Solstice
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The more I handled it the more I liked it. The blade shape ( recurve ), the teeth, the thickness ( ¼ ), the swedge, and the OAL was all pretty much what I was looking for
.except for one little thing. I couldnt get over the thinness of the slabs. It was for this reason that I tried selling it, but for whatever reason no one seemed to want this very cool looking knife. So I pulled it from the Exchange and there it sat in a drawer collecting dust. And then I remembered Wickeds thread about swapping out some handles and coming up with a fairly easy way to install hollow tube fasteners. Yep, time for another project
I had some black linen micarta lying around ( doesnt everyone ), and decided to try and thicken up my slabs on this lonely RAT. Id almost forgotten how much fun it is doing something like this .its been awhile.
How it looked before: SRKW Mini Uncle Mojo
Cut out and shaped the new slabs (theyll be acting as a liner):
Ready for brass tubes.
Looked pretty good and felt even better, which was my main goal. It filled my hands real nicely now but the slabs needed some shaping. This meant I would have to do some sanding. And I couldnt think of a better reason for kicking this project up a notch!
Stripped naked!
Hand sanded .sanded .and more sanding!
I sanded the spine and new liners, hoping to blend the new micarta with the original. Turned out ok, but I might do a little more when my hands stop burning!
Finished??? Hmmmm, maybe not.
Didnt turn out half bad, but this one is going to be a user. I just need to figure what kind of finish I might put on it to make it a real good user hmmmmm, Ill sleep on it.
.
I had some black linen micarta lying around ( doesnt everyone ), and decided to try and thicken up my slabs on this lonely RAT. Id almost forgotten how much fun it is doing something like this .its been awhile.
How it looked before: SRKW Mini Uncle Mojo
Cut out and shaped the new slabs (theyll be acting as a liner):
Ready for brass tubes.
Looked pretty good and felt even better, which was my main goal. It filled my hands real nicely now but the slabs needed some shaping. This meant I would have to do some sanding. And I couldnt think of a better reason for kicking this project up a notch!
Stripped naked!
Hand sanded .sanded .and more sanding!
I sanded the spine and new liners, hoping to blend the new micarta with the original. Turned out ok, but I might do a little more when my hands stop burning!
Finished??? Hmmmm, maybe not.
Didnt turn out half bad, but this one is going to be a user. I just need to figure what kind of finish I might put on it to make it a real good user hmmmmm, Ill sleep on it.
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