Edc wip

[Mike Martinez]

Hello gents, its been a while since I've actively posted in KD so what better way to find my than with a WIP. Currently I'm working on a line of budget EDC knives in AEBL and 52100. The AEBL blades will be a joint endeavour involving Faron Moore; he will be making the handles on the six AEBL blades usings some of his phenomenal burls. The 52100 blades will be dressed in epoxied 550/450 cord.

A working proof of concept blade along with the pattern

Blanks scribed and cut down to working size

Blades profiled and holes drilled (almost ready for HT)

Thank you for for checking this out and following along. Any comments/ observations/ and tips are welcome.

AEB-L blades have come out of HT ( I use ATP-64 along with foil so that there isn't any chance of scale) Photos show the blades being scribed with a center line before going to the grinder.

Hand sanding the blade after coming off the grinder @ 220g

Looking clean at 220. Almost ready to move to the next grit.

Flattening the scales using a granite plate, 180g sandpaper, piece of Corian and a few pieces of double sided tape.

 

[Mr.Svinarich]

I think the majority of interest in knives comes from the fact that a man, using nothing more than a file and a fire, may create the most refined hand tool in the world.


I'm looking forward to seeing the burls!

 

[Mike Martinez]

True. Fortunately, I have a few grinders to save me from tennis elbow.

 

[Mike Martinez]

Updated first post.

 

[Mike Martinez]

Here is the completed knife. (I'll be adding the missing steps to the original thread in the next day or two.)