Next batch on deck

[bindlestitch]

Thanks, guys! I appreciate it.
Iz

 

[bindlestitch]

I reworked how I do the pommel plate construction.
This one's kinda rough looking because I was trying to get everything figured out.

The other way was plenty strong but this new way is stronger still and maybe (not sure yet) a little easier to keep everything lined up. This is how Marble's used to make their hidden tang pommels attach.

Yesterday the batch looked like this

It looks like this tonight

Hopefully I'll be done with all the handle work by early next week and then move on to sheaths.
Thanks for taking a look,
Iz

 

[bindlestitch]

Next batch on deck.
If I have time there might be a couple other surprises in this one. Depends on when the sere school puts in it's order.

 

[bindlestitch]

I showed this before but I thought I'd show a little better view of the pommel plate set up.
It probably doesn't look like it but there's quite a bit of work that goes into getting this silly little bolt ready. It starts out like the bolt on the left and I grind it down to what the one on the right looks like.

Here's how it fits in the tang. This is the way Marble's used to do it years ago, very sturdy.

This is a picture of my bolt and tang on the left, on the right is an original marbles tang bolt and nut. It fit in the tang the same way I'm doing mine now.

So after setting up two pommels, drilling the pin holes, marking the center lines, marking the grind lines and grinding through four grits.......they're ready for heat treat tomorrow.

Hope ya dig.

 

[bindlestitch]

Got all of them heat treated today.

The eagle eyed observer might notice that there is another soldier river now that wasn't there yesterday. That's because I'm a moron and used 5/32" stock on the first one and the customer wanted 3/16". So I cut, drilled, ground and got the pommel on the replacement done today.

 

[skab8541]

Cant wait to see that little project finished! I like the looks already!

 

[bindlestitch]

Alright then fellers. Here's the next batch

Here they are, ready for heat treat.

The bottom machete is the b-day gift. He's a picky sorta guy so it's all modified from the normal Grand river. It's got a straighter handle, slightly wider blade and a longer blade.
The middle machete is....a screw up....again. I was trying to get the design right for the gift knife and didn't nail it. I didn't realize it until I had this one already cut out. It's a nice knife, just not what I wanted to make for him.

I've also been working on a new Kill Captain drawing in the evenings. He's all decked out in his dress uniform, ready to help introduce a new line of options.

Here's the first part out of the quench

Machetes ready for heat treat

And out of the quench

And update on the Kill Captain drawing

Hope ya dig.

 

[bindlestitch]

Next phase

And an update on the kill captain drawing.

Thanks for looking.

 

[bindlestitch]

Kill captain pencils are finished. Now I got a lot of computering to do on it still.

 

[bindlestitch]

ready for glue up

 

[bindlestitch]

Ok, all glued up.

 

[1066vik]

looking good!
nice version of the KC, too.

 

[bindlestitch]

Thanks, brother!

 

[bindlestitch]

Yesterday I did some daddy stuff so I didn't get much time in the shop.

Holes drilled an centers marked.

Today, grind lines marked, bolt slots cut, rough grinds mostly done.

 

[bindlestitch]

Hammons didn't hit as hard this round.

All heat treated. On to finishing and marking the blades.