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First one done in a long time
Hello all,
Been a while since I got some time to get a blade done. I decided I was finally going to do one for myself. I used a piece of Devin Thomas HC ladder. Got to say that when it comes to dagger grinds ladder is the best. This is based on a Tim Hancock letter opener design that he was gracious to let me slaughter in an attempt to make a dress sgain dubh. I decided to go with ivory from a piece I had. I did use pins instead of inlaying the ivory. I don't have a mill and I wasn't up to trying it on the damascus. The big thing that makes me bummed out is the blade warped from the grinding on only one side. I probably should have hardened first but I didn't even think about doing that since I work work most with S30V and the idea of grinding hardened S30V is terrifying. Just got to get a sheath maker and hopefully I will be ready for the fair season. Jim __________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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Looks great Jim!
I'm slowly getting back into it myself. Still hard to find time with 2 little ones, but I have several on the bench. |
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Looks great Jim. How have you been?
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Looks great Jim. As for grinding hardened S30V don't be concerned. I've been grinding S30V, hardened to Rc 61, for years. In fact, just this week I ground a dagger from S35VN which is even meaner than S30V (and no warp). I use fresh 3M 60 grit Cubitron belts and take my time. Not a problem ...
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Thanks guys.
I may try the grinding after HT later but I got to say that it sounds like a lot of work cleaning up the grind marks Hey Dwane. Hate to bring this up, did Terrill ever get you the pic? Jim __________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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LOL , No he didn't Jim... I WOULD still like to have that pic...and if you could tell me what issue of what magazine it was in, my copy got lost in the move somehow.
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Nice looking knife
Like the use of Ivory on the handle |
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blade, damascus, design, grinding, handle, ivory, knife, pins, sheath |
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