new projects photo thread.

[mcjhrobinson]

dang christof you never dissapoint

 

[rpn]

Ohhhhh you should see the photos he just sent me...killer blade!

Edit- so as not to be a knife tease...sometimes it's good to be me!

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[koyote]

I can do that!

(yes, I threw it, I do that sometimes before I put scales on)

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[mcjhrobinson]

i hate and love those pics!

 

[rpn]

Totally a case of the "buy both"- struggled with ordering a dirk or bush beater, went with the dirk and after a little found myself with a couple extra $$ and "Hi Christof, what about another blade..."

That is the smaller blade too! muwaaahaaahaaahaaaaa

 

[koyote]

more photos

 

[koyote]

And

 

[Rotte]

Looks like those Sgian Dubhs have the Lief seal of approval!

(And I can see why. Nice! Those pins are very cool.)

 

[ndmiller65]

more photos

Is that a #1 w/ Ipe? Could that be mine???????? I hope!

 

[koyote]

Yours is on the same block of wood, but a bit more blade

 

[ndmiller65]

Just plain old torture! I'm looking forward to it/them.

 

[koyote]

these are at 60 grit, will be in linseed oil by this evening and sheath forming ... tongiht or tomorrow. busy busy

 

[C Bryant]

wow, that Leuku is sweeeeeeeeet.

 

[facablade]

Tell me more about the little one it´s tempting I think I need to spend some money ;-)

 

[ndmiller65]

Looking Good

 

[koyote]

Tell me more about the little one it´s tempting I think I need to spend some money ;-)

leeetle one is a "slim finn"

and I'm making a few more of them right now. I'm also working on two of the really small ones like my maple EDC

 

[koyote]

some gun kote work:

 

[koyote]

another buku sized Alaskan that someone ordered:

and a dinky little something I've been messing with. really fun! (also gunkote)

 

[koyote]

not something I normally do, but I wanted to try this one. The amount of time that goes in is about the same as making a knife in the end!

Still- minus final stropping and cleanup, here's a modded condor. if anyone wants to get into the modding business on these I can email pointers

Grind brought back 3/8 of an inch or so. Handle replaced with micarta and extended a touch forward. Grind angle reduced (for reference, on a blade this thick, I'd just as soon do a full convex zero or a flat grind with a final bevel.)

The grey coating on the flats won't hold up to the work involved, so it just has to come off. once you do that, you have to pull a bit of 320 and 400 to get a really clean forge finish up

 

[koyote]

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