Warenski Inspired Vest Dagger

TK Steingass

TK Steingass

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About four years ago, I had the pleasure of handling a Buster Warenski vest dagger at the local cigar shop near Washington, DC. This is only the second one I've made as an order. What impressed me, apart from the fit/finish, was the hollow chisel grinds on one side, single hollow grind on the other. The next one I make will have both sides of the guard scalloped for thumb placement.

.187" CPM-154 stock
HT to Rc 59-60
8 1/4" OAL
4" Blade
Stainless furniture
Mirror finish
Stabilized black walnut with crotch flame figure
Soldered double guard
Horizontal ambidextrous carry sheath

 
Very nice & very interesting!

I'll bet that was fun to grind! Well done!

Steve
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Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Foundation
ABS AP
 
Thanks for the feedback fellas, I appreciate it
 
Nice job........I've got a couple of Elishewitz folders with that grind.
 
Craig Daniel said:
Excellent fit and finish, This will be a build worth repeating for sure!
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Agree - very challenging and different - the next one will have a built up tip like on my Bastion Dagger and a scalloped guard.
 
I have just picked up a production knife yesterday with that grind. It's a Tak Fukuta design from 1982, made in Japan for Parker's company, American Blade. Supposedly it's a grind that is quite old and crosses ethnic boundaries but I had never seen one on a modern blade until yours, so when I saw the little Fukuta yesterday it was meant to be mine :) Have you seen the grind on a modern blade elsewhere other than Warenski?

For the final edge, did you do the grind flat for the backside or is there a little bevel?

Thanks
 
brownshoe said:
I have just picked up a production knife yesterday with that grind. It's a Tak Fukuta design from 1982, made in Japan for Parker's company, American Blade. Supposedly it's a grind that is quite old and crosses ethnic boundaries but I had never seen one on a modern blade until yours, so when I saw the little Fukuta yesterday it was meant to be mine :) Have you seen the grind on a modern blade elsewhere other than Warenski?

For the final edge, did you do the grind flat for the backside or is there a little bevel?

Thanks
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brownshoe,

No, I have not seen this grind anywhere else......I imagine some of the seasoned collectors have. The backside is of course hollow ground and then I make it dead flat on a layout block with 1200 grit. Then the secondaries are ground with a 220 grit belt to a light burr, then both sides are stropped on a leather strop loaded with green chrome compound. Ouchy sharp :D
 
Thanks for the info, from your description and given the chisel nature of the grind, I believe it's super sharp.
 
I loved this as soon as I saw it. Because it reminded me of an SR Johnson blade I did years ago. Maybe he was inspired by Warenski. Here it is. It's all good!

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Thanks for posting this Jim - Steve's work is so clean
 
Thanks Coop. It's a nice knife, the back grind is an interesting twist. Wonder if it was done to make it "legal."

Per his website, Johnson credits Warenski and Loveless as teachers. Per an internet site, Tak Fukuta learned from Loveless. Could there be a Loveless with a similar grind? Is there a name for the grind design?
 
Sasaho yari. Blade is a leaf shaped or bamboo leaf shaped dagger grind on one side, flat with a hollow on the other.

It's a Japanese spear, and this type of design was somewhat common in the late 1600's.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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