started mine-using 52100 steel-not sure of handle yet-want to do some type of composite maybe with a stag crown... profiled and sanded to 180-ready to grind
looks great but just a friendly reminder before you get to your bevels (post #80 in 2013 Kith indicates max length of 7'' 178mm) :doh:
haven't forgoten bout this-just caught that horrible flu bug that seems to be floating cross canada.Finally able to start doing something useful besides watching 7 hours of storage wars a day.Looks like i got some catching up to do and may need to step it up a bit.
Gettin my butt in gear-hate to say it but kinda happy someone other than myself has had troubles-2 blades screwed up on the bevels-one broke in quench-one handle cracked on me-blew the motor out of my homemede 2x72 so had to finish with my 12 year old 1x30-but i'm getting there!!!
sheath and engraving left-aluminum guard with black spacers-white corian{as in countertop{spacer and cocobola handle
Wow, great job I think that turned out pretty damn good and like Greg said I really like that would grain!!!
ya i got some cocobola scraps from an old furniture maker and some pieces have almost a burl like quality-trouble is i always hoard them for the "perfect knife"-but am happy to say this was one of them-on to the sheath
Thats some nice figure in that cocobolo. I think every maker has a stash of wood they want to save for personal projects or special "perfect" knives. I really like the look of that corian in contrast to the cocobolo. My parents run a hardware store so i have been trying to talk the counter top supplier into shipping me out their end cuts and scraps of it to try as handle materials.
That looks really good. I like the corian. Hmmm. We're putting in new countertops this summer. Might have to have a word with the folks at the kitchen place about their scraps.
i swear corian is harder for me to get from those cabinet makers than it is to pry brass from a knifemakers hand
