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Ok, so I'm no Nick Wheeler. But, it IS a finished knife, WITH HANDLES, DAMMIT! 
A friend asked me to make him a no frills, heavy duty survival/camp knife and he wanted orange G10 handles, in case he left it in the snow.
So, I found a nice, thick piece of 5160(over 1/4", actually) and came up with this. Heat treat by me(first one in my Evenheat oven). No fancy schmancy Hamon line. This one got the proper soak at the proper temp and full quench into Parks AAA oil. Then, two tempers of 2 hours each at 400-425(oven kept fluctuating between 390-425, when I set it to 400). Before I put official handles on, I wrapped the handle in paracord and put a decent edge on it. Took it out back on the property and found a fallen oak limb of about 4" diameter. Wailing on that frikkin hardwood log until most of the way through, I saw no edge damage or dulling. Yaaay! Dropping the blade accidently on the concrete floor of my shop, did put a burr on the edge near the tip, though. So, unless my friend decides to chop concrete with the damn thing, he should be good to go, right?
Them orange handles are held on by the pins and JB Weld, so there is a slight brownish line between the tang and the scales, but I don't believe anything is gonna come off, that's for sure.
Specs are: close to 13" overall, with a 6.5" cutting edge. Full flat grind. Plenty of handle for even the behemoths among us.
A friend asked me to make him a no frills, heavy duty survival/camp knife and he wanted orange G10 handles, in case he left it in the snow.
So, I found a nice, thick piece of 5160(over 1/4", actually) and came up with this. Heat treat by me(first one in my Evenheat oven). No fancy schmancy Hamon line. This one got the proper soak at the proper temp and full quench into Parks AAA oil. Then, two tempers of 2 hours each at 400-425(oven kept fluctuating between 390-425, when I set it to 400). Before I put official handles on, I wrapped the handle in paracord and put a decent edge on it. Took it out back on the property and found a fallen oak limb of about 4" diameter. Wailing on that frikkin hardwood log until most of the way through, I saw no edge damage or dulling. Yaaay! Dropping the blade accidently on the concrete floor of my shop, did put a burr on the edge near the tip, though. So, unless my friend decides to chop concrete with the damn thing, he should be good to go, right?
Them orange handles are held on by the pins and JB Weld, so there is a slight brownish line between the tang and the scales, but I don't believe anything is gonna come off, that's for sure.
Specs are: close to 13" overall, with a 6.5" cutting edge. Full flat grind. Plenty of handle for even the behemoths among us.
