Eric Morgan Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Working some on this guy this evening... Still have some more grinding to do to thin the spine down and get the last of the forging marks out. It's 52100 from an outer bearing race. This stuff is TOUGH to forge BTW lol... Much harder than the 1095 I've hammered on... Gonna use some Wild Cherry with a brass guard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Decided to not go the wild cherry route... Got some walnut and maple for another project, and thought I'd use a bit of both of them... I've attached a pic of the blade draw-filed before heat treatment, and with a concept sketch of what I was going for. I have decided to not have a plunge line or choil. I figured a full flat grind will give me more of the look in wanting with this piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Your blade shape is pretty close to your sketch so good for you on that one. I look forward to seeing the final product. What size did you make the hole for the pin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thanks Dustin. I decided to not do a pin after all... I cut the walnut and maple pieces for the handle last night, as well as the copper for the booster, butt cap, and spacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Finished her up today... Decided against a butt cap, as the wood had a nice dark streak in it that gives the maple some extra flair IMO... I I know it isn't perfect, but it's the first knife I've finished with a handle (my first was a "blacksmith knife" and the second didn't survive heat treatment) and I'm proud of it. I'm sure in time I'll look back and wonder why I would show it to you guys, but I think I may have worked my way through at least a small portion of the learning curve with this project. I would like to add that I have never done any woodworking in my life, and ironically, I think the handle turned out better than the blade did almost lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I really like the lines of the knife, and the handle contrast between the woods looks very good. Do you think the copper will cause issues when it starts to corrode with colouring the wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Thanks Jackdawg. As far as the copper corrosion, I honestly don't know. Hopefully, any corrosion can be kept to a bare minimum. Once the Danish Oil is cured? Set? Hardened? Or whatever the appropriate term is, my intention is to buff it and finish over that with something like Renaissance wax, so maybe that will keep the copper clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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