Tanto #1 knife project pics

[Chiro75]

This tanto was an idea I came up with for a mix between a traditional Japanese tanto and an American style handle. The point has slight drop to it, and it is flat ground from 5/32" D-2 by Madpoet Custom Knives. I did the finish work, again, as well as the etch, which is Japanese Yume, meaning "Dream". The blade bent in heat tretment, so Madpoet made Tanto #2 and sent it to me. This one has granadillo wood scales that I finished with mosaic pins of my own creation.
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The pins are black epoxy with brass and copper tubing and rods.
<center><img src = "http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/1mosaic.jpg"></center>

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[P.K.Hansen]

I like the knife, but I love those pins - simple yet beauteful. How long is the blade ?

 

[Chiro75]

The blade is about 6 inches with an 11" OAL. The pins are really easy to make, actually.

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[P.K.Hansen]

The problem is,that it is very hard to find the materials for these pins in Denmark.The hardware stores dont sell the small tubes and rods anymore - guess nobody wanted them - so I'll have to buy lenghts of at least 4 yards of each needed size, or order them from Sweden,not knowing if they will fit.

 

[Chiro75]

Jeez! If mine were better quality I'd ofer to make some and send them, but I am not happy enough with them yet to be able to sell them. Have you tried hobby stores and that sort of thing?

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Palmer College of Chiropractic
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[P.K.Hansen]

The nearest good hobbystore is 65 miles from where I live, and I've never been there, but a visit has been planned for a while know.
I like your pins a lot, but I have this idea of making my own stuff as far as possible.
Nothing wrong with the quality of those pins.

 

[Chiro75]

They look okay, but they are heat-sensitive more than I would like. I used model paint made by Testor's for the color and I think it thins the epoxy a bit. I left that #2 tanto in the car on a hot day and it melted the epoxy pretty nicely in the pins enough that I had to resand the surface and refinish it. Maybe that's normal, though...

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My Custom Kydex Sheath pagehttp://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
Palmer College of Chiropractic
On Two Wheels