Stormcrow Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 This one walked out of my shop today in the hands of an airman. I had not made a sheath yet and didn't have any pics, so I built a quick foldover Kydex sheath while he waited and snapped some pictures. The blade is just under 5" long, forged from 3/4" round 5160 spring steel. Triple normalized, triple hardened in canola oil, triple tempered, shaving sharp; the usual. The tang runs the full length of the handle and is wrapped in paracord with a black underlay and desert tan overlay. The paracord is impregnated with Minwax Wood Hardener, essentially making a composite material in situ, and anchors through a hole drilled in the end of the tang. The underlay still has its core, while the overlay and the single-strand Turk's head knot have had the core stripped. The sheath has a small MOLLE lock. The shiny spot on it is where I got it a smidge too warm with the heat gun. Quote
Tim McCoy Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Very well done Stormcrow - Love the handle finish! Quote
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