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Cru wear petty 180 mm

 

[navman]

Some cold weather work. After pondering a recent post, I decided to make a drop point hunter with a 4.5 inch blade, as a prototype, started as a sketch last night. I usually prefer to make sub 3.5 inch blade knives, but wanted to give it a go. Handle is comfortable, blade is high hollow ground on a 10 inch wheel, which presented some challenges, which I enjoyed. Tapered tang, and will get a rounded spine and thumb serrations. Stock is .160 CPM 4V that I have had on hand from Crucible for some years, just waiting for the right project. OAL is 9 inches.

What do you all think?

 

[navman]

Here it is after sanding: spine is rounded, bevels are polished and it is ready for HT (gonna be a bit, though).

 

[Jak Epp]

Some cold weather work. After pondering a recent post, I decided to make a drop point hunter with a 4.5 inch blade, as a prototype, started as a sketch last night. I usually prefer to make sub 3.5 inch blade knives, but wanted to give it a go. Handle is comfortable, blade is high hollow ground on a 10 inch wheel, which presented some challenges, which I enjoyed. Tapered tang, and will get a rounded spine and thumb serrations. Stock is .160 CPM 4V that I have had on hand from Crucible for some years, just waiting for the right project. OAL is 9 inches.

What do you all think?

I’m really digging that profile. Nice job!

 

[Scaniaman]

Here it is after sanding: spine is rounded, bevels are polished and it is ready for HT (gonna be a bit, though).

Classy!

 

[Lorien]

 

[TheEdge01]

Here’s a camp knife I’m finishing up. The blade is 26c3, and the scales are camouflage dymalux with black pins.

 

[TheEdge01]

Here’s one I’ve been working on today. It’s just about ready for the sheath. It has an 80crv2 blade. The scales are Coshar Ebony with black liners and copper hardware.

 

[navman]

Because two is one and one is none...another 4.5" drop point hunter in CPM 4V. Found another bar in my steel stash from AKS that I bought YEARS ago, now seemed like a good time to make something from it.

still doing pre-HT prep on the top one.

 

[navman]

Top is at 320. Bottom is at 800.

 

[Alex Topfer]

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Had a cool day over here so i did some forging, and now I'm doing some grinding. 26c3 kitchen knife, ~25cm blade

 

[navman]

Just ordered some more 4V...stuff is more expensive than S90V! I like working with it so far though.

 

[TheEdge01]

Here’s a gut hook hunter I finished recently. It has a deer stag handle, walnut/micarta spacers, and a nickel silver guard. The blade is 80crv2.

 

[FredyCro]

Because two is one and one is none...another 4.5" drop point hunter in CPM 4V. Found another bar in my steel stash from AKS that I bought YEARS ago, now seemed like a good time to make something from it.

still doing pre-HT prep on the top one.

That new pattern turned out really nice!

 

[Lorien]

 

[Way-Barney]

Doing a test strip today 2.3mm 1084.
4 Samples
Quadruple harden.
Test HRC of each one.
Home made Charpy test of each one, as quenched. (put in vice and hit with hammer, un-notched)

 

[Way-Barney]

Started a few blanks for a kitchen set while the oven warms up,

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

You might want to try that nikiri in your hand before going farther. I think the bird's head tang will not allow finger clearance to the cutting board.
You could keep the handle as-is, but change the angle of the edge and make it more like a honsuki or gyuto, which will raise the handle angle. Just re-grind the edge from about half of the height at the tip to the heel.

 

[Way-Barney]

You might want to try that nikiri in your hand before going farther. I think the bird's head tang will not allow finger clearance to the cutting board.
You could keep the handle as-is, but change the angle of the edge and make it more like a honsuki or gyuto, which will raise the handle angle. Just re-grind the edge from about half of the height at the tip to the heel.

well spotted Stacy thanks,

knuckle basher

 

[Way-Barney]

well spotted Stacy thanks,

knuckle basher

is a pinch grip ok with that style of knife?
top one is supposed to be Honsuki.