Project 365 - Day 131

Liong Mah Design - Ace (2010)

Limited run - 154CM blade - Sculpted carbon fiber handle (Photo courtesy of Ernesto Urdaneta).

Project 365 - Day 130

Dragon Tail (2004)

Limited run of balisongs - Stainless and Damasteel blades - 3D machined titanium handles (some with stingray inserts).

Project 365 - Day 129

Gordian Knot (2012)

Blued San Mai blade (Chad Nichols) - Titanium bolsters and G-10 scales.

Project 365 - Day 128

CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 4)

I made the clip and finished the knife yesterday. Here are the final photos. Keep in mind that the mokume is going to tarnish and darken with time.

Thank you for watching!

Project 365 - Day 127

CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 3)

Here is what I did yesterday. The knife is technically finished; I have just to finish the clip for it and then I'll post the finished pictures.

Marking and cutting the lock face

Surface grinding wood to the desired thickness

Wood spacer drilled and ready to be ground

Ready for final assembly

Project 365 - Day 126

CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 3)

Here is what I did yesterday:

I cut the locking bar

I started working on the blade. Cut on a bar of Damascus.

Drilled and reamed the holes

Set it up in the open 

and the closed positions

Then I heat treated and tempered it.

I surface ground it to make sure it was flat.

Then I started grinding

Triple bevel with a compound tip!

Project 365 - Day 125

CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 2)

Here is what I made yesterday:

I profiled and contoured the handle

Then I drew the sculpting I wanted to do on the wood scales

I use a variety of hand files to sculpt the wood

Once I was done I bead blasted the wood to give it a distressed look

Then I started working on the bolsters, sculpting and giving them various textures

Here are the handle materials all finished.