RetiredUSNChief
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Scrimshaw...this makes me want to try my hand at something for our 20th anniversary coming up in January...hmmm...
Maybe I got one more knife left in me?
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rcmodel
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10-3-15
28 Days into it!
Handle Hypoxia!!
Epoxied the handle on tonight.
Tang, guard, and handle cross-hatched with Dremel cut-off wheel.
(Gives better epoxy bond.)
Ready to Glue!
(Blade, guard, & handle totally mask off with electrical tape, blue tape, and Saran Wrap.)
Anyone still think its going to pull out of the handle if it gets stuck in something??
rc
28 Days into it!
Handle Hypoxia!!
Epoxied the handle on tonight.
Tang, guard, and handle cross-hatched with Dremel cut-off wheel.
(Gives better epoxy bond.)
Ready to Glue!
(Blade, guard, & handle totally mask off with electrical tape, blue tape, and Saran Wrap.)
Anyone still think its going to pull out of the handle if it gets stuck in something??
rc
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rcmodel
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Epoxy mixed and spread on everything.
Hole stuffed full!
Clamp keeps it from leaking out yet, until I'm ready for it to leak out!!
Clamped up!
(Clamp is just all-thread and wood blocks.)
rc
Hole stuffed full!
Clamp keeps it from leaking out yet, until I'm ready for it to leak out!!
Clamped up!
(Clamp is just all-thread and wood blocks.)
rc
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rcmodel
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Weep hole in lanyard hole 'Weeping' excess epoxy as tang is forced in!!
Cleaned up with Alcohol and curing over-night:
(Blade down so any excess air bubbles can rise and leak out through the weep hole.)
This is as close to a 100% epoxy bond that I know how to get!!
After the Epoxy cures, I will take the tape off, re-drill the thong hole liner hole, and epoxy the liners in place.
The big unveiling will be tomorrow!
(Then, its time to start on the sheath!)
rc
Cleaned up with Alcohol and curing over-night:
(Blade down so any excess air bubbles can rise and leak out through the weep hole.)
This is as close to a 100% epoxy bond that I know how to get!!
After the Epoxy cures, I will take the tape off, re-drill the thong hole liner hole, and epoxy the liners in place.
The big unveiling will be tomorrow!
(Then, its time to start on the sheath!)
rc
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Shanghai McCoy
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Looking forward to the big reveal rc, and that handle clamp has made it to the top of my "handy thing to build list"... 
BTW, how are you fixed for sheath leather ? Let me know if you need some.
BTW, how are you fixed for sheath leather ? Let me know if you need some.
rcmodel
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I think I have enough Herman Oak 6-7 oz tooling leather to do this sheath.
But after that, who knows if I will do another one??
Trying to use up what I got without buying anything else!!
Thanks for the offer!
I'll let you know if I need some more!!
rc
But after that, who knows if I will do another one??
Trying to use up what I got without buying anything else!!
Thanks for the offer!
I'll let you know if I need some more!!
rc
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Valkman
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I'm really interested in the build of the sheath since I know nothing about it except how Loveless did it. I'm hoping to expand my knowledge.
rcmodel
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Initial Clean-up before the epoxy fully hardened.
Took the tape off after 3 1/2 hours at 11:30 tonight (24 hour Epoxy) and cleaned the handle / blade joint with a sharp curved eXacto knife.
The Epoxy is only half cured at this point and still soft like hard gum, so it will peel off easily.
(But firm enough to trim it off the joint cleanly.)
Makes for way less sanding and buffing in all the wrong places you can't sand & buff later!!
rc
Took the tape off after 3 1/2 hours at 11:30 tonight (24 hour Epoxy) and cleaned the handle / blade joint with a sharp curved eXacto knife.
The Epoxy is only half cured at this point and still soft like hard gum, so it will peel off easily.
(But firm enough to trim it off the joint cleanly.)
Makes for way less sanding and buffing in all the wrong places you can't sand & buff later!!
rc
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srtolly
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There are several types of sheaths. Depends on the knife and how you plan to use it. I did a video series on my YouTube channel of a simple fold over for a Mora Companion. I can post a link if you like.I'm really interested in the build of the sheath since I know nothing about it except how Loveless did it. I'm hoping to expand my knowledge.
Valkman
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Please!
srtolly
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Here you go, I'm not a professional but I do quite a lot of holsters and sheaths. Let me know what you think, I like criticism, good and bad.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejeRYkv6YSRqBHzN07Zs32u1bg8pMouD
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejeRYkv6YSRqBHzN07Zs32u1bg8pMouD
Valkman
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Thank you!
rcmodel
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Finished it this morning!!
Choil hold:
Full grip:
Balance point is right on the front edge of the guard:
Blade length = 7 1/2".
OAL = 12 3/4".
Total weight = 3/4 pound.
Balance is so good it handles like an extension of your hand!!
rc
Choil hold:
Full grip:
Balance point is right on the front edge of the guard:
Blade length = 7 1/2".
OAL = 12 3/4".
Total weight = 3/4 pound.
Balance is so good it handles like an extension of your hand!!
rc
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srtolly
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Absolutely beautiful.
Gordon
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exquisite and a moto after my own heart. Kudos to you sir !
