SarSquach - Has Risen From The Ashes

Hi, great job, it really turned out well. A couple of questions if I can. What sort of belt grinder do you use? Is it variable speed? I have considered trying something similar per haps re shaping and transforming an old machete. Also, the rivets that hold the slabs on; what are they? I assume that they are the same as used by the busse group. Can you give a little more detail on the process? Thanks in advance. once again, great result
 
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Salvo that is an amazing metamorphasis of the sarsquatch! Thats for sharing the pics! Anymore would be icing on the cake!!!
 
That is some serious skills there man, nice work. Those slabs look super comfy. On a side note, why would anyone take off the original scales and ghetto a pricey blade like that to begin with? Lucky for you they did, that was a nice deal.
 
DC AFG said:
Hi, great job, it really turned out well. A couple of questions if I can. What sort of belt grinder do you use? Is it variable speed? I have considered trying something similar per haps re shaping and transforming an old machete. Also, the rivets that hold the slabs on; what are they? I assume that they are the same as used by the busse group. Can you give a little more detail on the process? Thanks in advance. once again, great result
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I have a Craftsman 2" x 42" belt grinder, it is just one speed. I went very easy grinding, no gloves, if I felt it warming I would let it cool and start back up, as far as how to do it, it's something you need to feel, between the amount of slack or no slack, amount of pressure, working flats or curves, you just need to try it I guess, that's all I can say. It felt very natural for me, the hardest part was doing it, kinda scary taking a piece of INFI to the grinder. Once I started, I did not want to stop.
The rivets I made from 1/4" x .030" stainless steel tubing, the local McFadden/Dale hardware store sells it for around $4.00 for a foot long piece. The micarta started out 3/8" thick, it's very hard to work! (Use a respirator) Once I roughed out the basic shape on the belt grinder, I attached them to the knife with the rivets, then I contoured the slabs with a dremel with the drum sander, from there I used progressively finer sand paper and finished it up with 0000 steel wool.
Funny you mentioned a machete, that's the only other knife I worked on about 2 years ago or so, I bought a $4.00 machete from Harbor freight, took off the rubber/plastic grips and made hardwood slabs for it and cold blued the blade, I made a matching set of grips for a .44 mag at the same time. Here's a picture.

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SALVO my friend... This is the original owner chiming in. You have indeed obtained a piece of history. Let me share some pic with you.
The re-handle looks great. You have a very special blade. Its no ordinary Sasquatch. Hogs like my old buddy Knifehunter and Steelnut, ect.. can fill you in. ;)


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Heres a wheres waldo pic.. b4 the handle was removed.
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Its used to be extremely sharp !
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Enjoy the knife my good man.. It should outlast you and me. You got a great deal also.

FYI: the handle wrap was done by my knifemaker neighbor Tim Horton.
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Hi Salvo,
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it. The work is honestly inspiring and shows all of us what can be done with some thought and effort. I had a blacksmith in Australia turn out a copy of a machete I acquired from a village blacksmith in East Timor. The copy was nothing like the original and is not that ergonomic but your post gives me ideas on what could be done.
thanks again,
DC
 
Very nice.

Those scales turned out fantastic.
 
Great pictures NiceSquach! I could tell it was special. I would love to hear more history from Knifehunter and Steelnut.
I can make out the "2009 Special Edition" on your photo, no sign of those markings when I got it..
btw, the green kydex sheath came with it that is in your pictures, no drop loop though, just the sheath.

Your welcome DC AFG, I have some good pictures of the machete build if you want me to e-mail them to you.

Thank you all for the great complements I really appreciate it!
 
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