troop knife photos (ones that will be donated)

DanGraves

DanGraves

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Here is the troop knife I am donating. A student of mine named Chris and I made it. He shaped it and did most of the grinding, hardened it and I took over. It is stamped CD for Chris and Dan. 1095 differentially heat treated and red stag with nickel silver bolsters. 8 inches overall. Does not have a sheath as I dont make them. Maybe a sheath maker will chime in. When you guys finish a knife, post it here and we can see what they are getting. Hope a bunch of you good folks are going to be making some. For the troops, the guys that protect are freedom.

 
Dan,
Talking to you on the phone. Have to say that it is a very good looking EDC.
Thanks for your support. I will post mine in about a week or so.
Bryan
 
Great knife for a great cause. Excellent job from both of you.:thumbup:
 
Wow! Nice knife. This is the first full tang knife of yours that I have ever seen. You old dawg, you still have the touch. I guess I need to get busy and finish the one I have been tinkering with. Dan, is it all right if we take up a collection and buy you another background board for your photo needs?:D:p
 
Well guys, I was making a set of knives out of 1075 and was really having problems heat treating them. I have decided to put those knives to the side and start with another type of steel that I have worked with in the past with good results. So, I recieved my O1 on Friday and finished roughing out 4 blades out of a stick. Hopefully, one of them will make it to the finish stages. I will start grinding the blades out tomorrow. I hope to have some pics up by this Wednesday evening. Good luck to everyone.
Bryan
 
Well, I was able to do the initial grind on my O-1 that I got ready on Saturday before work. I started with a 60 grit and went to a 120. After the 120 belt I then hand sanded to 120 grit. I will do some cleanup on it in the morning while it is cool. Before I went any further with it, I wanted to post a few pictures of it and get some feedback on a couple of things.
The blade is O-1
Blade edge length is 5 1/4 inches
Thickness is 5/32
Height is 1 inch
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In all three pictures, you can see where I have circled the blade right below the plunge line. I would like to get rid of that bit of metal there so the blade will be sharp from there to the tip. I was wondering how you guys do that yourself. I was thinking about using a dremel on low speed or just taking it real slow with a round chainsaw file until I like the look of it.
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The plunge lines are not quite the same on both sides. As you can tell from looking at the pictures. I will try to clean those up tomorrow with some more sanding.
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For an initial grind, I am thinking I went up a little too high on my grind. We will just have to see how this one works out after heat treat. I have three others waiting in the wings just like this one. I want to make sure that Bart gets the best knife I can make for him. Like I said, any questions, comments and takes on this blade would be most welcome. Thanks for taking the time to look.
 
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Here is my knife that I will be sending to Bart. I switched blades because I didnt like the knife I finished. The thought of it was better than how it turned out.
Blade is 1095
Blade Length is 3"
Overall length is 6 1/2"
Handle material is carbon fiber (I love this stuff)
Sheath is not finished yet
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I can see a slight bulge around one of the pins. I did peen the nickel silver pins, but not much at all. I will have to figure out what I did wrong with that one.
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Right where the plunge line becomes the edge... I was really unsure of how to grind that area. I still have to sharpen the knife, but for all intents and purposes the blade is finished. I hope you all enjoy looking at the knife. Any feedback would be most welcome.
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Thanks to all for your support in this endeavor.
Thank,
Bryan
 
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Bryan, nice looking knife. Here is a tip on pins in handle material. I never peen it as a lot of material I use can split as the peen causes stress. Just slightly bend the pin and it will lock in. Between the pin and glue, I have never had failure.
 
I have a rehandle project to finish today and then I'll finish grinding my troop knife. Sorry for the delays. :o
 
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