The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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Well ....... I can say that at least I try to make it with threaded inlet nut 
I make real mess with hole , don t ask how 
Sometimes trying to fix the problem , good ideas come to mind ....mix of epoxy and carbon fiber as mortar to hide my stupidity 
I make notch on tang so carbon can catch on ,opening in wood is deep about 8mm...
090172AF-847D-4FD2-92C7-038CD9922E9B by Wjkrywko, on Flickr
EC968571-198E-4C4D-93F5-7A75B5F22944 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr
34EC6F70-99F4-43B6-B827-CFB8BA4AFD15 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr
988E9E8A-8A23-4E10-83BA-84B23D67A3CE by Wjkrywko, on Flickr
248D4FDE-E5B8-45D8-B4CB-57DDC8F73576 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr248D4FDE-E5B8-45D8-B4CB-57DDC8F73576 by Wjkrywko, on FlickrIDK, that guard looks a little long and the butt looks a little small.Here’s a few more I finished up.
Vanax with a fluke Rc63. Normally they come out at Rc60/61 max. I tested this one 20 times, and then my other samples. It’s definitely harder. Paring knife is z-fiNit, Rc60, and the petty is W2/15n20, Rc64. Handles are Hawaiian Eucalyptus, Pomelle Mahogany, and Cocobolo.
They are pretty roughly finished, but are intended as users.
z-max at Rc69. I went pretty thin. 0.007” before sharpening, and 15dps. It cuts quite well, but I chipped it prying the lid on my varnish oil open. Definitely not good for edc use with that geometry.
And the z-fiNit parer.
I like it ..... nice colorThis has to be the best looking belt on my grinder yet.
did you ever try Klingspor for grinding ?
Here’s a few more I finished up.
Vanax with a fluke Rc63. Normally they come out at Rc60/61 max. I tested this one 20 times, and then my other samples. It’s definitely harder. Paring knife is z-fiNit, Rc60, and the petty is W2/15n20, Rc64. Handles are Hawaiian Eucalyptus, Pomelle Mahogany, and Cocobolo.
They are pretty roughly finished, but are intended as users.
z-max at Rc69. I went pretty thin. 0.007” before sharpening, and 15dps. It cuts quite well, but I chipped it prying the lid on my varnish oil open. Definitely not good for edc use with that geometry.
And the z-fiNit parer.
Here’s a few more I finished up.
Vanax with a fluke Rc63. Normally they come out at Rc60/61 max. I tested this one 20 times, and then my other samples. It’s definitely harder. Paring knife is z-fiNit, Rc60, and the petty is W2/15n20, Rc64. Handles are Hawaiian Eucalyptus, Pomelle Mahogany, and Cocobolo.
They are pretty roughly finished, but are intended as users.
z-max at Rc69. I went pretty thin. 0.007” before sharpening, and 15dps. It cuts quite well, but I chipped it prying the lid on my varnish oil open. Definitely not good for edc use with that geometry.
And the z-fiNit parer.
Thanks! That’s a neat package.I usually make small to medium size fixed blade knives and try to make them sheeple friendly.
Here's an idea to keep and carry such a knife without people immediately noticing you have a fixed blade on you.
It takes the knife edge to the left or to the right so you can wear it inside a pocket, outside your clothing, left handed, or right handed. It also has a clip that doubles as a belt loop. Wear it inside your jacket, in the front pocket of your pants or on your belt, it's all possible.
I had some nice thick leather from my former dayjob. Here I thinned one side from full thickness to paper thin.
So you can fould it double without getting thicker.
And it takes the upper half of a magnet closure(correct term?) without it showing on the outside.
(and it shows the clip I used)
Here a test piece: I removed enough material for the leather to take the clip without showing it on the outside or become thicker.
The clip is in the leather.
Here is the inside. I removed material in two steps. The large square to cover the clip on the inside and the smaller one, deeper to accept the clip.
Here you go a clipped sheath without becoming thicker.
Just a sleek and discrete black leather case, nothing screeming knife.
And it holds a ~4" fixed blade knife.
