Mark v preview

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vector001

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This is a preview of the very first MARK V composite handle, which has a special BUG Variant head on it, The Scratch - especially made for this length of hawk cane.

I call it the Swenson Scratch Mark V, in honor of one of my all-time favorite custom knifemakers, Luke Swenson.

http://www.swensonknives.com/


Hopefully he will like this one.


It's not done quite yet, but i thought you brethren might like to see something new.

Big enough for a Texan maybe.
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It's a generous 39 inches in length, before walking foot/spikes, or end plugs are attached.
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Head Detail.
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Scratch Talon Claw.
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Modified BUG Penetrator Poll that I call the Triple Threat. (Poll. Penetrator. Pecker.)
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Gen 1 Mark V's will be known for their straightness. That's three feet of blow gun, fire bellows, .50 caliber storage, Assegai-Axe Handle and more....
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At barely 30 Ounces Base Weight, ...well ...I reckon that's a lot of Whoop-Ass Can Opener per Gram....
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Feels like your very own trained giant Bird of Prey.
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Awe, look ...she wants a home....
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I hope that Brother Swede feels loved... this ol' girl is gonna be hard to part with....

vec
 
Bushman5 said:
WOW!!!! what kinda tip you putting on it for walking?
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i don't know.

the options are pretty limitless.

i like stuff that you can lose and just go down to the hardware store and get a spare for. the chloroprene plug makes a nice shock absorber, so you could put something like a 1/4 x 20 shouldered bolt in there, with some reinforcement around the exterior part, to toughen it,

....or you could stick a 1/2" bolt directly in the tube, or a chisel with a 1/2" shank.

....or more complicated stuff....

lots you could do at home.

i'm hoping that the Mark V is part of something really slick, development-wise, here at the Hawk Project.

wish us luck.

vec
 
vec

What's the outside diameter of the handle? If it's large enough you could just put a rubber cane tip on the end to protect the handle.
 
depusm12 said:
vec

What's the outside diameter of the handle? If it's large enough you could just put a rubber cane tip on the end to protect the handle.
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the handle isn't round. a 1-inch diameter cane tip might work, but i doubt it.

i thought about putting a bolt in the bottom with a cane tip cemented on somehow, but i am resisting that idea.

we'll get it....

vec
 
So - what in terms of design and/or construction differentiates the Mark V from the Mark IV? New materials? Different construction methods? Improved manufacturing processes leading to better straightness?
 
Burke said:
So - what in terms of design and/or construction differentiates the Mark V from the Mark IV? New materials? Different construction methods? Improved manufacturing processes leading to better straightness?
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yes to all the above, brother.

as an aside, straightness isn't that important to me, a little concavity in the direction of the bit can be very nice, as long as the handle is planar with the bit.

straightness is just a pleasant side effect to how i build the MARK V currently.

HTH.

vec
 
spoolup said:
NICE, and thats a wicked mod to the BUG head.
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the SCRATCH is a little too light for a proper hawk IMHO, as it has more material removed than the BUG (which is already light at 11 Ounces) - the SCRATCH is great for a cane hawk though.

a Rifleman's Hawk Head with a similar mod might have promise for a shorter hawk.

we'll have to wait and see.

vec
 
vector001 said:
the SCRATCH is a little too light for a proper hawk IMHO, as it has more material removed than the BUG (which is already light at 11 Ounces) - the SCRATCH is great for a cane hawk though.
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Oh, just think what a nice cane a WAR HAMMER head would make!

Poke, poke, prod, prod, hint, hint
 
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