johnrgarland Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Attached is the figure of the knife and the oak handle material. I plan on using a mahogany hand guard at the base of the blade and then simply drill the handle and use two-part epoxy to secure the tang. I figure on having to angle the tang (and the hole into the handle) slightly so the blade edge will be plum with the handle. Does that make sense? As you can see, I have just finished the edge quenching and tempering process. I plan to attache the handle before finishing sanding and final shaping of the oak. Comments welcome. Edited February 16, 2009 by johnrgarland additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messerist Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I like your blade design! Can't wait to see it finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Ditto. What Messerist said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrgarland Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Per Wayne Goddards advice of this thick 'camp knife' style I will test the hardness / temper by hacking through a knot prior to adding the handle. Then I'll see if the edge is still sharp. If so, great. If not then I can quench the edge again and temper it in my toaster oven. If I have to heat the blade up again I will straighten the tang too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech413 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Looks good, I like the blade design, don't see that too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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