The Sam Cade Thread of Knifey Goodness

[Jim Watson]

My tiny broken pelvis'd minion

I am knowledgeably sympathetic for your minion.
No fun A-tall.

 

[Sam Cade]

Pretty much the worst summer vacation ever she says.

 

[hso]

She hasn't had to go to the in-laws and pretend to be polite yet so you can cheer her up with that prospect.

 

[Sam Cade]

She is the In-Laws.



That is my Wife's teenaged sister.

On that note:
She was involved in a fairly minor side impact MVA while riding with friends, no injuries to the other passengers but the impact was sufficient to break her pelvis fore and aft.The Minion is very, very small. 4'9" and lightly built. While the other passengers egressed the vehicle post accident, The Minion was of course unable to move...so they drug her out the window and nearly killed her in the process. :banghead:

http://www.alarm.org/YourSafety/HelpingVictimsofanAccident.aspx

 

[Derry 1946]

Sorry to hear about your mini minion, Sam.

Derry

 

[Sam Cade]

Having an extra set of tiny raccoon-like hands around has some advantages.


Silver Lining: She can now do a fairly good job at sharpening a knife with a benchstone freehand. Yay, lifeskillz.

Stormcloud: I have now watched three seasons of the Teen Wolf television series. It is horrid.

 

[Brin]

Most of the heat treating recipes you find in books are for hi temp salts not primitive forges. Long soak times for steel with chromium in it where you are guessing at how hot the blade is is not a good idea. There is a good chance all you are doing is making a large grain weak steel. Next time you heat treat 80Crv2 steel try triple quenching. I would soak the blade for 3-4 minutes at a little above non magnetic then quench in warm oil until it stops fizzing then place it back in the forge. I would do this three times.

 

[Sam Cade]

guessing

I've got an IR gun to keep my eye calibrated.

My guesses are more like informed inferences.

 

[hso]

large grain weak steel.

If he were making a large grain weak steel he wouldn't just be getting edge chipping. The chips would be huge and the blade would break chopping on wire (Sam C has already seen what a large grain weak steel looks like first hand).

 

[Sam Cade]

A bit of reverse tanto.

Edge is .03 going into HT.
A Burr makes it look sharper than it really is, but this picture gives a good idea of the grind profile.

 

[bikerdoc]

Reverse tanto? What would you use it for except stabbing.

 

[kieranklein]

Same thing you would a sheep's foot knife. This is just more angular.

 

[Sam Cade]

Yep. FWIW, historically a "sheepsfoot" blade shape could be square or rounded. Calling the squared one a reverse tanto is a bit of cutlery humor.

 

[Sam Cade]

Been out of the shop for a few days.

Getting back in the groove with some 5" Talon fighters in 3/16" 1084 from Aldo.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Nice job Sam

 

[9mmforMe]

So are the multiple holes drilled in the handle of the knife for weight reduction?

 

[ugaarguy]

So are the multiple holes drilled in the handle of the knife for weight reduction?

Per post #164 in response to post #160, the two or three chamfered holes are for the handle pins. The remaining holes are for weight reduction, improved grip adhesion, and style.

 

[Sam Cade]

Yup. Weight reduction with the secondary function of being flow holes for the epoxy when the scales are pinned on.

Without reducing the weight of the tang the knife would be very handle heavy once the scales are mounted since the tang is full width and nearly as long as the blade.

Without scales the point of balance is about where the grind starts. With scales it should be just behind the guard.

 

[Sam Cade]

Made a couple of these small integrally guarded 'merican "tantos" today.

Blade is roughly 3.25".

Stock is 1/8" 1084.

 

[Sam Cade]

Goals

 

[Sam Cade]

That is a pile of knives.

The square one will be clipped into a wharncliffe after primary grind.

...and this is the nubbin from the end of the bar.

Little knives like that don't give you much to hang on to when grinding.

I use one of these big magnets to act as a grip extension.

Handy for little knives and equally useful for really big stuff.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Good looking blades Sam.

 

[blarby]

I agree, I especially like the little stubbin !

 

[Sam Cade]

'merican "Tanto" Stubbins ground out.

 

[Yo Mama]

Sam, these are looking sweet! Keep it up.