My first hollow grinds.

NDallyn

NDallyn

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So I just finished up my last order and didn't have any others to do yet, so I figured I'd try something that I'd never seen before (although I'm sure somebody, somewhere already did something similar) and came up with this pattern for a hollow chisel-ground wharncliffe style blade. Only problem now is trying to decide what type of handle to put on these. So... I decided to let everybody here have a go at it. The blades are both ground from 1/8" 1095 stock (my goofing around steel of choice) about 6" tip to plunge, and 1 1/8" deep at the plunge. The last picture is of the wood I have kicking around right now: (l to r) wssi stabilized buckeye burl, wssi stabilized red and blonde box elder burl, wssi stabilized curly koa, ebano, and south american ziricote.

Open to any and all suggestions folks,

handle material and type, guard/bolster material and type, blade treatment/finish, sheath type, etc.

The blades are only rough ground to 60gr. right now so be as specific or as general as you want and give a guy some ideas.

Thanks a lot,
Nathan Dallyn
 
I got 2 Wharncliffs, I like the look of that wssi stabilized buckeye burl & curly koa :thumbup: and the other dark woods you have there for some reason.
 
Thanks Spearz! I was thinking maybe a scandi-style handle and pouch sheath for these. I might set these aside for now until I know for sure.
 
Nice!:cool: You picked a good blade style for your first hollow ground.:thumbup: I find that the easiest blade style to grind and, done right, they produce a very versatile cutter. The sheaths can take a beating though :eek: :D
 
Kelly,

Unfortunately, I'm doing a plant install that weekend. Guess I'll have to plan on it for next year though.
 
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