*SOLD* 80CrV2 Mini-kwaiken with custom leather sheath

ashwinearl

ashwinearl

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Thanks for the opportunity to list this little cutter. This is my mini-kwaiken style in 80CrV2 carbon steel, brown micarta (textured), stainless steel pins, custom leather sheath

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Specs and more pictures

Style: mini Kwaiken
OAL: 7", Cutting length 2 3/4", height: 0.625"
Steel: Alpha Knife Supplied 80CrV2 0.125" stock
Heat treatment: PID Controlled Kiln, 1525F soak for 10 mins, Canola Quench, 2x1hr at 350F temper
Grind: Flat grind
Finish: Acid etch, stone washed, satin spine
Handle: Atlas Billiard Supplies brown natural linen micarta (custom textured)
Handle thickness: 0.467" nominal
Pins: stainless steel, AL thong tube
Jimping: two parts on top of spine, closer part to the handle is more decorative than useful
Sharpening: 25 degrees per side set on grinder, finished with Lansky, leather stropped
Sheath: 7/9 leather, two tone black/english bridle, basket weave stamped, right-side carry, belt loop sized to 2"

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Let me know any questions/comments

Very Respectfully,
Ashwin
 
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Very nice!! The sheath is especially good compared to many (most?) :)

Can you share any details on heat treat and blade hardness?
Thanks,
John
 
John F. John F. I heat treated this in a small PID controlled Paragon Kiln. The recipe was 1525F soak for 10 mins, Warmed Canola Quench, 2x 1hr temper at 350.

I don't have a hardness tester. After quench, I did check that it hardened with a 65HRC Tsobosan hardness tester file. Without a real tester, I can't give a specific number. The 60HRC Tsobosan 'seemed' to skate and the 65HRC cut in for what that is worth.
 
LMT66 LMT66 Not yet. My next batch I was planning on at least reducing the size of the sharpening choil. A recommendation from a forum member was that a smaller diameter notch would go better with the size of the blade.

I can make some without the choil too, though I never seem to set the edge as well without one. Any color preferences?
 
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