Woods Bladeworks TiTAN PRE-ORDER

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nickortizzle1035 said:
"Leviathan"?! sounds awesome! Can't wait to see some designs for that!
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Choke said:
I used to be in a band called Leviathan. :)
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Windex_ said:
I once called a girl a Leviathan and got slapped.
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Ramiel said:
I once called a Leviathan a girl and got slapped.
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For all info on "Leviathan" concept. GO HERE ==> http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/978655-quot-Leviathan-quot-Concept-and-Prototype
 
OK that magical time has come! The blades are back from heat treat! Over the next few days I will be hand sanding these bad boys to perfection. I'll keep you updated on my progress.

Here they are fresh out of the oven. Some scale and a slight pink tint. RC 61 verified.

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Here I sand blasted them and they look BEAUTIFUL!

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OMG! Yes!!
These are so close now I can just taste em...tastes kinda metal-y. I would not recommend putting this in your mouth btw. :barf:
 
It sounds like you will have earned every penny on these. I appreciate having the opportunity to own one!
 
I've just gotta say again how excited I am to get this. It has been awesome to witness the progress throughout. I've already got an awesome plan for a comparison pic of the TiTAN with a new knife I just got today :)
 
Afters last nights 36 grit frustrations I melted away all my problems with my favorite tool, the Non-Woven Norton Bear-Tex belt. The medium belt is about a 120-150grit and it makes everything so smooooth, no burrs and no random gouges. I also polished up the bearing pockets to make the flipping even better.

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Haha, I can't remember who said it, I think it was James Terrio, but here it is:
I try to put a near final finish on 3V before HT because once it is hardened, hand sanding 400 grit scratches out of it quickly becomes a day long screaming bitchfest!
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Have fun! :p
 
Well today was a lovely mix of accomplishment and me cursing. Got a ton of reaming done to get the pivots just perfect, no slop, just a silky interference fit. I also drilled out the ball detent holes to spec. I set up my tapping station to tap the titanium to accept the 4-40 flat head screws that fit the standoffs and pocket clip in place. All holes are drilled with a #43 single fluted carbide bit, to spec. Added a little tapping lube aaaaaaand SNAP!

:grumpy::mad::miserable::livid:

Broke the damn tap. I took a breath got out my extra rainy day 4-40 taps aaaaand SNAP. Broke 3 before I gave up. Thank GOD this is titanium and all I have to do is soak the handles in FeCl overnight to dissolve those little bastards out.

I jumped on McMaster-Carr and rush ordered 3 Cobalt Steel Spiral Flute Taps (I better not break these they cost $35 a piece:eek:) I also ordered solid carbide #42 and #41 drill bits to open up the tapping hole a tiny bit and stop breaking my damn taps. Now all I have to do is re drill 60 holes. Well some days are better than others.

I have a feeling these fancy taps and a larger hole will conquer this problem ASAP.

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