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Richard338 said:
The fuller was either easy or a fluke. It was my first test of a new fuller grinding attachment and I just winged it. It was the first grind on a rectangular piece of stock, before I even did the profile.
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That makes sense, nice even stable surface.
 
Tony Bose pattern and trying out some vintage phenol material.
Just enjoying the process :)

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Scaniaman said:
New outdoor pattern. Blade is 128 mm convex Cruwear 62 Hrc. Tapered tang, micarta and nickel silver rivets.

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I like that a lot👍

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it was awesome getting this fit up and bonded today! So much can go wrong, putting together a knife like this, but it's so worth it. This is the strongest and lightest way to make a handle, in my opinion. Only four components in total; blade, ferrule, handle block, pin. And man does it fit together perfect. A few flaws, but my best try yet. Next one will be even better.
 
So as I have made different knives I've posted them on my FB page for friends and family to view.
A guy I know in WI texted me after seeing some of them and wanted to know if I would make a knife for him. He sent this photo and said he wanted the blade to come out the other end of the handle. The hole for the shifter is where this blade is attached. The other end is just bead blasted.

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In order to mount the blade on the opposite end I had to mill a 3/16" slot because the end was radiused. The slot allowed me to recess the choil into the handle.
I managed to make it work with my large drill press and an end mill.
Next the hard part. I had to connect the milled slot with the threaded hole for the shifter located on the other side of the handle. Basically it meant drilling and filing a slot all the way through the handle for the tang.

And here is the final product.

Knife #17
Blade is 6 1/2" of D2
I would never have come up with this idea. Just not one I would have thought to do.
A bit of a challenge to make, lots of file/fit/file/fit/file/fit.
It's surprisingly comfortable in the hand.
Now to put an edge on it and send it off.

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Forrest Taylor said:
So as I have made different knives I've posted them on my FB page for friends and family to view.
A guy I know in WI texted me after seeing some of them and wanted to know if I would make a knife for him. He sent this photo and said he wanted the blade to come out the other end of the handle. The hole for the shifter is where this blade is attached. The other end is just bead blasted.

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In order to mount the blade on the opposite end I had to mill a 3/16" slot because the end was radiused. The slot allowed me to recess the choil into the handle.
I managed to make it work with my large drill press and an end mill.
Next the hard part. I had to connect the milled slot with the threaded hole for the shifter located on the other side of the handle. Basically it meant drilling and filing a slot all the way through the handle for the tang.

And here is the final product.

Knife #17
Blade is 6 1/2" of D2
I would never have come up with this idea. Just not one I would have thought to do.
A bit of a challenge to make, lots of file/fit/file/fit/file/fit.
It's surprisingly comfortable in the hand.
Now to put an edge on it and send it off.

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that"s awesome
 
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