Stormcrow Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Some recently finished blades, all in 80CrV2 steel, with marine epoxy-impregnated paracord over neoprene handle wraps and Kydex sheaths. This blade was commissioned by a customer that wanted a rig similar to one I built for an Army sniper, as a gift for his dad. The blade is 12 1/2" long, with a black oxide finish. The top edge is fully sharpened and shaves hair, and the butt of the tang is exposed to give some hammering ability. The sheath got a retention strap, a couple of MOLLE locks, and some extra paracord of the same color used for the handle wrap's overlay (the underlay is olive drab, though it looks black unless you look closely). Give you an idea how much the epoxy darkens the cord's colors. The paracord is secured, but easily accessible. Even if the end comes untucked, it's not going to come loose. And a couple of 7 1/4" Benghazi Warfighters that went off to different customers, one in tan over black and the other with black over black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Rainy Raven; I'm sure glad we didn't chase you off when you were just getting started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Some fine looking blades Stormcrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 nice work. the thing that your knifes scream the loudest is FUNCTIONAL!! knifes that u don't mind gettin dirty but are still easy on the eyes. keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 1 hour ago, ThomasPowers said: Rainy Raven Cumulonimbus Corvidae? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Another pair of fantastic users, hope he puts it to good use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templehound Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The sniper knife has darn good flowing lines that supporting an awesome blade shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Thanks, guys! Thomas - I'm glad I was able to learn bladesmithing on automobile springs, and glad I made the jump to new steel when I did. A lot of newbies get advised to steer clear of scrap steel these days, and it's not necessarily a bad approach, but an unbroken domestic leaf spring sure is cheap learning material. I do have to scratch my head over some of the scrap that newbies try to start with, though. Tubalcain2 - That's pretty much the highest compliment I could ask for. I want my blades put to work. Templehound - Thank you! It shares some design elements with your big choppers. Science! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 TempestOmen - Pleasing to eye. I will probably never make a blade so beautiful, but that don't mean I'm not going to try. Inspiring. Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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