Rifletuner Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 This is a bowie made from 5.5mm S35VN steel with a saber grind bevel and a harpoon grind on the swage. The handle is olive wood given to me by aushunt member Gryphon, with black G10 liners brass pins & lanyard tube, and with a hand rubbed Aussie Oil finish. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 Niiiice. Again! Do you use a jig to grind in the shape or is it all by hand/eye? I doubt I could produce anything that good by hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 Big strong knife and it looks like its strong enough to cut that cracker in half too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Duncs said: Niiiice. Again! Do you use a jig to grind in the shape or is it all by hand/eye? I doubt I could produce anything that good by hand No, I mostly dont use jigs. This one is all freehand. Grinding well and consistently is the biggest learning curve. It has taken me years to get to the point where I feel like I am turning out okay work. I am still a beginner though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 23 minutes ago, gryphon said: Big strong knife and it looks like its strong enough to cut that cracker in half too. Thanks mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben338 Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 almost looks too good to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunf Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 Bloody great job mate. What would compliment it nicely is a nice leather sheath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo 30.06 Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 That looks so good mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17dave Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 Very impressive RT. Even more so that it is hand ground. Could do some damage with that I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 12 hours ago, Rifletuner said: Thanks mate. Howzabout some dimension specs RT? IE blade length, handle length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 hours ago, gryphon said: Howzabout some dimension specs RT? IE blade length, handle length. Steel is 5.5 mm, so that is the thickest part on the spine. Overall length is 10.5". Handle is 4.75". Blade is 5.75" long and 1.5" deep at the bevel. The edge is ground to 0.3mm which is where I try to take most user knives to as its a good balance between keeping the edge fairly strong and keeping the edge slicy. If its a bushcrafter knife that might be doing chopping work, I will grind to around 0.4mm or even .5mm, and for a kitchen knife I go for close to a "zero grind" on the edge, so around 0.1mm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
308bever Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 great looking knife, well done (((-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdog Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Looks to be well made with a very nice finish. You have posted the dimensions, that puts it into perspective, did you weigh it also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Foxdog said: Looks to be well made with a very nice finish. You have posted the dimensions, that puts it into perspective, did you weigh it also? No I havent. I will try to put it on a scale & see what it weighs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just to give some idea of grinding knife bevels, this is a time lapse of me grinding another knife on the weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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