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The LRK+ Mod Discussion and Pic Thread
- Thread starter Cliff Carter Knives
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Lookin' forward to it Todd.
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So you cut 'em right this time eh?ok. everything's all together now. more waiting.
Good deal.
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Hi Todd -
Looking good! thanks for the pic -
I had my light box out last night taking pictures, so I tried to get some of my LRK+ to show off the Amendoin wood -
The light box also shows off how dirt inside my camera.....oh well.
best
mqqn
Looking good! thanks for the pic -
I had my light box out last night taking pictures, so I tried to get some of my LRK+ to show off the Amendoin wood -
The light box also shows off how dirt inside my camera.....oh well.
best
mqqn
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ok. here we go. so, i did another WIP knife yesterday. i have the bug. so, worked on the LRK+ when i got home from work today.
i learned a bit from yesterday to today. yesterday, i was outside for 3+ hours. today, i worked that down to 1+ hours. i also skipped some steps today.
i don't want to post the other WIP thread because i feel weird linking to another maker's thread. if you want to see what i am talking about, you can just go to my profile and see my recent history (i'm guessing). i only mention it because, for me, it was part of this process.
rather than comment on each pic, i'm just going to go through my process and then just post a mess of pics. and be forewarned....there are a bunch.
i knew right away that i wanted a slim handle on this knife. so, i actually went back to the band saw and cut the scales right in half on each side. i really wish i thought of this yesterday. i started with a 40-grit grinding disc (set into my drill press). i then moved it to the bench vice and hit it with files. this took up the majority of my time. it is tough to get the symmetry just right.
then, i just finished with 400 and 800-grit sandpaper. i already had the right shape with the files. so, i did the handle shoe-polish style and this helped contour the edges nicely.
then, i drank a beer.
i still need to properly finish the knife. it still has epoxy on the blade and just a bit on the butt and finger groove. but overall, i am pleased with it. feels great in the hand. and the KOA really has a nice grain. this really might be my new favorite knife.
ok, ok....on to the pics!
before:
during:
after:
i learned a bit from yesterday to today. yesterday, i was outside for 3+ hours. today, i worked that down to 1+ hours. i also skipped some steps today.
i don't want to post the other WIP thread because i feel weird linking to another maker's thread. if you want to see what i am talking about, you can just go to my profile and see my recent history (i'm guessing). i only mention it because, for me, it was part of this process.
rather than comment on each pic, i'm just going to go through my process and then just post a mess of pics. and be forewarned....there are a bunch.
i knew right away that i wanted a slim handle on this knife. so, i actually went back to the band saw and cut the scales right in half on each side. i really wish i thought of this yesterday. i started with a 40-grit grinding disc (set into my drill press). i then moved it to the bench vice and hit it with files. this took up the majority of my time. it is tough to get the symmetry just right.
then, i just finished with 400 and 800-grit sandpaper. i already had the right shape with the files. so, i did the handle shoe-polish style and this helped contour the edges nicely.
then, i drank a beer.
i still need to properly finish the knife. it still has epoxy on the blade and just a bit on the butt and finger groove. but overall, i am pleased with it. feels great in the hand. and the KOA really has a nice grain. this really might be my new favorite knife.
ok, ok....on to the pics!
before:
during:
after:
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i'm back for more! working from home today and took a lunchbreak to try to cleanup my LRK+ a bit. it's tough to see in some pics above, but there was still a good amount of epoxy left on the spine, butt, etc. plus, the wood was a bit rough. and, i needed to polish up the blade a bit more. had epoxy on that too, and remember....this started as a HT finish.
i guess that was all a long-winded way of saying...."I was trying to make the steel shiny."
i hit it with the sandpaper today. i know, i know....less talking more pics. maybe these don't really look much different, but sorry...can't help myself.
hard at work. uh-oh. what sandles? nothing to see here.
Here she is....my LRK+. i would like to thank JK Knives for making this all possible....
i guess that was all a long-winded way of saying...."I was trying to make the steel shiny."
i hit it with the sandpaper today. i know, i know....less talking more pics. maybe these don't really look much different, but sorry...can't help myself.
hard at work. uh-oh. what sandles? nothing to see here.
Here she is....my LRK+. i would like to thank JK Knives for making this all possible....