C-1ToolSteel Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Been a while since I've made any knives, but I just had to do this one. littleblacksmith sent me some cable Damascus he made and asked me if I wanted to do a collaboration. First time working with cable Damascus, but it was a blast. The handle is a pretty piece of maple that I cut a couple years ago. Sheath is more maple with leather lining on the inside. Tubalcain2 - thanks for the pointers on doing the sheath! I'm happy with the way it turned out, for being by fist wood sheath, and I hope to more of them. Critiques always welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Looks very nice. My only critique would be to make the tip a little finer but that's just my taste. The fit of the knife to the sheath looks good and tight. The wood choice fits the look. So how Did you do the wooden sheath? When I have done a few in the past I just had two matching halves and chiseled out the space for the blade after outlining it then glued the halves together then shaped the outside. It was a whole lot of going by eye and fitting really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Very nice indeed. My only quibble is that traditionally a sgian dubh has filework on the spine, which yours doesn't. Otherwise, quite lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidF Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Beautiful. I love the sheath matching. Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thanks guys. Das - The way I did the sheath sounds like what you described, just with the added step of cutting a piece of soft leather for each side. You can check the fit by clamping the two haves together around the blade and leather. To tight, more chiseling. To loose, you can sand the un-chiseled face of the wood down. About the filework... I was going to do that but I forgot. Of course, I remembered it as I was doing the heat treat. The false edge isn't very traditional either, so I guess it may be more of a Sgian Don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said: To tight, more chiseling. To loose, you can sand the un-chiseled face of the wood down. Yup, that's it. Traditional or not, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 BRO!! That is a NICE knife. Super good job. Definitely your best yet my opinion. The blade profile is not very traditional, but neither is cable damascus on a Sgian Dubh, so heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Very beautiful and precise work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 As leather will often attack the steel we always lined our wooden sheathes with a cotton velveteen glued in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thanks y'all! TP - Interesting. Any particular kinds of leather that do that? I used soft upholstery type leather with the bottom grain facing in. Of course, veg and oil tan is commonly used on sheaths, though I have heard people say not to store your knife in its sheath. Never known anyone that does it, though. Please educate me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 5 hours ago, C-1ToolSteel said: more of a Sgian Don't. Sgian D'oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Next one I make, I need to etch a "skyin' dude" on the blade, and maybe people will stop asking how to pronounce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Beautiful work! I really like the palm swell and the grain in the handle and sheath are awesome! The cable etched nice too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Wow, wow, wow! That is amazing Chris! very beautiful, I like it a lot. Littlblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 That’s killer! Extremely well done. That Damascus looks great too, I’ve never been able to get that much contrast from cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Thanks guys! For the etch, I did three ten minute soaks, cleaning up in between, in a 1:3 ratio of ferric to water. After that, I did one coat of Birchwood Casey Super Blue and sanded over the high spots with 1200 grit. Really helped make that "web" stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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