This one is from a remainder of D2 / Bohler K110 that I left to marinate in the shop for a couple of years before finally using it. Handle is micarta with brass liners, blade is polished to P1200 – a little higher than my usual P600 or 800. Sheath – simple pouch style using leather, hot-waxed. This one is shipped and proceeds go to a school taking care of special needs kids. Good stuff.
There is a technique to straighten a blade bent after heat treatment – you repeatedly strike the inside of the bent curve with a very hard object, thus spreading the material on that side only Read more…
Similarly to the previous knife this one is an attempt at a keyhole bolster. Steel is Vanadis 4 Extra. Handle is grenadillo. The bolster has been 3d printed with allowances for final machining and polishing Read more…
This is my attempt at a keyhole handle design. I can’t make integrals (easily) so a simple bolster it is. It took 4 attempts to get the handle to fit right, but it was worth Read more…
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