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Posted by spaco on March 3, 2008, 1:01 pm
Please log in for more thread options Nice job, Jesse.
Pete Stanaitis
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Prometheus wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I finally got someone to lend me some photographic expertise to get a
> couple of pictures snapped of one of my pieces, so I figured I'd
> share.
>
> This is my third knife, and I think it turned out pretty sharp. The
> blade and handle are made from one solid billet of 1095 steel, the
> scales are Amboina burl, the hanger is bead-blasted 304 stainless, and
> the base is black walnut.
>
> Pictures are here:
>
> http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blade3apq1.gif
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> http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blade3bha5.gif
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> http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blade3cbb5.gif
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> http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blade3dvh6.gif
>
>
> The blade lifts off the stand for use, and sits as shown for display.
> It was forged to rough shape, then the slot was milled in the center
> of the blade, and then ground to final dimensions before
> heat-treating. Final grinding was done freehand with a 4" angle
> grinder with an 80 grit flap wheel. File work on the handle was done
> freehand with a chainsaw file and a triangular file, as was the
> pommel.
>
> The scales are attached with two-ton epoxy using "epoxy rivets" (holes
> through the steel allow epoxy to connect the two scales through the
> blade, and slightly larger stopped holes in the scales allow the epoxy
> to form a "head" on either side)
>
> Topcoat on the scales is polished acyrilc conversion finish, and the
> blade was polished through the grits up to white rouge. (The dull
> spot on the blade in one of the pictures is a thumb print) Only the
> cutting edge is hardened, to retain flexability as much as possible.
> I got tired by the time I turned the walnut base, so it only has paste
> wax as a finish.
>
> The hanger was laser cut from 14 ga stainless steel, and bent to shape
> with a vise and hand pressure.
>
> My total time on the project was about 60 hours, but I'm pleased with
> the results. I ended up giving it to my father for last Christmas, as
> he's a bit of a knife buff- probably a bit extravagant, but he's
> agreed that it will return to me someday, and not be given away or
> sold to anyone. Anyhow, thought I'd share.
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