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Title: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: kbaknife on July 17, 2009, 05:40:00 PM

I'm having a little fun playing with 52100 round bar, and had recently been inspired to do some smaller integrals for easier carry.
These are a full through-tang construction and made in a fixed assembly all the way through with a threaded tang and finial construction.
For a through-tang, I simply don't know of a stronger construction method.
End-grain Spalted and Stabilized maple for handles.
I'll be taking these tomorrow to the 5th Annual Fox River Knife Rendezvous in Island Lake.
Thanks.
   (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%2009/SMI3a-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: prarieboy on July 17, 2009, 06:02:00 PM

Same ol Karl! Very nice work! LOL!

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: Steve Nuckels on July 17, 2009, 09:24:00 PM

Very nice!  I like those!

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Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: longbow55 on July 17, 2009, 09:51:00 PM

I sure wish you would quit posting these pictures, it's going to cost
me a bunch of money if you don't. That's a beautiful knife, but I think all your knives are.

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: tippit on July 18, 2009, 07:09:00 AM

Karl, Those are sure purrty!  How do you get that nice big rounded curl...by hand or some grinder attachment?  Jeff

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: Kevin Evans on July 18, 2009, 09:32:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: hunt it on July 18, 2009, 05:57:00 PM

Nice Karl! I hear another of my buddies is packin some fine steel. Keep it up then I don`t have to worry bout them eyin mine up!

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: kbaknife on July 18, 2009, 10:01:00 PM

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Originally posted by tippit:
Karl, Those are sure purrty!  How do you get that nice big rounded curl...by hand or some grinder attachment?  Jeff

Not sure what you mean by the "rounded curl"?

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: tippit on July 19, 2009, 05:45:00 AM

Just that deep rounded plunge line.  Do you do that with a file or have a rounded off corner on your platen?

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: kbaknife on July 19, 2009, 11:14:00 AM

Gotcha.
It is forged in at the beginning of the forging process, and is then refined at the grinder with a 1" diameter contact wheel.

Title: Re: Some more fun with Integrals........
Post by: kbaknife on July 19, 2009, 11:15:00 AM

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Originally posted by hunt it:
Nice Karl! I hear another of my buddies is packin some fine steel. Keep it up then I don`t have to worry bout them eyin mine up!

He got a nice one, too, Dave.
Seems like a really nice gentleman.
Keep 'em coming!