2 fighters - WIP

Knife_maniac

Knife_maniac

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Hello everyone!

After a long time I decided to do a work in progress thread.
I decided to make 2 the same knife. 1 of 2 and 2 of 2.

2 of 2 will stay with me and the other, 1 of 2 goes to one special man as a birthday gift ...
The knife is designed as a purely military knife.
Simple, reliable, nothing fancy but with a touch of elegance ...


Well, let's go!

Steel - Bohler N690


Shape grinding


And that's it!


Grind and preparation of false.
I should first make false then the main grind ...








Rough work is done!




That's it for today.
To be continued tomorrow!

Sincerely,
Darac
 
Beautiful. You have a gift. And I may borrow an idea from your belt sander setup (I'd never thought of outline shaping with the sander). Looking forward to seeing the rest.
 
Thank you guys!
Glad you like it !

Let's continue...

Details...




Skull / glass crusher


Ready for hand sanding...


After a few hours....


Contrast mirror and mat


And now prepared for baking :D


 
Hello !
Jimping is made with a round file...


After baking knives they have returned a little dirty ...
Rockwell tester says 58 HRC



Handle
Epoxy, green canvas micarta and red vulcan fibre...


3/8 thick








Handle contouring






Ta daaaa....


Temporarily pined for handle shaping....










And hand sanding...




Preparing for final assembling ...




SS tubes






And that's it !




Still need laser engraving and some sharpening job.
I hope it was'nt boring...
 
BORING?! That was freakin' AMAZING! I kept checking this thread throughout the day waiting for the results. They are gorgeous!
 
Thanks man!

Time for a sheath!

First I sketched sheath and made template...


Cutting out parts










Edge slicking...






And glued !


MAkers mark and some numbers stamped...










Gold plated rank of Lieutenant general
(Croatian army)


Hand sewn with saddlery stitch...






Some polish and protection




And finished sheaths
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Sorry for the bad pics ...
Still needs the presentation box, and then come right pics :D

Regards
 
Finally finished!

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Croatian generals :D


Blade Length - 170 mm (6,7") x 5 mm (0,196")
Overall length - 305mm (12")

Blade Steel - N690Co - stainless steel
Blade Finish - Mat & Mirror

Handle Material - Sand blasted green canvas micarta & red spacer
SS flared tubes

Sheath
Vege tan cow leather 3,5 mm thick
Gold plated Lieutenant General Rank


























Thank you for your attention!
I hope you liked !
 
Thanks guys !

I made a short video with a slide show ...

[video=youtube;4zqS296-q4k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zqS296-q4k[/video]
 
That was absolutely amazing. Those are two fantastic knives. All up do you know how many hours it took you?
 
Thanks, I'm glad you liked !

Chris, I don't know, I haven't counted.
I remember only that hand sanding before HT was 8 hours per knife ...
I worked them slowly, without haste.
 
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