3 in S110V w/Carbon Fiber and Desert Ironwood

[navman]

These three are all in CPM S110V, heat treat by Peters' to RC 62-63. Handles are thick LVA Carbon Fiber with desert Ironwood inlays. Tow have Titanium corby bolts and one has copper. Liners are either Blue or white G10 on tapered tangs.

Nessmuk (3 finger), Boat knife (sheepsfoot/modified), and my interpretation of a fixed blade Lanny's Clip point belt knife.

 

[navman]

One more gratuitous shot of all three...just 'cause!

 

[BladeScout]

They all three look great. I especially like the Lanny.

 

[Dawkind]

Those are exceptional...great job on the 'cleanliness'.

 

[seanj]

Excellent work!

 

[Dusty One]

Nice looking work !!

 

[i4Marc]

Nice, clean work.

 

[Lynn Westfall]

How much work before and after heat treat? How difficult to work?

 

[navman]

Hi Lynn,

I finish grind S110V and hand sand up to 3000 grit (a little excessive) before HT. When they come back from Peters' I remove the oxide layer with whatever end grit I plan to use (usually 500-600 grit) with WD-40.

Pre-HT S110V is not the easiest steel to work with, post HT it would be a nightmare!

I posted a semi WIP here:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/making-a-thick-s110v-knife.1533928/

 

[navman]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments!

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Clean work on steel that makes it hard to present clean work!

 

[Kevin Jones]

clean and functional little carry knives. The DI inlays are a nice subtle touch.