Stormcrow Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I taught a three-day knifemaking workshop a couple of weekends ago and one of the students bought this from my inventory of waiting-to-make-sheaths-before-posting-pics blades. While we were waiting for the Minwax Wood Hardener to dry on our paracord handle wraps, I took the opportunity to demonstrate making a simple foldover Kydex sheath. The knife was forged from 3/4" round 5160, bevel and false edge were hand filed, and the blade was given my typical triple normalize/triple harden/triple temper heat treatment. The handle is a bit longer than I typically do, and would make for good extended leverage for chopping. The underlay is a bronze/gold paracord, with a black paracord overlay and two-strand Turk's head knot, all sealed with Minwax Wood Hardener. The customer is a professional knife sharpener who works from home and also a member of a primitive skills group, so he should have an appreciation for a quality blade. :) He kept picking up different knives in my inventory box and liked them all, but always gravitated back to this one. It was shaving sharp when he got it, but I'm sure it has his own preferred edge on it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A really well done knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwisatz Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 How often do you run workshops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Kwisatz; you in Las Vegas New Mexico? I run through there a couple of times a year---we should meet up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks, Tim! Kwisatz - I teach simple knifemaking fairly continuously, but this was the first time we compressed a typically six-session class down into three days. I have another one coming up the last weekend of the month, but after that I'm pretty much clearing my schedule until the other side of June in order to be able to prepare for the Blade Show and to move shop to a new location after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwisatz Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well i am in Las Vegas , Nevada. We have quite a few Gun and Knife shows that come through. Ever make it out this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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