WIN1 Prototype Necker

[Brian.Evans]

Nick Wheeler made a small paring knife the other day, which was the inspiration for this pattern. It's about 5 3/4" oal, .080" stock. The steel is belt finished 52100, curly maple scales with brass pins and an oil and varnish finish. Heat treat by Darrin Sanders to 62 rockwell.

I can't wait to make another of these. It is about the perfect size for front pocket carry, or low profile belt carry. I need a sheath made now, but I'm not sure how I want to carry it.

I think the next one I'm going to do in a stainless of some sort with elephant or mammoth ivory.

Anyway, here are some pictures. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome. These are the first pictures I've ever tried with a light box. It is just a hacked together thing, but I'm going to make a much better one for the next time I take pictures.

 

[Fletch Helical]

Nice looking knife and real good looking curly maple :thumbup:.

Two things that stand out: Are those gouges on the left front scales by the front or is that just how the wood is?

Also the back pin on the right side looks like you tried filling around it or you had some tear out. Otherwise nice looking little necker/EDC knife!

 

[Brian.Evans]

Nice looking knife and real good looking curly maple :thumbup:.

Two things that stand out: Are those gouges on the left front scales by the front or is that just how the wood is?

Also the back pin on the right side looks like you tried filling around it or you had some tear out. Otherwise nice looking little necker/EDC knife!

The left side front are the wood. **edit: I see where you mean now. I tripped holding the knife and fell against my floor jack when I was in my shop about five minutes before I took these pictures. I rubbed a bit of strain on the scratches to make it look better, but it still hurts to see.** The back side is where I peened the pin down a bit and apparently didn't grind down far enough. I didn't notice it until the very last and frankly I didn't want to go back through everything to fix it. If it was going out I would, but this was more for evaluation of a new pattern more than anything. Annoying though, isn't it. Haha.

Thanks for the comments and kind words.

 

[Brian.Evans]

Oh, and this curly maple is outstanding. I bought three pairs of 3/4"x6"x1/4" sized scales for $7 shipped off the 'bay. The chatoyance after four costs of the oil, sanding between, then 3000 grit and buff with a cloth after the last coat really makes them pop. I need to go buy more. These are the first maple pieces I've seen the chatoyance in when they've been sanded only to 60 grit.

 

[PT Doc]

holy cow. that looked way bigger in the first photos. then your hand gave it scale. very nice.