I will get ya a pic but I have already made the other micarta. I am using the bow oven to cook it quickly. ready in an hour.
I will get ya a pic but I have already made the other micarta. I am using the bow oven to cook it quickly. ready in an hour.
Think I will reshape the the area by the ricasso. its too blocky. mosais look good , sry they are hard to see. i need a better camera or one that will do video.
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I have deadlined this knife . Just not happy with it and when trying to polish a set of scratches out that I accidentally put on it before normalizing it made a small dip in the tang so I guess it will go in the junk pile.
New knife on the way however
Junk pile???!!!???Originally Posted by Erratus Animus
I have deadlined this knife . Just not happy with it and when trying to polish a set of scratches out that I accidentally put on it before normalizing it made a small dip in the tang so I guess it will go in the junk pile.
New knife on the way however
cosmetic flaws do NOT an unusable knife make!
Well, yeah. Throw it in the trash..my trash...you can use my garbage can....just toss it in there. I hate cosmetic blemishes just as much as the next guy.
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I was able to remove the offending blemish and now it is going to an young man to be his first real knife. Cant say anymore in case he reads this while his dad is away. All that is left is to buff the blade and put the handles on.
When it comes to my stuff that I make , if it does not come out right then I will trash it. I would say its an OCD thing but the proper order is CDO
If I threw out all my knives that had blemishes......well, I wouldn't have very many knives.
Here is the blade cleaned up and ready to be wrapped in tape and the handle work begins . the woods in the pic are all woods that I can use but I am a nice guy so I will let my friends here chose. In my thick spined knives, 3/16, I will grind the center of the handle and drill multiple hole to lessen the weight of the knife and to give more surface area for the epoxy to hold onto. ON a thin spined knife , 1/8, I scuff the center and drill 4 holes.
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I really like the knife and adding "tactical" to it means not a damn thing to me.
I like the shape, handle it how yo want and it will be awesome. Just don't put gunkote on the blade.
its not for me ,its for a young mans first knife. My knife is going to be dressed in the gorgeous piece of Osage Orange in the pic with a flared brass lanyard hole and mosaic pins shaped like the Star of David - I made those too
When the Father of the boy sees the woods he can pick, This one is on me !
the top is Dymonnd wood just like my TD longbow
next is the Osage, there is enough for several knives
The Zebra wood, another cool wood, has a camo look
A nice piece of Bacote, excellent grain in this one too
Finally some Crashcrata I made with black and Khaki canvas
That bacote is the shiznit.
I had a compass, but without a map, it's just a cool toy to show you where oceans and ice are.
A buddy of mine gets it in very nice grain patterns for use in making custom bows. I get it for 20 bucks a block and a block is 2 by 2 by 18 or 2 by 4 by 24 for 45. Very fair price indeed for that quality. Makes a lot of handles.
Lookin good!
-Frank
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I think that the young man getting this knife will be ecstatic.
He does not know yet
I still have old knives from when I was a teen and all the knife knowledge I had was spring steel and stick it in water lol The bevels are more like those found on a crushing weapon rather than a cutting one lol. After a long time I just put them away as they have earned their place to be saved.
Thats the kinda of knives I want to build. Simple, hard working , comfortable and one you will want to save when its time comes.
Last edited by Erratus Animus; 08-19-2010 at 08:47 AM.
EA is making this knife for my 12 y.o. son Zach. We planned to make it together, but EA is on vacation and blew through this knife project so fast it isn't even funny. To say that EA is a great guy is an understatement.its not for me ,its for a young mans first knife. My knife is going to be dressed in the gorgeous piece of Osage Orange in the pic with a flared brass lanyard hole and mosaic pins shaped like the Star of David - I made those too
When the Father of the boy sees the woods he can pick, This one is on me !
the top is Dymonnd wood just like my TD longbow
next is the Osage, there is enough for several knives
The Zebra wood, another cool wood, has a camo look
A nice piece of Bacote, excellent grain in this one too
Finally some Crashcrata I made with black and Khaki canvas
Oh, I chose the Osage Orange (Bois D' Arc) for the handle and can't wait to see the look on Zach's face when he get the knife!
Woo Hoo! Congratulations to Zack!
I'm sure Zach will be delighted. I loved that knife the way it was.
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Hey, that is way cool, congrats to Zach.
Atta boy to EA. (shoot, says I gotta spread it around....someone give this guy a rep)
Anyone would be proud of one of your creations.
Just gotta love the talent and workmanship of those "made by" creations.
Last edited by hunter63; 08-19-2010 at 01:26 PM. Reason: added stuff
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Ty guys , I mean that . Zack just left the shop and I promised Swamp that I would not post any pics till he did. Swamprat is a nice fellow and glad to have met him in person. I would def like to have him around , especially when shooting bows as he would make my look good !
I hope Zack enjoys his knife and that it is the key to unlock the outdoors for him and Swamprat to be father and Son. Sry but you just cant charge for that. I was thankful swamp asked me to make it for him.
I hope this encourages others to make a knife they are proud of.
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