Your COVID19 responses (projects you’re doing), let’s see ‘em, and mine (86 splitback whittler mod)

Well it didn't turn out that great because it's just not a skill I really have, but I extended the swedge.
I probably should have just found someone to do it for me, but I need the practice anyways.

It definitely ended up wider than a small Bowie Bowie of this size would have.
 
I have way to many other things going on and am working my way through some projects to justify it but I was able to get some extra nice handle material and just couldn’t wait. I’ll put up a few other pics on the modified thread later.
Went from this:
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to this:
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Some years ago I found this Schrade Walden NY USA with no handle covers. Because it's such a nice knife in such good condition, and because it 's easy to cut handles for a barehead, I used epoxy putty. Maybe it still had its pins, that might explain it- I have a terrible time drilling the holes in the right places to receive surviving pins. So anyway, I dabbed at it with a dremel cutter to try to obscure my uneven squishing.
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I'll probably go over it again with a spherical cutter. Eventually I'll like the look or I'll remove the remains and give it a nicer material.
 
screened porch said:
Some years ago I found this Schrade Walden NY USA with no handle covers. Because it's such a nice knife in such good condition, and because it 's easy to cut handles for a barehead, I used epoxy putty. Maybe it still had its pins, that might explain it- I have a terrible time drilling the holes in the right places to receive surviving pins. So anyway, I dabbed at it with a dremel cutter to try to obscure my uneven squishing.
v0hZEGK.jpg

I'll probably go over it again with a spherical cutter. Eventually I'll like the look or I'll remove the remains and give it a nicer material.
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That's pretty cool.
I think I'll look for epoxy putty next time I'm at the hardware store.
 
So far I'd say it's been a successful first attempt at a center seam sheath, I certainly expected it to come out much worse.


Once it dries I'll figure out a way to add some kind of stud or something, and I think I'll skive off a couple thin pieces of leather and glue them into the throat of the sheath to tighten the fit up some.
 
Got bored and used my grinder on this large Sodbuster I had laying around. Turned it into a clip point and added a pocket clip as well. The grind actually looks pretty good besides the sharpie mark on the show side.
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Excuse the gunk on the blade I used it to cut open a marinated tri tip....I hang the blade off of my smoker on the off chance I don't have a blade on me....:eek:
 
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