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I cant wait to get out and use it.
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Oh man, I need to take more pictures.
here's some random shots from the shop- the leukus and bushbeaters on order aren't pictured. I seem to have a difficulty letting myself take pictures of how ugly things get when I'm doing through tangs (the leukus) before I get things cleaned up.
here's some random shots from the shop- the leukus and bushbeaters on order aren't pictured. I seem to have a difficulty letting myself take pictures of how ugly things get when I'm doing through tangs (the leukus) before I get things cleaned up.
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Okay, boys and girls, look at this puppy (It's a variation on an order, there's two of them, one without the epoxied wrap, I'm gonna see if the ordering person like this one.)
Me, I love the hell out of this one. And it was a bit of an accident!!!!
Christof,
Got specs on this one? Looks like a beast. My kind of knife for sure.
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That is a "leukuchete"- search for kgd (and koyote leuku) and he's got a mini review up from when he received his a few months ago. 10.5 inch blade, nominally 1/8 inch thick. Differential temper (it's recycled bandsaw and the heat treat is exactly like I do the other saw steels and comes out as near perfect as I can get)
Handle is padauk. Very solid and low shrinkage. It's also open enough to accept epoxy and linseed oil better than some of the exotics.
Overall the knife is 15.75 inches long.
Tapered saber grind with a convex edge final - I like to steepen the edge a hair on choppers.
Handle is padauk. Very solid and low shrinkage. It's also open enough to accept epoxy and linseed oil better than some of the exotics.
Overall the knife is 15.75 inches long.
Tapered saber grind with a convex edge final - I like to steepen the edge a hair on choppers.
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more!
A trail knife on order for a local who is heading out into the field to tag mountain lions. He wants a camp and trail knife that he's comfortable with if he (unlikely, but...) needs to have at a critter. 5160, .230 though the tang with a distal taper and full convex.
a couple neckers, and the SERE edition of the LBK. more on that in a moment.
The trail knife:
The LBK. I have been doing this design in 3/32 15N20 for regular use, but due to an order I'm working on, I wanted to try and see what I could do for a thicker spined piece. The tang is .218 all the way through, with a distal taper from the thumb ramp to the tip that hits .170 about 2/3 of the way down. It's heavier than I'm used to making at 8.5 ounces. I'll get another .25 to .30 ounce off if I pop another pair of holes into the tang.
My attempt to show the taper:
Once it is pinned up and has walnut on it, I expect to get it to a finished weight of just shy of 9 ounces. Compared to the average 15N20 blade, which runs about 4.25 to 4.5 ounces, it's a bit of a beast.
Yet- I've managed a slimmer grind profile that I usually manage on the 15N20, and the knife as a whole is feeling fantastic.
Overall it's 9.5 inches, so an inch longer than the regular LBK spearpoint. Blade is 4.5 inches.
In the background you can see another one that's still in the 40 grit stage, without the index finger cutout. I'm not a personal fan of them, but they have a place- mostly personal preference, but it's a good indexing tool, especially in gloves with cold hands.
A trail knife on order for a local who is heading out into the field to tag mountain lions. He wants a camp and trail knife that he's comfortable with if he (unlikely, but...) needs to have at a critter. 5160, .230 though the tang with a distal taper and full convex.
a couple neckers, and the SERE edition of the LBK. more on that in a moment.
The trail knife:
The LBK. I have been doing this design in 3/32 15N20 for regular use, but due to an order I'm working on, I wanted to try and see what I could do for a thicker spined piece. The tang is .218 all the way through, with a distal taper from the thumb ramp to the tip that hits .170 about 2/3 of the way down. It's heavier than I'm used to making at 8.5 ounces. I'll get another .25 to .30 ounce off if I pop another pair of holes into the tang.
My attempt to show the taper:
Once it is pinned up and has walnut on it, I expect to get it to a finished weight of just shy of 9 ounces. Compared to the average 15N20 blade, which runs about 4.25 to 4.5 ounces, it's a bit of a beast.
Yet- I've managed a slimmer grind profile that I usually manage on the 15N20, and the knife as a whole is feeling fantastic.
Overall it's 9.5 inches, so an inch longer than the regular LBK spearpoint. Blade is 4.5 inches.
In the background you can see another one that's still in the 40 grit stage, without the index finger cutout. I'm not a personal fan of them, but they have a place- mostly personal preference, but it's a good indexing tool, especially in gloves with cold hands.
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that's the third field dirk or trail knife I've done for an order. (I've done a couple others in variations for sale). It started out as a companion to a big pig sticking dirk for someone.
Christian really liked the design and has (well, will have when some other stuff is done) one. I fully intend to make more of them. In micarta with gunkote, it's my anser to a larger military knife. In regular garb- my best answer for a game finishing, trail whacking, food capable blade. Paired with a smaller leuku or puukko style, it's quite the setup!
Christian really liked the design and has (well, will have when some other stuff is done) one. I fully intend to make more of them. In micarta with gunkote, it's my anser to a larger military knife. In regular garb- my best answer for a game finishing, trail whacking, food capable blade. Paired with a smaller leuku or puukko style, it's quite the setup!
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bunch of stuff:
combat model LBK about to get a handle of micarta.
and the piggyback order I'm getting done- these will heat treat today. I've already started working on sheathing details because on this project I'm doing a full baldric. I can't waterform the sheaths yet, but working on the shoulder strap is fairly time consuming and i'm trying to get ahead on that.
the companion knife for this set is a LBK SERE edition. The hiker edition is 3/32 thick,a nd while I think it's perfectly fine and havent' managed to break one of the 15N20 blades yet, this one is running a bit thicker- it's 5160 and as thin as I can make it with a full convex grind. (the combat model is definitely thicker)
The bush beater is seax style, with a long enough handle for mutliple and two handed grips. Gotta love that extra 4 inches of swing when you choke waaaaay back.
in the background there you also see the beginnings of a traditional 'leukuchete' with a really long blade. that one should go in the same forge session for heat treat today.
and the rough post heat treat sanding on a necker for mike- I'll be smoothing that out by hand with 220-400 this afternoon.
combat model LBK about to get a handle of micarta.
and the piggyback order I'm getting done- these will heat treat today. I've already started working on sheathing details because on this project I'm doing a full baldric. I can't waterform the sheaths yet, but working on the shoulder strap is fairly time consuming and i'm trying to get ahead on that.
the companion knife for this set is a LBK SERE edition. The hiker edition is 3/32 thick,a nd while I think it's perfectly fine and havent' managed to break one of the 15N20 blades yet, this one is running a bit thicker- it's 5160 and as thin as I can make it with a full convex grind. (the combat model is definitely thicker)
The bush beater is seax style, with a long enough handle for mutliple and two handed grips. Gotta love that extra 4 inches of swing when you choke waaaaay back.
in the background there you also see the beginnings of a traditional 'leukuchete' with a really long blade. that one should go in the same forge session for heat treat today.
and the rough post heat treat sanding on a necker for mike- I'll be smoothing that out by hand with 220-400 this afternoon.
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