Post by: Borg on March 16, 2019, 10:02:47 PM
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The blade, 5 pins, 2 screws, 2 washers and 2 steel liners
Steel liners? come on guys i thought you said first class?? no no no, not classy enough..those will have to go :pok:
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Ok, now we are talking, another of those and we are good to go :cheers:
My choice of handle will be wood and a bit of broken broom handle or a stick from the woods simply wont do, this is supposed to be classy remember, thankfully i have stocks of various types and decided to go with Elm burr (burl) i regretted that choice as soon as i started shaping it but decided to soldier on, i didn't find it very easy to work with as it was full of cracks and holes, tearout was a bit of an issue but got there in the end, i would have loved to have stabilized it but i don't have the gear for that so on it went as is
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Yes my bandsaw table is filthy and i will tell you why to save anyone making the same mistake i made, a few years ago i read how to make home made wood dye using vinegar and wire wool, you place wire wool in a jar, fill it with vinegar and leave it for a few days, the brown gunk it produces is your dye, easy right? well i decided to give it a go, i got the jar and filled it, left it alone on the table, i came in to the workshop the next day to the stench of vinegar, i walked in and there was glass everywhere, i kid you not there was glass imbedded in the walls, yes it exploded..vinegar and bits of glass everywhere and all over my beautiful shiny 2 day old saw which was now all covered in flash rust, idiot boy here didn't think to not put a lid on the jar, thinking about it later of course its going to explode, a sealed jar with a chemical reaction taking place in it is going to need a vent :twak:
Lesson learnt :facepalm:
Anyway...
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So we have a bit of a crack problem here, i just need to cut this down the middle and we have two lovely handles, i decided to epoxy the wood onto the liners and pin them from the inside..a secret pin, i figured i should do this as the wood when to the thickness i wanted flexed a bit much for my liking, i filled the cracks with epoxy too while i was at it.
My choice of finish for this was CA glue, it brings the grain out nicely and more importantly it should hold together this pile of cracks, pits and wormholes better, i didn't want to too slippery so didn't go for a mirror finish.
When its all fitted together there is a gap at the rear between the liners, the same thickness as the blade, i didn't like that so filled it, as this is for an upper class Peasant i went with copper.
A couple of coats of CA and showing the copper insert
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Interesting to note that when they stamped the scale it burned through to the other side, in the future i might try clean this up a bit, the whole blade is very rustic but i can live with that for now, i did buff some of the forge blackness from it though
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and all done, i just need to give it a final clean up, a bit of tearout at the rear pin but i will deal with that later, and a damn good sharpening..this i gather takes a great edge so i'm looking forward to getting it shaving sharp :tu:
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All in it's a great little knife, feels good in the hand and a really enjoyable project but next time i'm going with Walnut :hatsoff:
Post by: enki_ck on March 16, 2019, 10:07:17 PM
And an excellent write up as well :salute:
Post by: Fuzzbucket on March 16, 2019, 10:08:33 PM
Post by: RF52 on March 16, 2019, 10:11:14 PM
The wood looks beautiful! :like:
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Post by: SteveC on March 16, 2019, 10:14:05 PM
Post by: cody6268 on March 16, 2019, 10:22:34 PM
Svords are great knives. Cheap (mine was $12-ish), and really easy to take apart for cleaning. But, I don't think mine ever had liners.
Post by: Borg on March 16, 2019, 10:44:39 PM
When i first thought about getting one i was concerned about it closing on my hand but after playing with it a while i realise that's pretty hard to do, neat design for sure :tu:
Post by: Sparky415 on March 16, 2019, 11:03:42 PM
Post by: magentus on March 16, 2019, 11:16:21 PM
Post by: Sparky415 on March 17, 2019, 07:59:09 AM
Wow, that puts the bright yellow plastic handle version I've got to shame!
Svords are great knives. Cheap (mine was $12-ish), and really easy to take apart for cleaning. But, I don't think mine ever had liners.
There are a few different types Cody,
There even do one with brass or copper scales :woohoo:
http://www.svord.com/index.php?id_category=26&controller=category
:cheers:
Post by: Greg Jones on March 17, 2019, 12:53:15 PM
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Post by: Borg on March 18, 2019, 01:02:31 AM
I just noticed today it's not UK legal for blade length so i'm going to grind off a few mil then all should be good :tu:
Post by: Sparky415 on March 18, 2019, 06:56:24 AM
Thanks guys :tu:
I just noticed today it's not UK legal for blade length so i'm going to grind off a few mil then all should be good :tu:
You can always grind a finger choil
Cutting edge is shorter ;)
Post by: Sparky415 on March 18, 2019, 06:19:59 PM
Something like this oak handled one
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Post by: Wspeed on March 18, 2019, 06:23:55 PM
Post by: Borg on March 18, 2019, 07:49:02 PM
Cheers Sparky, i like that solution, it's certainly a lot easier to take it off the back than the tip :salute:
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Post by: Borg on March 20, 2019, 07:46:48 PM
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Post by: Wspeed on March 20, 2019, 07:55:18 PM
Post by: MMR on March 20, 2019, 08:28:28 PM
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Post by: Borg on March 21, 2019, 06:02:00 PM
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Post by: Borg on March 22, 2019, 12:26:53 AM
Post by: Sparky415 on March 22, 2019, 07:00:15 AM
But don't hold your breath Borg I have a million projects on the go ::)