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james terrio
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Thanks again, all of you! 
I did take some liberties with the client's original drawing, sometimes by necessity and sometimes for functionality. I used textured G10 for the scales to ensure extra grip; if he doesn't like that I can polish them smooth before shipping. The tight, crisp transitions between grinds have been blurred both by my hand-finishing and by the bead-blasting process. This knife does not have the look of one made by CNC machinery, so in that regard, I've failed. But I am confident in its ability to cut well.
You'll notice that the pattern of the serrations on the spine is slightly different from the original drawing. This is due to me spacing them evenly, in such a way that I could set and sharpen them by hand.
I made three keeper straps instead of two on the front of the sheath, because 3 snaps are more secure and if needed, he can put a smaller pouch between any two straps. I've "shake tested" the sheath with the knife in it and a Buck 110 attached to the front, and I cannot shake anything loose.
I did take some liberties with the client's original drawing, sometimes by necessity and sometimes for functionality. I used textured G10 for the scales to ensure extra grip; if he doesn't like that I can polish them smooth before shipping. The tight, crisp transitions between grinds have been blurred both by my hand-finishing and by the bead-blasting process. This knife does not have the look of one made by CNC machinery, so in that regard, I've failed. But I am confident in its ability to cut well.
You'll notice that the pattern of the serrations on the spine is slightly different from the original drawing. This is due to me spacing them evenly, in such a way that I could set and sharpen them by hand.
I made three keeper straps instead of two on the front of the sheath, because 3 snaps are more secure and if needed, he can put a smaller pouch between any two straps. I've "shake tested" the sheath with the knife in it and a Buck 110 attached to the front, and I cannot shake anything loose.
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james i like the way that came out.
how much would you charge for this in d2. 11 inch blade 1/4 inch thick. im willing to change some aspects of the blade design. some people said a full flat grind with a convex edge would be better and cut down on weight
i want it to be the knife equivalent of the good-bad-ugly revolver and holster
how much would you charge for this in d2. 11 inch blade 1/4 inch thick. im willing to change some aspects of the blade design. some people said a full flat grind with a convex edge would be better and cut down on weight
i want it to be the knife equivalent of the good-bad-ugly revolver and holster
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james terrio
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John,your PM/email function isn't enabled. If you send me an email I'll be happy to work up a quote for you. This isn't the right subforum to discuss prices and sales
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That knife came out GREAT!
Now, I don't know about everyone else, but I for one and now curious on how you did the inlays.... safe or not.
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Now, I don't know about everyone else, but I for one and now curious on how you did the inlays.... safe or not.
I'm guessing he channeled them out with an endmill on a drill press. He probably used a milling vice to feed the handle slabs. That's what I would do... errr
... if I wanted to show an example of an unsafe work operation.
james terrio
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I'll never tell 
Actually, yeah, that's exactly how I did it, minus the milling vise. It was all guided by hand and calibrated eyeball. Don't try this at home.
Actually, yeah, that's exactly how I did it, minus the milling vise. It was all guided by hand and calibrated eyeball. Don't try this at home.
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Wow, had kinda lost hope on seeing this one done, glad I was wrong. Looks great! Wish we coulda seen more of the WIP but hey, either way, end result is end result. Looks fantastic, and I have a really hard time reconciling the beginning drawings and the early WIP pics with the final result. Just incredible work there. Hopefully the owner can post up some bigger pics once he gets it in hand, cause I would love to see some larger pics of that thing. Good job James!
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You're really not missing much, other than many many hours of watching me hand-file the various bevels. The wide convex and semi-chisel tip were ground normally on the belt grinder; the rest had to be done by hand since they're narrower than my 2" belts. If I had to do it over again I'd take the time to build a 1" platen for those parts... but the transition between the draw-knife portion and the chopping portion would still have to be done by hand. Lots of interesting angles going on there.
The serrations on top were cut with hand files and sharpened after HT with a small cylindrical stone in a rotary tool. The rest was sharpened by hand. Some said it couldn't or shouldn't be done, but... it's done!
I just shipped it out earlier today, the client should get it in 6-10 days (he's in another country). I'll ask him for feedback and pics when he gets it.
Thanks again for all of your kind words and encouragement