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Step-By-Step (part 4): Integral Hilt Hunter

Started by Idahomike251, June 22, 2011, 11:56:00 PM

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Idahomike251

June 22, 2011, 11:56:00 PM
...and here is the finished knife along with some detail shots. 3 1/2" Mirror polished D2 hardened to Rockwell 60C


Toecutter

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June 23, 2011, 12:40:00 AM
Very cool as always Mike, thanks for sharing!

Nathan
"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life." RLS

oldpaths

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June 24, 2011, 05:48:00 PM
Great work mike,I love it!    :thumbsup:
Colossians 3:23

Steve Nuckels

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June 24, 2011, 08:33:00 PM
Most interesting WIP and a great looking knife too!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Idahomike251

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June 24, 2011, 10:06:00 PM
Next obvious step since I have some more of the 1/2" bar stock is to make another with built-in hilt and butt cap with tapered tang. This will increase the difficulty by an order of magnitude, but I just have to try.

Mike O.

Shakes.602

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June 27, 2011, 10:15:00 AM
ALL  I can Say Is  WOW!!  :eek:    :eek:    Artistry at Its Finest!!  :clapper:    :clapper:
"Carpe Cedar" Seize the Arrow!
"Life doesn't get Simpler; it gets Shorter and Turns in Smaller Circles." Dean Torges
"Faith is to Prayer what the Feather is to the Arrow" Thomas Morrow
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