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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Todd Robbins on May 01, 2012, 09:28:00 PM
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This is a new EDC I made for myself a couple of weeks ago. Blade is bandsaw steel verified as Uddeholm 15N20. Four and a half inch cutting edge and a little over nine inches total. The handle is ziricote with stainless/brass Loveless bolts. It is very comfortable in the hand and the thin steel cuts really well. I'll probably go with 1/8" 1084 for the next one in this pattern, but I really like the way this one handles so far.
(http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q525/ToddRobbins/EDCknife018.jpg)
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Looks good to me!
Allan
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Looks great - I like the design and grind work(wish I could do 1/2 that well with my grinds) Are you doing stock removal or forging? I ask because your 15n20 combined with your 1080 makes some very nice demascus?
Sheath looks great too!
Bob
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Bob, I do forge a lot, but this was a stock removal blade. I just don't have the skill with a hammer to do much on steel as thin as this. I find that most of my blade forging is done on round stock or thicker flat stock. I'd love to see some of that san mai you've been making! I've made a fair amount of layered damascus, but I haven't tried any san mai yet. It would be hard for me to keep the center steel in the center working with hand held hammers, I think. I need to get off my rear and build me a press!
Leatherwork is a big challenge for me, but this sheath is the best I've made to date, as far as utility goes. It rides just where I want it and holds the knife tight enough without being too tight, thanks to a good bit of helpful advice from the local Tandy store.
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looks like the old cutco knives , great work, cant go wrong with black either!
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Nice size and shape.