Completed rifleman's knife (6 PICS)

[robtattoo]

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!

[Crooked Stic]

Nice!I like the olivewood.

[UKarcher]

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

[sticshooter]

yep that's a knife. A great one at that. Great job on both!<><

[TimBow2]

Great Knife and Sheath.....good job

[adkmountainken]

absolutly beautiful!!!!! ya should be proud of this one!!!!!!

[vermonster13]

Like I've said before Rob, you just keep getting better.

[madness522]

I love the profile of the blade and the olive wood handle.  Wonderful job Rob.

[OconeeDan]

Thanks for sharing, great looking knife and sheath!
Dan

[john gerrard]

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

[JC]

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.

[Nakohe]

Way to go Rob. That is one great looking knife and sheath. Sure would look great on my belt.      

[Matt Fowler]

Very Nice, Great Work!! why is it called a riflemans knife?

[Caveman IL]

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

[4runr]

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!!

[TexMex]

Beautifull          

[swampjoe]

Great looking knife and sheath Rob.....that fringing is flawless.

[Izzy]

Wow thats a work of art,congrats.Id fight godzilla with that thing.

[IB]

Top Shelf........Very well done              

[mike g]

Now thats a knife....
Great job....
Now ya know why we dont like to do fringe....