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Author Topic: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)  (Read 3284 times)

Offline robtattoo

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Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« on: January 30, 2007, 04:44:00 AM »
The Fringe From Hell!!!

Thanks to all here for the help & advice over the fringeing on this sheath (it's a bugger, I tell you!)

Right, details.

I made the knife as a bit of a special,for a show I've been invited to exhibit at, this coming weekend. The blade is forged from a very old, 14" Harris Mill File (I'm presuming it's W2 File steel) It's 10-1/2" overall, 6-3/4 of which is blade, which has a distal taper, tapered tang & flat ground with a convex secondary edge grind. It was edge quenched in hot Sunflower oil & then given a second low temperature quench in brine. It's had 3 tempering stages, 200degC for 3 hrs, 220 for 2 hrs & finally 230 for 2 hrs.
The handle is crosscut Olivewood, with 2 black spacers & 2 3/32" brass pins.
I've made the sheath so that it can be worn any way. Right of left handed, forwards or rear facing. 3mm Veg tanned leather, handstitched with artificial sinew & with a full welt cut into a 4" fringe (never again!!!)
Here's the pics as promised.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2007, 05:20:00 AM »
Nice!I like the olivewood.
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2007, 06:07:00 AM »
Great work Rob! That handle is beautiful. When you talked about fringe yesterday I thought you were doing a bit of overkill, but I really like that sheath. Well done my friend.
Graham
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2007, 06:12:00 AM »
yep that's a knife. A great one at that. Great job on both!<><
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2007, 06:19:00 AM »
Great Knife and Sheath.....good job
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2007, 06:40:00 AM »
absolutly beautiful!!!!! ya should be proud of this one!!!!!!
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2007, 06:46:00 AM »
Like I've said before Rob, you just keep getting better.
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2007, 06:47:00 AM »
I love the profile of the blade and the olive wood handle.  Wonderful job Rob.
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2007, 06:54:00 AM »
Thanks for sharing, great looking knife and sheath!
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2007, 07:02:00 AM »
Great job on the knife. I like the taper on the blade. I believe that edge grind cuts much better than a hollow ground edge. Just my opinion. But really nice work on the knife and sheath.  Brokenwing
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2007, 07:06:00 AM »
Wow Rob, you really are progressing! That is a definately a gorgeous knife and sheath. Too often I see great knives shackled with mediocre sheaths....that one there is in no such danger.
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2007, 07:14:00 AM »
Way to go Rob. That is one great looking knife and sheath. Sure would look great on my belt.  :bigsmyl:    :clapper:
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2007, 07:56:00 AM »
Very Nice, Great Work!! why is it called a riflemans knife?
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2007, 07:58:00 AM »
Very neat knife-- the olivewood is exceptional.  I like the fringed sheath. Keep up the good work and keep sharing pics and methods (quenching and tempering, etc).  Larry
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2007, 08:36:00 AM »
Wow! I was really looking forward to this, this morning and I must say my expectations were exceeded. That is awesome. I could see that hanging on a wide belt over a buckskin riflemens shirt. Great job Rob!!
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2007, 08:37:00 AM »
Beautifull  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2007, 08:43:00 AM »
Great looking knife and sheath Rob.....that fringing is flawless.
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #17 on: January 30, 2007, 10:18:00 AM »
Wow thats a work of art,congrats.Id fight godzilla with that thing.
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #18 on: January 30, 2007, 10:25:00 AM »
Top Shelf........Very well done  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:
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Re: Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)
« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2007, 10:29:00 AM »
Now thats a knife....
Great job....
Now ya know why we dont like to do fringe....
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