Next finished knife - K.I.T.H.

I kinda feel repeating myself: Havent been around for a while.

I have started a local Knife in The Hat (K.I.T.H.)  event here, and this is my knife to be offered.
Enjoy.

My next finished knife after  the customers one is this fellow here:




Bill of materials:
  • O1 tool steel 3mm
  • Loveless stainless screws
  • Carbon laminate handle
 A few pics of the process: Template credit goes to Dan @ DCKnives.com this was originally his DS1 template, redrawn by a fellow knifemaker. Cheers mate for the cool templates!





DS1 on the right, and the re-shaped one on the left. Contoured, ready for beveling:






As a rookie knifemaker, I had some issues making the bevel symmetrical on my litllte grinder, that runs 37m/s. But nailed it!


The carbon laminate, tested for looks


Here it goes. The one with the holes in the tang is this one. The one without holes is his sibling, made from 1.4116 stainless steel. Have to admit, I love this shape:


Current O1 projects after HT and tempering. Since then, I have ruined the 2nd from the left :) 1 down, 3 remaining (+1 1.4116, that was HT'd separately)


 Cleaned and pre-polished, all shiny and neat


Glued

Still a lot to polish:




Finished one. I will not touch Carbon again,untill I have a proper filtering system in my shop.
Everything is covered in carbon dust.











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