Barbarian
02-16-2012, 22:14
When asked wether or not it was a good idea, Mr. Harsey encouraged me to post these knives, which I've been working on lately. For the record, I'm still pretty green at knifemaking.
The steel is made by the company, Bohler-Uddeholm, and is called ELMAX. It's a 3rd generation powder-metallurgy stainless steel with a chemical composition somewhat similar to Crucible's CPM S30V. I shaped the blades via the stock removal process. These are the first knives I've made from ELMAX.
The smaller knife has a 4.5 inch blade made from 5/32" stock, and is roughly 0.025" at the back of the secondary bevel. The larger knife has a 6 inch blade made from 3/8" stock, and is about 0.030 at the rear of the secondary bevel. The cartridge pictured for reference is a .45acp.
The handles of both are made from 3/8" green canvas micarta and 304 stainless steel tubes/pins. The sheathes are made of kydex.
I tried for an hour to get decent pictures and couldn't do it. 'Fraid I need lots of practice. I do apologize.
There's a lot of folks here who were kind enough to offer encouragement and advice since I've started making knives.
Mr. Harsey, The Reaper, DJ, Gary Melton, Dusty, Kit Carson, x sf med, and Swatsurgeon. Thank you, gentlemen.
Edited to add 3/3/15: Just to clarify, Bill did not suggest that I post these knives because he thought they were good. They're not. I apologize if it appeared otherwise. My communication skills are lacking. -Barbarian
The steel is made by the company, Bohler-Uddeholm, and is called ELMAX. It's a 3rd generation powder-metallurgy stainless steel with a chemical composition somewhat similar to Crucible's CPM S30V. I shaped the blades via the stock removal process. These are the first knives I've made from ELMAX.
The smaller knife has a 4.5 inch blade made from 5/32" stock, and is roughly 0.025" at the back of the secondary bevel. The larger knife has a 6 inch blade made from 3/8" stock, and is about 0.030 at the rear of the secondary bevel. The cartridge pictured for reference is a .45acp.
The handles of both are made from 3/8" green canvas micarta and 304 stainless steel tubes/pins. The sheathes are made of kydex.
I tried for an hour to get decent pictures and couldn't do it. 'Fraid I need lots of practice. I do apologize.
There's a lot of folks here who were kind enough to offer encouragement and advice since I've started making knives.
Mr. Harsey, The Reaper, DJ, Gary Melton, Dusty, Kit Carson, x sf med, and Swatsurgeon. Thank you, gentlemen.
Edited to add 3/3/15: Just to clarify, Bill did not suggest that I post these knives because he thought they were good. They're not. I apologize if it appeared otherwise. My communication skills are lacking. -Barbarian