Richard338
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A Randall style in 3V.
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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.
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What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!
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Very cool, I love Randall style knives.
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Finished this one today. N690, bronze (edit: nope, it's brass), plastic spacer, spalted stabilized beech. I love the bronze - it may look similar as brass in the pictures, but in real life I think I see a subtle difference. (edit: yeah it looked to me like it had some more redish tint than the brass I usually use, but I guess it's still just brass - duh)
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This is that 52100 blade I showed earlier (the ugly one) I slapped some burgundy micarta on it. I'm going to take it to the job site tomorrow and let the boys play with it and reef on it a little!
Tony Mont
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Joshua Fisher
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Finished up this kiritsuke with African Blackwood handle yesterday. 8670 with a forced patina.
I didn't know that steel can shrinks so much
No , I will not do that . Line is very visible/ distinct . Problem was that deep crack also become very visible on edge after fine hand sanding bevels
So here it is in all glory ... my overnight shrinked knife . At least I managed to take photo where that line is visible
I am all new to surface grinding. Just recently got an SGA and now it's up and running after a couple of fixes.
What is your grit progression when doing this??
I found it neccessary to start with 120 ceramic to remove peening marks and decarb. Then 220 ceramic and finally A45 Trizact (appr P400). I will finish with a little hand sanding with P400.
The blade is an updated hunter profile Magnacut that should be at 62 hrc if I've done things right.
What is your grit progression when doing this??
I found it neccessary to start with 120 ceramic to remove peening marks and decarb. Then 220 ceramic and finally A45 Trizact (appr P400). I will finish with a little hand sanding with P400.
The blade is an updated hunter profile Magnacut that should be at 62 hrc if I've done things right.
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Sheep's foot is my favorite blade shape for almost all of my leather work and general shop work.
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Really loving the SureTouch handle material. Excited to see how it holds up for grip this deer season.
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That profile is about perfect for a hunter, enough belly for skinning enough tip for boning.....I am all new to surface grinding. Just recently got an SGA and now it's up and running after a couple of fixes.
What is your grit progression when doing this??
I found it neccessary to start with 120 ceramic to remove peening marks and decarb. Then 220 ceramic and finally A45 Trizact (appr P400). I will finish with a little hand sanding with P400.
The blade is an updated hunter profile Magnacut that should be at 62 hrc if I've done things right.
Thanks! Yes, I think it has something going for it. It will get a slight hollow grind on the 20" wheel and a convex edge.
Suretouch is just great. Here's a Wharnie-ish knife I used it on, on a moose hunt last year. I plan to use more of it!
DanF
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I have a love/hate relationship with Suretouch. Very nice.Suretouch is just great. Here's a Wharnie-ish knife I used it on, on a moose hunt last year. I plan to use more of it!