New Tanto EDC just for me

[AVigil]

Making knives for everyone else had to wait while I made myself a new EDC knife.

Ground from 1/8" 01 Tool steel deferentially heat treated with clay and given a chisel ground edge at 20*. It has a satin finish done with a green scotch brite belt after a 400 grit finish.

Handle is cord wrapped "ala Phill Hartsfield style" ,discussed a few weeks ago here, and coated with epoxy. It feels great and is probably the best non slip grip I have handled. A big thank you to Pohan Leu for all his help.

OAL is 7.25" with a 3.25" blade
It still needs a few tweeks but thought I would throw up a picture before I screw it up.

This is designed to be a neck knife...Yup thats right

I also made a metal sheath for it similar to a "Hartsfield Style" sheath. It is aluminum sheath fitted to the knife and given a plastic rubber coating. It is really slim and light but strong.

 

[Lycosa]

Dang! I love this one, Adam!
A flat wrap wud be cool, too.
rolf

 

[Maelstrom78]

Any pics of the aluminum sheath making process? What does the sheath look like in back?

Thanks

 

[Brian.Evans]

Any pics of the aluminum sheath making process? What does the sheath look like in back?

Thanks

I second this!