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Here's the third part of the order I'm working on. I'm slow =P
Blade : Cable with Hamon. Length - 6"
Fittings : 416 Stainless S guard and spacer.
Handle : I believe it's a maple burl, stabilized bought from Ray Kirk. Small stainless pin.
Length from fittings to butt : 4 1/2"
Length Overall : 10 1/2"
This was another fun one to make. Technically it's my second S guard, but first where I really knew what I was doing.
Customer requested a knife that had a real pretty wood handle and a big guard. When I asked what he meant by big he referred to a previous one he'd bought. He'd referred to that previous S guard, which was actually a bit big. So this is what I came up with.
Handle actually ended up a little more narrow than previously intended from trying to get it sanded just right. Although once I got it shaped nicely, being smaller, it seemed to fit real well. When I went to pin it, found that all I really had was 1/8" since that's what I'd just bought. I didn't want a big pin to detract from the handle, so looked around, and finally found some 1/16" stainless rod in the hobby metal section at ACE, also got some brass int he same size. Could probably have gone without the pin, but I felt it needed one just for extra security. Blade was etched to primarily bring out the hamon, the patterning is a bit subtle.
Questions and comments are welcome as always.
Beau Erwin
Blade : Cable with Hamon. Length - 6"
Fittings : 416 Stainless S guard and spacer.
Handle : I believe it's a maple burl, stabilized bought from Ray Kirk. Small stainless pin.
Length from fittings to butt : 4 1/2"
Length Overall : 10 1/2"
This was another fun one to make. Technically it's my second S guard, but first where I really knew what I was doing.
Customer requested a knife that had a real pretty wood handle and a big guard. When I asked what he meant by big he referred to a previous one he'd bought. He'd referred to that previous S guard, which was actually a bit big. So this is what I came up with.
Handle actually ended up a little more narrow than previously intended from trying to get it sanded just right. Although once I got it shaped nicely, being smaller, it seemed to fit real well. When I went to pin it, found that all I really had was 1/8" since that's what I'd just bought. I didn't want a big pin to detract from the handle, so looked around, and finally found some 1/16" stainless rod in the hobby metal section at ACE, also got some brass int he same size. Could probably have gone without the pin, but I felt it needed one just for extra security. Blade was etched to primarily bring out the hamon, the patterning is a bit subtle.
Questions and comments are welcome as always.
Beau Erwin
