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All Things Sharp and Pointed: compound and crossbows, knives and swords.
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brihacharan
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by brihacharan » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:02 am
My DIY Hybrid Knife
The Ontario Blank was courtesy fellow IFGian KSHITIJ. Being inspired by the blood groove that I saw on a ‘BUSSE’ Combat Knife I decided to incorporate it on the Ontario blank. This was achieved by making ‘countersunk’ depressions & grinding off intervening material using a conical grinding bit attached to a DREMEL. It was very time consuming, needed a steady hand and lots of patience. Apparently the one appearing on the BUSSE must’ve been achieved using a milling cutter on a lathe machine or through ‘spark erosion’.
The handle was fashioned out of teak wood, liked it because of the subtle pattern that ran across it. After shaping & sanding to a smooth finish I used araldite to fix it on to the tang + brass rivets & applied 2 coats of ‘wood coat polymer’ with a matte finish….the look & feel turned out to be pleasing…
“The Hybrid” - Feels good to hold and would come handy during camping & other outdoor activities!
BrihaS
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by essdee1972 » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:04 am
Cheers!
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kshitij
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by kshitij » Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:45 pm
Superb grains on that piece of wood
Another nicely done knife brihaji
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brihacharan
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by brihacharan » Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:37 pm
Thanks Essdee & Kshitij!!!!
Had fun doing it!
Briha
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pratik_mahale
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by pratik_mahale » Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:34 pm
Nice work Sir
I like the wood part more
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by aadhaulya » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:58 pm
Brihaji,
You have a remarkable control over these 'hand grinders'.
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astronomy.domaine
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by astronomy.domaine » Tue Dec 08, 2015 1:06 am
.. just superlative briha sir.
The teak wood grain pattern has come out wonderfully! any special treatment there??
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brihacharan
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by brihacharan » Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:01 am
astronomy.domaine wrote: .. just superlative briha sir.
The teak wood grain pattern has come out wonderfully! any special treatment there??
Thanks AD!
After sanding, I applied a dab of machine oil, gave a good rub & finally put on a light coat of Wood-Touch (matte finish)!
Briha
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pratik_mahale wrote:Nice work Sir
I like the wood part more
Pratik, if only I had the good fortune of having a belt sander, the blade too would've looked far better
Briha
