Tactical Teardrop in Carbon Fiber

Chiro75

Chiro75

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Here's one of my Wharncliffe Tactical Teardrops that I just finished for someone on the other side of the pond. This thing is tiny, but it's intended for a keychain knife for little chores. Steel is 1/8" thick 1084 convex ground on both sides. Differential heat treat. Carbon fiber scales from F-15 fighter jet, supposedly! . OAL is about 2 5/8" with the sheath included. The knife itself is 2 1/4" with a 1 3/8" cutting edge. Enjoy! :D

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That is one cool little dudeski -- The sheathwork looks great too.
 
Thanks! I switched to some much denser foam recently and my old technique (standing on the boards with foam and Concealex sandwiched in between) no longer was going to work out. I'm just not fat enough, I guess! :D Anyway, I made up a nifty little press and this was the first thing to come out. Don't know how I got along without it for the last 5 years! This knife is a lot nicer than what I have on my own keychain, so maybe an upgrade is in order!
 
It's a joke........... Maynard is a figment of my imagination. :o
 
Chiro75 said:
So, do you find yourself laughing at yourself when no one else is around? :D
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Not laughing AT myself...........laughing WITH myself! ;)

It makes the day go faster................... :cool:
 
very cute! here's an additional idea - if you can grind a finger "depression" into the scales - it would improve grip on such small surface area. Maybe just a small circular or oval depression?

kydex looks very neat....nice!
 
Spyken, I did exactly what you said on the original custom knife this one is based on and it sucked. I do most of my work with hand tools and it was terrible. In theory it's a good idea but I just couldn't get it to play out properly.
 
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