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...that's how the Thais call a Capricorn, and I think it is a good name. Blade length: 205 mm, Spine width: 3,6 mm Steel 2442 (115W8) Overall : 350 mm Handle slabs and sheath: Capricorn horn and stamped, semi-tanned leather with a raw hide core for the throat Bolsters and fittings: blackened copper

Good Luck !!

Even under worst jungle conditions, this will be an enduring beauty....! Awesome Knife!

They look stout and reliable!....I really doubt the benefit of a classbreaker,...it is just like a bottle opener...I can open a bottle with nearly everything in reach, so it is with destroying glass, but anyway this are great looking knives!

Nice and clean!

working on this old stuff is a waste of money!!...you need tools, energy and the like, have a loss of carbon and whatever, (and the technique with the broken drill bit is a good joke! sorry:lol:)...and at last: you will fight the mistakes, getting not rid of them just changing them into another...

Kevin, I made a stamping tool, using 20 x 10 mm tool steel and a coarse checkering file.I hit the tool as perpendicular as possible and anneal after every punch.

Thanks a lot, Guys!

That sheath ...!.....Great!

115W8, copper and seecow. BL 90 mm, OL 190 mm tang peened over the butt

If You are able to manage the liners to stay straight, you can use steel. 6 Al4 V Titanium is springy hard and no HT, lighter than steel and will stay straight even if you heat colour it.

I would like to take a look at your beast....you are welcome to show it here. Cheers

Thanks, Guys!

Your reply makes it worth, Thanks Ken!

Blade length: 250 mm, width: 4,3 mm Overall: 400 mm CPM 10 V 3D-Carbon scales steel pins Thanks for watching

Beautiful knife!

Tim Lively is the challenger(or so) and not participating?.....weird.

Solid and strong with a touch of wildness....very nice!

.....lots of effort and a good attitude!... I do a lot different but I enjoy to watch fellows doing their own way. this tutorial deserves more than 2 replies... Thanks Dennis for sharing your work and showing your working methods!

I not shure about this...Please can You explain in which way it "deteriorates"....only thing is it might not cool down as fast as not deteriorated?I use the same oil since 10 years and dont know what all happened to it and I never felt or have a practical evidence that it is not quenching as...