was given this knife in trade and decided to make something of it. I made the G10 scales with thermoformed black and white liners, matching pancake sheath with a hunter orange G10 liner, and a fire steel rod to mount on the sheath. Hope you enjoy. Coupled with the completion of my first full custom knife (will start a build up thread on thaat later), it has been a busy week in the shop.

 

[HWF]

Looks great! Well done.

 

[Buddyleet]

Guys like you keep the folks at knife making suppliers websites busy!

Good stuff.

 

[acerpower]

Sweet!
That's the classiest looking 24/14 I've seen yet.

 

[abrasion]

Very nice! Wish I had the skills...

 

[bsmith_shoot]

Gorgeous build, congrats on a keeper my friend.

 

[wasatchdan]

Beautiful work. I love the orange and black G-10.

 

[Eero]

Mind blown. One of the most tricked out 24s I've seen yet. Great attention to detail and the like how you retained the hole in rear handle. Great work!

 

[tman038]

dayum.... amazing job my friend..

 

[arizonaranchman]

Lookin good! I like it, great job and the 14/24 is a great model.

 

[CamH_16]

Nice! I have some similar looking eskabars...One with tiger stripe G-10 and another with an orange and black sheath.

You ever considered doing full sized Becker handles?

BTW, how long have you been working with micarta and G-10 for man? You do some good work.

 

[birchwood]

I've been working and pressing my own micarta for a couple years, I started working with G10 last winter after I realized I couldn't press micarta in the colder months. Thanks for the kind words everybody!

 

[abolt2]

Beautifull !!!!!, work of art.

 

[Brimstone]

Love the orange and black! Nice Work!

 

[tjswarbrick]

Looks great.
24 is nice with the whole hole.

How d'ya drill the firesteel hole without splitting the handle apart? Just a really sharp bit, or some special trick?

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Those mods are sweet. I really really like the white and black liners as accents. Nice touch!!

Send me some for my 14, please? LOL

 

[ackeith4570]

That looks awesome! Great job !

 

[Galeocerdoshark]

Wow... That's just amazing! I'm in

 

[iwouldhurtafly]

Very nice!

 

[birchwood]

I drilled the hole for the rod with a 1/4" bradpoint bit in the drill press....very slowly. The shock cord hole, I started off with a tiny bit and a cordless drill, and worked it up to a 3/16" hole, using 4 diff bits.

Looks great.
24 is nice with the whole hole.

How d'ya drill the firesteel hole without splitting the handle apart? Just a really sharp bit, or some special trick?