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Another tiny one. The steel is 1.2379, hardened up to 60 HRc. OAL - 175mm, blade - ~70/20/3.8mm.
Brass guard. The handle is stacked birch bark and acacia burl.…
Added by Kiril Mitrashkov on August 31, 2016 at 22:40 — No Comments
A friend asked me to make a sheath for his leuku, because he didn't like the old one. And there it is:…
ContinueAdded by Kiril Mitrashkov on August 15, 2016 at 22:56 — No Comments
And one more hunting knife. This one will hunt in the Great plains of the dining-room and the Valley of the Kitchen.
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ContinueAdded by Kiril Mitrashkov on August 10, 2016 at 12:31 — 2 Comments
Shortly after #14 it is time for #15. Actually, I was working on these two brothers at the same time.
At first #15 was planneed to be with one whole piece of acacia for handle, but I decided it was too poor. So I cut the piece in two, removed the metal guard, put two pieces of twisted oak, cut corian guard and heel and added stainless steel spacers. This was assembled and disassembled about 3413873165 times, utill it fitted (almost) as I wanted it to fit.…
ContinueAdded by Kiril Mitrashkov on August 7, 2016 at 1:30 — 3 Comments
The Canadian belt knife is gone to his new owner and it was time to start making the new knife. Since I'm obsessed with the minions - of cource the next knife is a tiny one.
The steel is 1.2379 (D2), hardened up to about 60HRc. Sapele and black corian handle, impregneted with linseed oil and polished with carnauba wax. The sheath is calf blank, oiled with Vaseline to stay soft and to prevent absorbing moisture.
OAL - 160mm, blade only - 70/27/3,7mm.…
ContinueAdded by Kiril Mitrashkov on August 5, 2016 at 23:15 — 2 Comments
The knife is an order from a satisfied customer.
The steel is 1.2379 (D2), hardened up to about 60 HRc, the handle is palm tree. You all know the dimensions.…
ContinueAdded by Kiril Mitrashkov on August 3, 2016 at 11:45 — 2 Comments
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