Stormcrow Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 A guy who does bodyguard work for rock stars approached me about doing a short, cord wrapped knife for him. It seemed like an interesting project, so I took it. He wanted a 4" blade (about as short as I ever make) and 4" handle (shorter than I usually do), sharpened top edge, cord wrapped handle, but left the rest of it up to me. I took a few tips I've picked up from Ed Calderon and a bit of Spanish navaja influence, some pikal design, and came up with the Rooster Spur. roosterspur04 by James Helm, on Flickr It's forged from 80CrV2 steel, with a hemp cord wrap over the bare steel of the tang. roosterspur03 by James Helm, on Flickr It has a narrow little point for easy penetration. A two-strand Turk's head provides a mechanical lock for the hand to keep it in place when stabbing. roosterspur05 by James Helm, on Flickr As mentioned above, it was designed with pikal techniques in mind, and the handle works well with a thumb anchor grip. roosterspur06 by James Helm, on Flickr roosterspur07 by James Helm, on Flickr And, of course, a Kydex sheath for carry. roosterspur10 by James Helm, on Flickr It's garnered enough attention that I'm strongly considering a mid-tech version once I have the process all sorted out. The customer described it as "a tank with a razor edge". roosterspur09 by James Helm, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Biggest rooster spur I've seen. Nice work. Cogburn approves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 “That's a knife, I say that's a knife, son” -- Foghorn Leghorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Love it! Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidF Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Uber cool. Really liking that hemp cord. That blade shape is intimidating. I think you met the criteria and then some! Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 Thanks, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Nice work. Daswulf, Do you really have a rooster named Cogburn? Absolutely brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Of course I do. That's him in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I like the shape and design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Dang it Das, you toss a straight line like that, and I can't respond since this is a family friendly forum, hahahahahahaha! Interesting blade Stomcrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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