Valkman
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Way to go and good job RC!
Shanghai McCoy
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That turned out nice rc. And the methods "tricks" and problem solving shared during the building of this knife have helped us all.
Thanks for bringing us along on this ride.
Thanks for bringing us along on this ride.
Excellent!
bikerdoc
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I like it. Talent and craftsmanship shared and passed on.
Smokey Joe
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Beautiful!!
RC--Stunningly good-looking knife! If you had only one more in you, that was a 5-star way to go out! May it be admired by many, and never needed for defense!
Thank you very much for sharing with us, all the techniques you used. Perhaps one of us will come up with a worthy follow-up.
RC--Stunningly good-looking knife! If you had only one more in you, that was a 5-star way to go out! May it be admired by many, and never needed for defense!
Thank you very much for sharing with us, all the techniques you used. Perhaps one of us will come up with a worthy follow-up.
rcmodel
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Tonight:
LEATHER PATTERNS:
O. K., here is how I do it.
I could be right, or wrong, but this is the way I learned to do it over the last 60 years with no internet, and no instructors!
1. You need a working pattern before you even think about cutting Expensive leather.
2. I prefer grey cardboard I used to steal from work, because it is heavy enough to trace around, and it holds it's shape forever.
3. It also has a directional grain like leather, so you can get a good idea how to lay out the parts on leather. It bends easier with the grain then against it.
4. I trace the blade on the cardboard, then add another line at however wide I want the internal welt to be using a common school compass.
5. This one will be a 3/8" internal welt, (Internal Welt keeps the knife from cutting the stitching) because I will use Very closely spaced double-row stitching.
( For appearance, not strength..
One row of stitching on a glued seam will hold anything the leather will hold.)
So, Here WeGo!
Blade traced on cardboard, and welt extended with school compass set at 3/8":
Patterns cut out of cardboard:
Patterns laid out on leather to get best use of space:
(They will be traced with lead pencil on the leather and cut out.)
Here is my box of old holster & sheath patterns.
I keep every one I ever made!
But it seems I never use the same one twice?? :banghead:
rc
LEATHER PATTERNS:
O. K., here is how I do it.
I could be right, or wrong, but this is the way I learned to do it over the last 60 years with no internet, and no instructors!
1. You need a working pattern before you even think about cutting Expensive leather.
2. I prefer grey cardboard I used to steal from work, because it is heavy enough to trace around, and it holds it's shape forever.
3. It also has a directional grain like leather, so you can get a good idea how to lay out the parts on leather. It bends easier with the grain then against it.
4. I trace the blade on the cardboard, then add another line at however wide I want the internal welt to be using a common school compass.
5. This one will be a 3/8" internal welt, (Internal Welt keeps the knife from cutting the stitching) because I will use Very closely spaced double-row stitching.
( For appearance, not strength..
One row of stitching on a glued seam will hold anything the leather will hold.)
So, Here WeGo!
Blade traced on cardboard, and welt extended with school compass set at 3/8":
Patterns cut out of cardboard:
Patterns laid out on leather to get best use of space:
(They will be traced with lead pencil on the leather and cut out.)
Here is my box of old holster & sheath patterns.
I keep every one I ever made!
But it seems I never use the same one twice?? :banghead:
rc
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rcmodel
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Sheath Parts traced on wetted leather:
(Damp or wetted leather shows tracing lines much better then when dry.)
Parts cut out of damp leather:
(Damp or wetted leather is much kinder on your cutting tools then dry leather!)
Holes punched in all the right places:
(I hope!!)
PS: Already got a PM wanting to know what the black handled knife was in the photo's?
Well, its an old straight razor I bought for $1 at a flea market 30 years ago, with a broken celluloid handle!
So, I made a new Ebony fixed handle for it, with Nickle-Silver pins!
It cuts wet leather like a laser!!
Never got a Round-Tuit to make a sheath for it.
So it resides in a 'cardboard sheath' in the leather tools box!
rc
(Damp or wetted leather shows tracing lines much better then when dry.)
Parts cut out of damp leather:
(Damp or wetted leather is much kinder on your cutting tools then dry leather!)
Holes punched in all the right places:
(I hope!!)
PS: Already got a PM wanting to know what the black handled knife was in the photo's?
Well, its an old straight razor I bought for $1 at a flea market 30 years ago, with a broken celluloid handle!
So, I made a new Ebony fixed handle for it, with Nickle-Silver pins!
It cuts wet leather like a laser!!
Never got a Round-Tuit to make a sheath for it.
So it resides in a 'cardboard sheath' in the leather tools box!
rc
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Valkman
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How do you make the stitching holes? A 4 prong punch? I use to drill the holes with my drill press when my wife was making my sheaths.
bannockburn
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rc
Love the final outcome with your knife; definitely worth the effort through all of the trials and tribulations. Great to see you had at least one more knife left in you. And thanks for sharing the step-by-step process with us. It was quite informative and very educational in both it's attention to detail and with it's illustrated format.
Love the final outcome with your knife; definitely worth the effort through all of the trials and tribulations. Great to see you had at least one more knife left in you. And thanks for sharing the step-by-step process with us. It was quite informative and very educational in both it's attention to detail and with it's illustrated format.
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