Knive Reviews: Oktober 2013

Rabu, 30 Oktober 2013

Damascus, Carbon Fibre & Orange G10 Bushcraft Knife.

This blade and pair of scales arrived for a 'simple' handle. The blade is an AE damascus blade and the scales are carbon fibre. The carbon fibre is textured on the flats so all that was wanted was the outside surface to be gently rounded over.

Simples, or so I thought!

So when I checked the blade out, I discovered it had a slight curve to the left. A barely perceptible curve but enough to mean that the scales wouldn't sit flat.

There are a number of ways I could rectify this problem:

Soften the blade in a forge, straighten and re-heat treat ~ I didn't want to do this as I don't know the steels used so wasn't comfortable that I would get the heat treat correct.
Grind the tang to a taper ~ not suitable for the owner as they wanted the look to be very much like a Spyderco folding knife with the scales parallel
Grind the entire knife thinner ~ it would have been a lot of work to do and would have needed the bevels regrinding as well
Temper the blade in the oven while clamped flat ~ this was what I tried, a number of times. I clamped it flat first, which took a little bit of the curve out. I then did it again while shimmed up to over bend it but to no success.

As I couldn't get the blade flat, a design change was called for!

I ground the tang away to a stick tang and then got some Orange G10 and made a frame tang.

I then treated it as if it was a full tang knife again and this is how it turned out....

Minggu, 27 Oktober 2013

Another Enzo neck knife started....

This Enzo necker is the flat grind model.

Almost ready for shaping - the handle is Bog Oak, maroon micarta and Yellow Mallee Burr.

A future integral knife design.

A doodle I did recently.

I really like integral knives in this style and they're something I want to move into making. I have made a few blades but nothing that has become a complete knife.
A big influence on my thoughts for integrals is Gerhard Wieland - his work is sublime and I would recommend browsing his site!
http://www.wieland-der-schmied.de/

Minggu, 20 Oktober 2013

Full Tang Leuku for sale

Another one from the depths of the man cave for sale

This design started off as a discussion on making a full tang leuku years ago. I first made one the same design as this but in 1/8" saw blade steel and handled in Gimlea Burr.

I liked the design so made another, which is the one up for sale now after hanging around for a while!

The steel is O1, 4mm thick.

The blade is 8 1/2" long, 13 1/2" overall

(yes, I know I've mixed imperial and metric. :D )

The handle is Turkish walnut at the front and Cocobolo at the rear. It has been soaked in Danish Oil.

The blade has been given a forced patina in vinegar for better corrosion resistance. I did it stripey style. ;)

The edge is convex.

This isn't a pretty drawer queen - it's definitely in the user category! The finish is not perfect with odd scratches here and there. It'll work though and it's one you won't be afraid to get dirty.

It's up at a budget price of £70 without a sheath

There will be more of this model from laser cut blanks later but they won't be at this price....

Paypal link:

I can make a basic leather sheath for an extra £30.

Postage is for within the UK - overseas is fine but will need the extra cost of postage added on later.

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Sabtu, 19 Oktober 2013

New folder: Ganzo G716

Details:

Blade length: 3.34" (85 mm)

Blade thickness: 0.137" (3.5 mm)

Blade steel: 440C Stainless Steel (58 HRC)

Open length: 8.26" (210 mm)

Closed length: 4.72" (120 mm)

Weight: 5.11 oz (145 g)

Handle: G-10

Lock: axis lock

Carry: right hand tip up

Extra: glass breaker + pouch

You can buy the plain edge and the serrated version at Exduct: ***HERE***

Use the following coupon codes HERE to get a discount.

You can also buy the G716 (plain edge) at Fasttech.com: ***HERE***

and the G716S (part serrated): ***HERE***

More pics:

Minggu, 13 Oktober 2013

New folders: Ganzo G704Y tan/khaki and G704G green version

Details:

Blade length: 3.34" (85 mm)

Blade steel: 440C Stainless Steel (58-60HRC)

Open length: 7.91" (201 mm)

Closed length: 4.48" (114 mm)

Weight: 5.2 oz (147.5 g)

Handle: G-10

Lock: axis lock

Carry: right or left hand tip up only

You can buy the G704Y at Exduct: ***HERE***

and the G704G: ***HERE***

Use the following coupon codes HERE to get a discount.

You can also buy the G704Y at Fasttech.com: ***HERE***

and the G704G: ***HERE***

Exclusive coupon: RMBBUST - 5% off everything store-wide - works through 8/31/2015

Sabtu, 05 Oktober 2013

New arrival: budget Marttiini folder

As soon as I manage to take more decent pics I will publish my full review about this nice budget folder.

Spyderco Endura IV Re-Grind

Recently finished this one.

It's a Spyderco Endura 4 where I have re-ground the spine to have a false edge.

It was done by hand, no jigs involved! I did play around with a jig on a practice piece but it didn't seem right in the end so just went for it by hand.

This is how it looked originally.