RA40's knife works in progress

[RA40]

Did some shaping-contouring on these today:

Devin Thomas 1095/Ni Rain drop Damascus, mammoth type ivory that will have a matching Damascus blade.
Devin Thomas Rain drop mokume, imitation stag that will have a stainless blade.

 

[RA40]

Finished this one last night and a snap today: ATS-34 blade, Timascus random pattern, marble carbon fiber handle scales. Iolite stone set into thumbstud. File worked body.

 

[Spats McGee]

Finished this one last night and a snap today: ATS-34 blade, Timascus random pattern, marble carbon fiber handle scales. Iolite stone set into thumbstud. File worked body.
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That's just outright gorgeous.

 

[RA40]

The mokume and bone folder:

 

[hso]

Nice job!

 

[RA40]

Thanks!

 

[RA40]

A couple more today:

Wharncliffe folder with marble carbon fiber handle scales, ATS-34 blade, file worked liners, heat treated 416 stainless bolsters.


Second one is a pattern made up back in '96. ATS-34 blade with tiger iron stone handle scales and heat treated 416 stainless bolsters.

 

[Valkman]

Awesome work! Lots and lots of talent there!

 

[hso]

What is your liner lock thickness?

 

[RA40]

.040"-.043" is the typical liner thickness.

 

[RA40]

Part of a batch of fixed blades:

 

[SteadyD]

Love the bolsters and scales on your folders. Classy and timeless.

 

[RA40]

Haven't figured out what handles to put on these yet. The kitchen knife will get a composite, thinking the wharncliffe with stag and the hunters, IDK yet. Have to dig through the assortment of materials. I'm amazed at prices of materials these days, some are 3X what I remember buying at.

 

[RA40]

Epoxied up:

 

[RA40]

After the handle shaping session. I usually grind the phenolics wet to eliminate dust but didn't have any coarse belts to use so they got ground dry. The Micarta and G10 dust is horrible even with the vacuum sucking it in.

This weekend will be making sheaths either Kydex or leather, depends if enough screw hardware is on for Kydex.

 

[RA40]

Current folder project- ATS-34 stainless blade, Devin Thomas 1095/Ni ladder damascus bolsters and bronze lightening strike carbon fiber handle scales:

 

[Valkman]

Nice!

 

[RA40]

The finished result:

 

[hso]

Nice detail on the filed liner and the swell in the scales.

 

[RA40]

Wanted to do something big this time around:

13" for the top one and the lower one measures at 10-5/8".

 

[Valkman]

Do you send them out for HT or do it yourself?

 

[Mk-211]

Can't wait to see the results, what are you going to use for scales?

Removable or pinned?

 

[RA40]

Do you send them out for HT or do it yourself?

They are sent out. Did you do your HT? Certainly makes it more convenient to have it for one off runs. This place has it down and I also have them cryo treated. They straighten the blades so I get them back ready to go.

These were unplanned pieces and I wanted to do something fun that isn't my usual.

Can't wait to see the results, what are you going to use for scales?

Removable or pinned?

Not sure yet for handle scales. Left these chunky as I'm pondering some other options for handles and or guards.

 

[Valkman]

They are sent out. Did you do your HT? Certainly makes it more convenient to have it for one off runs. This place has it down and I also have them cryo treated. They straighten the blades so I get them back ready to go.

These were unplanned pieces and I wanted to do something fun that isn't my usual.

I sent all stainless knives to Bos at Buck Knives, the O1 I did myself since it's easy.

 

[RA40]

Sent a batch of 30 in for heat treat. Meantime cut this up for some handles. The smell of bone is nasty! Not so bad using the jig saw to get it into more manageable sizes but cutting them for scales on the bandsaw really stinks.