WIP-weekend

[Hengelo_77]

I know it is monday but I just had to show this one
How about this on the ricasso?
(It's a single blade so I dropped the last 'S' )

 

[Hengelo_77]

This is the knife from the above post. I decided on black paper micarta with a cross-cut G10 shield.
I didnt like the first shield but I was able to overlay it with a second one.
You can also clearly see how the pivot hole is not in the center of the shadow disk. I like how after peening the shadow disk lays in the middle.

I think the scales could have looked good as they were but I decided to have some fun.

My grindlines are also getting better. And I got close to a pulled swedge (free hand)

I hope to peen this one together somewhere this week, I'm looking forewards to carry this one and and try it out.
I really like the zulu-spear design, a bit of belly when you need it but a handy point, nice and low.

 

[Hengelo_77]

I peened the black and yellow knife and most important of all the pivot disappeared in the shadow disk!
I jigged the scales so that the hole of the middle and back pin are at the bottom of the jigging. I hammered those pins confex so it looks a bit like a small steel ball on the bottom of the jigging.
I'm not fully happy with the result of the black-yellow one but I'm getting somewhere.
And I have another one to practice on!
Brown paper micarta with a cross-cut natural G10 shield.

Enjoying the process

 

[Hengelo_77]

And this is the last one of the batch of four I'm working on.
It's the first nail nick I've cut with the machine I use. It is a bit of a guess how deep to cut it pre-HT before the bevels are ground in.
I like how this one turned out but slightly larger would have suited it as well.

This is what I have in mind

So, let's solder!

The joy of hand sanding.
EMD stones save a lot of time compared to sandpaper. On this one I went 320, 400 and 600. To finish it I'll use 600 sandpaper. Sandpaper leaves a far better finish then stones.

And counting...

So what do you guys think?

 

[glennbad]

I'm really enjoying seeing the quality of your work increasing with each build. I like the brown jigged better than the black, but the black looks cool regardless!

 

[Hengelo_77]

Old blades can still be used to practice nail nicks.
I can see both kinds being used. There is room for improofment but this opens up more possibilities.
I can see the longer thinner one just below the false edge of a clippoint.
What do you guys think?

 

[holo07]

Excellent work

 

[Hengelo_77]

I work in small batchest, my current one is five slipjoints.
This one started out as a Zulu but I messed something up pre-HT. I made it a drop point to have a practice knife, had the nail nick a bit to high post-HT and made it a clip point with a nice and shiny swedge.
It's a bit of a Frankenstein but it lets me try a couple of things, including EDC-ing a clip point for a while.
I like a nice and skinny nail nick just under the swedge.

Part of learning how to make slipjoints is figuring out how to get done what you want with the machines/tools you have.
I made this jig and now I can relieve the liners, left and right in mirror image of eachother. Not perfect yet but getting somwhere.

Dovetailed bolsters next

And I marked the kind of steel I use, I like these small details.
(RWL34 ~ CPM154 stainless)

 

[Hengelo_77]

The two projects I've shown above here didn't work out, but that's learning how to make slipjoints.
I started a new batch and got it back from HT.
Two zulu's, a clippoint barlow and a wharncliffe.

The first zulu is taking shape with vintage linnen micarta, a nailpull on either side (gives more grip pinching it open) and a cut swedge.
It will get either a stainless or bronce shield, haven't decided yet. Wich option would you prefer?

 

[glennbad]

Bronze sounds interesting, but mainly because it's different than stainless, which is very common for shields.

Great work!

 

[Hengelo_77]

I ended up making a stainless shield because I'm not sure the bronze pin stock and flat stock I have are the same alloy. I wanted to do a peened shield and for the pin to disappear it has to be the same. So stainless it was.
It all went well but I think it is a bit to large for this knife. What do you guys think?
Looking at it I think a shield should not be larger then the shadow disk.
The stripes on the shield is reflection.
I like the vintage micarta

Next one is a barlow. The first pic shows how I get it back from HT. I grind the bevels post HT. I think I'm getting somewhere .

And this is my best nail nick to date! I'm very content with this one!
I cut it nice and high. I find a high nail nick/pull more comfortable to use.

There is something about a nail nick with a pulled swedge I think.

All this is more then one weekend worth of work but to keep true to the thread I'll post in the weekend. I did do the last blade yesterday on friday

 

[glennbad]

I don't think the shield is too big. The butt of the knife does flare out, so I think the rest of the knife makes the shield work.

Your barlow is coming along nicely, thank you for sharing your WIP pics.