03-18-2009, 22:53
|
#1
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
New knife...
In the next couple of days I will be posting pics of a new knife I made.
This one was a pain in the butt to make. Lately heat treats have been difficult. I have been using chainsaw guide bars due to money restrictions, and the fact that they make awesome blades; but not knowing what kind of steel it is has made heat treating a guessing game.
Hopefully soon, I will be able to buy some specific steel and have it professionally heat treated.
But anyway, I am pretty proud of this new blade. It will be the only one I have been able to make for myself. 
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
03-21-2009, 20:06
|
#2
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
My camera is broken. 
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
03-21-2009, 20:15
|
#3
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 20,929
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Claemore
My camera is broken. |
Do push-ups.
__________________
"The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy, but where they are."
|
|
Team Sergeant is offline
|
|
|
03-23-2009, 16:18
|
#4
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
Yes! Team Sergeant! Thank you for training my mind and my body... How does it go? It has been more than twenty years. I borrowed a friend's camera. Will post tonight.
Last edited by Claemore; 03-23-2009 at 17:09.
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
03-23-2009, 18:59
|
#5
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: In transit somewhere
Posts: 4,044
|
This thread is useless without pics, Claemore. 
I don't know whether to laugh or be jealous...
__________________
In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
|
|
x SF med is offline
|
|
|
03-23-2009, 19:28
|
#6
|
|
Area Commander
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cochise Co., AZ
Posts: 6,204
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by x SF med
I don't know whether to laugh or be jealous...
|
I've got a broken camera you can have, Doc. 
Pat
__________________
"Hector Lives!"
"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass
"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -- Dennis Prager
"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it." --H.L. Mencken
|
|
PSM is offline
|
|
|
03-23-2009, 22:19
|
#7
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
Having problems downloading. Will try again tomorrow. I have to go to work.
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
03-24-2009, 08:54
|
#8
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: In transit somewhere
Posts: 4,044
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by PSM
I've got a broken camera you can have, Doc.
Pat |
I was talking about the knife...
__________________
In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
|
|
x SF med is offline
|
|
|
03-24-2009, 13:53
|
#9
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
A pic!
Boy, I had trouble up loading this. My computer is old and slow, I'm bad with computers, and the wife is at work. I'm going to post more as I go.
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
03-24-2009, 14:45
|
#10
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
Here is the other side. Anyway, the blade length is 3 7/8", thickness is 3/16", and the handle length is 4 1/8". It's got a bottle opener too.
I put serrations on the forward part of the recurve, because I have always felt that serrations are more helpful up front. When I start a cut on a rope for example, and I've noticed most people do this, I hold the blade edge up and loop the material to be cut at the rear of the edge, then I pull the knife towards me. I've always thought that serrations at the rear hindered the cut because you start with the "rough" edge. With the serrations up front your cut is started by the "smooth" part of the edge, and pulled into the serrations, making the cut, I think, a lot smoother.
Anyway, the edge is "sticky" sharp. I was able to hold up a napkin by one hand and cut it while it was hanging loose.
Thanks for everyone's interest. I'm getting better at this knife making thing. 
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
03-24-2009, 19:59
|
#11
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: In transit somewhere
Posts: 4,044
|
Interesting design - it would make an iteresting field knife - how are you going to sheath it?
__________________
In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
|
|
x SF med is offline
|
|
|
03-24-2009, 20:37
|
#12
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
Posts: 117
|
I've never made sheaths before, but am going to this time. A friend of mine suggested using cargo straps. I'll just pancake two pieces together, stitch them up . I'll see what I can come up with. I will post the pics of that when that is done. I even thought about using that Rhino Lining in a can on top of the sheath. But I'd also like to have a concealment sheath for it- maybe a boot sheath.
|
|
Claemore is offline
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:13.
|
|
|
Linear Mode
