The Birth of a Subhilt fighter...

Lorien said:
I just got a nice simple knife from Stephan Fowler and I'm really happy it came my way. The man makes a good knife:thumbup:! I think this one is going to be great.
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I was going to reply to your Siska-esque comment but you edited it :):)

I've been off looking for a picture of the Jason Knight knife I saw at Batson's that inspired the blade details but can't find it...:grumpy:
 
sorry Stephan:o. For some reason, my wires crossed and I was thinking the OP was Stabber, who has an apparent fondness for Jim Siska's work.
This design does remind me of Siskas with all those curves. It's looking really good and no doubt will bear your own language entirely.
 
Sorry, not a whole lot done last night.
I've been fighting a bit of a stomach bug.



Anyways, I did get some work done.


First we have to pick an appropriate piece of stag
I want to use the one on the left and Ren agreed so we are off to the races

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First drill holes through the Pith all the way through the handle piece
You can see here also the tool I use to scrape out the channel for the tang.
It's just an old file that I annealed and cut up into the shape you see, then rehardened.
Also note the sharpie layout lines that keep me in line with the stag, VERY important.
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Here we've got our channel pretty well cut. I'm about dead ATM so we'll pick this up again tonight.
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Lovin' it, Stephan...

Are you still snorting charcoal dust to keep you mean?:D

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Feeling much much better now, thanks


Sooooo, picking up where we left off yesterday.

first we layout and cut for the Sub-Guard

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Here I am laying out the slot onto the guard stock (1/4 x 1 - 416SS)

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Looking good, but probably a little bigger than we want it

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That's the ticket

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Threaded rod brazed into the tang (I cut out a slot w/ my bandsaw)

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Hmmm, seems we have a gap here when we screw things down tight

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That's much better

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Got the nut Brazed onto the but cap material and everything glued up now

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Start to work down the profiles everywhere

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Details are important.
I carefully file grooves into the buttcap to match the Stag texture. (those are a PAIN to polish later... cest le vie)

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Pretty much done now

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and the other side. (couple scratches to get out)

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I'll darken it up a little bit with some dye and do a bunch of detail sanding to get all the nooks and crannies.

Tomorrow I will get out the lightbox and take nifty pics, after I get the sheath done.


I hope you all have enjoyed watching the process as much as I enjoyed showing it. It's really been fun.


Stephan
 
that's looking great man!
I've really enjoyed this thread, thanks very much Stephan:thumbup:
 
In the spirit of the WIP thread we have this first picture, just kinda shows my lighting setup. What you don't see is the big white piece of posterboard that usually ends up balanced or held in some oddball spot to bounce the light where I want it.

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First we have the knife all by itself

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I REALLY like how this shot came out. I've never really tried to use props before but I decided to go for it here and I'm pleased.

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Best shot I had showing the sheath, don't mind the bit of yellow poster hanger stuff, I use balls of that to position the blade where I want it.

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Details of the Blade

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Other side

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Gnarly Gnarly stag, I like it

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Some details of the subhilt

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And the overall handle

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