This one is 1084 steel, with a high polish. It has white linen micarta handle slabs and bronze pins. I made two sheaths for it- a quilted pattern dressy leather sheath, and a more functionally minded kydex. The kydex holds it very securely.
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McClellan, I have a Cobra machine made by the Leather Machine Company. I used to hand stitch years ago, but I make way too many sheaths to do that anymore. This machine works good.
This one has a clay hardened blade in Aldo's 1084. It has black canvas micarta handle scales with white liners, and bronze pins. Blade length is 5 3/4"
Hi everyone,
Here is a new neck knife I made based on my Lil' Chub model of my Bushcraft series. It is different than the base model because it has very thin handle scales and it also has a false-edge ground on the spine. The steel is 1084, and the handle is black linen micarta with red...
For that size blade 5/8" or 3/4" round should suffice just fine. Use a large radius cross peen with rounded corners to spread the metal sideways initially to get the width you desire. Happy forging!
-Rob
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I like your style. You must be a user of knives to design like that. The edge coming up close to the handle without a choil is a very nice feature. I find that that area of the blade (nearest to the handle) is the most used. Personally, I like not having a choil notch for...