Winter kith 2016/2017. WooHoo! My knife arrived!

WooHoo!! My kith knife came! I got the wharnie style blade from Ghostman3, and I'm really happy with it. The scales are worth saving, for sure. I took a couple pics with my phone, and put the knife in the freezer to try to free the scales. It looks like the wood shrunk a bit as the glue dried pulling the front of the scales up. If I can free them, I'll draw back two spots on the tang and add pin holes to better secure the scales.

The sheath is well constructed, and fits well. The blade is 52100, perfect for the application I need this knife for. If it's ok with you Thomas, I would like to thin the tip of the blade as I want it to cut leather, and bring the index finger forward. I won't do that if that ruins your vision for this knife.
 
Scales came off in one piece, and the blade is Rc60, so it's a good heat treat. :thumbup:
 
I drew the tang back, drilled the holes, and have one scale glued up for tonight. I really like this knife!!!! I'm glad I saved the scales. :thumbup:

Thanks Thomas!!!!
 
I'm glad it's working out for you! Do whatever you want to with! Just post pictures afterward so we can see. Very glad you were able to fix the scales and glad my HT came out good. Hope it works well for you.


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As far as I can tell, everyone has their kith knife. If anyone didn't get theirs, let me know, otherwise we can remove this thread from the stickies.

Thanks again for everyone that participated.
 
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