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haven´t posted anything in a while,
thought i´d show a projekt in the works for christmas.
this one is for a very special friends 14yo son.
the blade is out of Aeb_l and is 8,8" oal with a sharp bit 4.1" it is 1/8" thick
scales will be out of stabilized masurbirch
a lot of sanding to go but what do you think?
Looks like a great start. I have gotten as far as cutting an 8 in. saw blade in half on my project.
Looks good so far. Keep saying someaday. Good luck.
here are a couple of pics of the progress...
all thats left is the sheath which will be finnished tonight!
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It looks like darn nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Bazoo, I'm glad you posted to this thread. I visited this forum for a while, then lost it. Just the other day I looked thru all the forums looking for a knife sub-forum but didn't find it. With your post it showed up in "unread posts". Thank you.
44 RF Express: That's a nice looking knife you made there. AEB-L is one of my favorite steels for knifemaking. Do you do your own HT'ing? Or send it out? what Rc do you use for AEB-L blades? That masurbirch scale material is something I had to look up. It does make a very nice looking handle. Good work.
Ken H>
Dandy work! With care that knife will last several lifetimes. Expect it will be a treasured item for that youngster.
That looks mighty sharp! Well done.
Nice job!
masurbirch, I had to look that one up. Here's what I found:
Masur Birch (also known as Karelian Birch) is not a species in of itself, but rather a particular grain figure that occurs in various species of European Birch. The result is a beautiful marble like figure - a mix between burl and birdseye. The cause of this figure is uncertain.
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knife delivered on christmas eve...
Nice job, and the wet formed sheath looks good. That should last a lifetime
KenH i send my blades out fot HT.
i want my Aeb_L att 60hrc
has worked really good in the past..
now i just hope that my GF´s son uses the knife well :)
60 Rc is a good place for a knife- still fairly easy to sharpen and will hold an edge