Something New part 2

Pinoy Knife

Pinoy Knife

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hey guy's i am just dropping by to say the Pic's are being taken of the "Pair" for all to see shouls have them posted today / Tomarrow

I Really look forward to opinion's on this .

Matt:)
 
Well here they are Big Blade is forged from 5160 , i made the blade wide just in case you use it to Dig a hole , Blade is 12 inch long Balance is just in front of the Bolster, Small knife is 9 1/2 overall made from high speed steel both knives are full tang, handles are Cocobolo , knives are satin finish for now , scabbard will be carved from american oak with a survival tray in it for "goodies " The finish is not Perfect yet but i wanted you guy's to finally see the pic's sorry about the delay . :)
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That is one kickass pair. I like the handles and guards especially; the big one looks like it has great hand retention, and I like the barong style blade.
The small one looks very useful, and has a great handle as well.
Thanks for sharing!
 
Awesome! I really like that wide blade with a nice belly to it. The sheath sounds very interesting, I look forward to seeing that as well. You did a great job on these two.
 
Matt,
That's a great looking pair, especially the big one. Couple of quick questions:
1. What is the stock thickness on these guys (1/8", 3/16", etc) and are they full flat ground to the spine?
2. On the big one, is the transition from the top of the handle to the spine smooth & linear or does the spine rise up from the line of the handle top? In the pic it looks like the spine "bellies" upward from the handle with the tip of the blade being about in line with the top of the handle.

Again, nice knives, -- Greg --
 
The Bolo does Swell slightly at the guard to give more weight at the "Belly " The Bolo was forged from 1/4 thick 5160 stock for a distal taper current thickness is a bit over 1/16 at tip but the rest cleaned up to 150 thousand or 5 /32 thick after the forging scale was removed . the small knife is stock removed from 3 /16 thick steel which finishes out at 150 thousand 5 /32 thick as well . they are both flat ground to just before the spine , the bolo is ground to 50 thousand's before sharpening , the utility knife is ground to 20 thousand before sharpening which i think would help to " Feild Sharpen" if needed . hope this help's :)
 
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