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My New Enzo Trapper! Pics of build to come!

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Well, my lust for pointy metal things finally got the best of me (again) and I decided to buy an Enzo Trapper blade. I know this blade is fairly popular among the woodsy peeps out there and figured for the price, and the size, why not? I bought it from Thompson's blades for about 57 bucks. It arrived super quick and sharp! I'm not very schooled in the metallurgical arts, so I can't really justify my choice in steel (12c27) other than they were out of D2 and other forum members had commented that 12c27 seemed to be a good steel. It is a full scandi grind. I have some liners (red g10, of course) gluing to some brown canvas micarta slabs right now but here are the initial pictures of the blade. I have it next to my BK11 for scale... And to show where my loyalties lie. I'll post more as the build progresses! As always, thanks for the community atmosphere here on BF!:)

 
Sorry to leave y'all hanging (because I know you are...), but here's a pic of the roughed out scales gluing up on the blade. I went with brown canvas micarta scales and thicker-than-normal (1/8") ruby red G-10 liners. I used the old standby LocTite 5 hour Epoxy and am using stainless steel pins (2) and a stainless lanyard tube. The blade is actually done and in my backpack right now, but I'd get some weird looks from classmates and my professor if I whipped it out and started snapping pics of the knife in my soil nutrient management class! I also have clothed it in some delicious calf skin (benefits of having a leatherwork business) that I sewed up. More pictures to come!

 
Are the pins only held in place with glue, or did you peen them? And what about the tube? I'm asking because I've never made a handle for a full tang knife before.

Really want to see the finished product and the sheath.
 
sogflash said:
Are the pins only held in place with glue, or did you peen them? And what about the tube? I'm asking because I've never made a handle for a full tang knife before.

Really want to see the finished product and the sheath.
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I'm pretty new to finishing knives too, especially in comparison to some of the makers on BF. For the pins, I just roughed them up really well and put a bit of a chamfer about half way down the pin. Then I just glued them in. The same applies with the tube- it's just a 1/4" stainless steel tube from the hobby shop. The real trick is getting all the holes to line up so your pins and tube will fit thru the tang and into both scales. A drill press ensures straight holes but if you're like me, and on a super budget, then just be sure you drill your scales in the same orientation that they will sit on the blade. For example, with my knife, I used the tang as a guide and drilled thru the tang holes into the INSIDE of one scale. Then, I clamped the drilled scales to the tang, making sure all the holes lined up, with the UN-DRILLED scale on the opposite side of the tang. Once everything was lined up, I drilled thru the first scale, thru the tang hole, and into the un-drilled scale. This way, the holes will all line up. Hope that was clear...:eek:
 
OK everyone, the time has come for the reveal! I present you: Ruby



Sanded brown canvas micarta to 400. Then wet sanded (with oil) to 700 and then buffed with a rag. I did the sheath as well, which is natural-colored calf skin (un-dyed) with a coating of neatsfoot and some Huberd's.



And the liners:



I can't tell you how impressed I have been with the quality of this blade! The grind is flawless, the finish is beautiful, and the spine is square. For the 50-odd bucks I paid for it, I'm blown away. Thanks for looking and, as always, comments and pointers are appreciated!
 
looks great, well done. the only thing id do is dye the leather to match the micarta
 
That looks very good. Could you show the sheath from behind? I want to see how you made the belt loop.
 
I am a trapper junky ( have 6 of them !). What you have made sir is absolutely beautiful !!!!!!
 
Thank you so much zman9mm! I really appreciate that! And sogflash: I will take some pics today and post them. If you want, I can email you a pdf of the pattern I made so you can make your own- no reason to reinvent the wheel here! And that goes for anyone that wants the pattern- it's up for grabs!
 
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