[TUTORIAL] How to split G10?

Another tutorial ready :) This time it will be very short but I think that it can be interesting for some people. I will show you my method of splitting G10 sheets.

To read tutorial you can click here:
How to split G10?
or find a link on the right panel of the blog.

Making a Pioneer knife Part 3 - scales

I put away this project for almost a year but third part is of making Pioneer knives is finally here. Knives are far more advanced with production now, so I have to catch up with showing the progress. In this episode I will show you how the scales was from green canvas micarta sheet. 3mm 4-flute carbide end mill have been used for this. As you see no cooling liquid is required to mill micarta or G10. It was milled almost one year ago so it was not perfect. Now we would do it better ;)

There are also some pictures showing how tubes were prepered.

I cut the video into pieces and speed is x3 because it would be even more boring without this...

Pendants 1

Me and my brother are big fans of games and movies. I always wanted to connect this hobby with my knifemaking and tool projects. This will be my first attempt. Here are some engraved titanium pendants inspired by games and movies: mini dog tag size Ironman, Terminator and one inch size coins for Star Wars characters. Graphics have been prepared by me. 1.6mm titanium was used. It was anodized and finished for 'used' look. I am sure there will be more stuff like this. Also graphics can be used for my knifemaking project.
Any ideas for next themed pendants?;)

 

Oh! and I have finally finish the pendant I showed you a couple of months ago. One inch size with Vault 13 logo. Fallout 2 rulez! :D

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife scales 8

Another set of SAK scales made last months. I have to get a break from those SAKs... it takes all of my free time and I can't finish my other projects...

Let's start with 84mm SAKs.

84mm polished Carbon Fiber

84mm polished black G10

84mm polished and heat anodized titanium

84mm beadblasted/stonewashed titanium and polished titanium

Now some 91mm.

91mm polished Carbon Fiber

91mm beadblasted, polished, heat anodized and polished one more time titanium. It should look like blue flames...

91mm beadblasted and stonewashed titanium, chamfered

And a special one in the end...
91mm blue-black G10 with engraved 'PATTERN B'

As always, SAKs in the pictures are only for example. The scales can be attached to any Swiss Army Knife with appropriate size.

Cheers!

Squirrels are back!

...well, almost. I didn't finished any yet but started this Squirrel friction folder project with my brother more than a year ago. So far we have made a prototype and started a big colorful series. We are now on the stage of making grinds and then heat treatment will be made in our new hardening furnace.

Like always it started with a prototype. Black G10 was used.

Then stage after stage first Squirrel made of titanium, black-green G10 and N690 steel was built. A very special piece with a cup of coffee engraved.

It was a very long and slow start but now I will be able to finish first piece soon and make more. Stay tuned as next month I will be showing some of them finally finished.

Kydex-leather combo sheath for a bushcraft knife 2

My first kydex-leather combo sheath made this year. Another sheath made for a knife made by a great polish knifemaker Mariusz "TLIM" Przybyłowski. This time it is a bushcraft knife with toxicated black G10 scales so black screws were used for sheath to complete the tactical look. I also used black G10 for firestarter handle. Leather was finished with Fiebing's Professional Oil Dye, SNO SEAL and Gum Tragacanth for edges, glued with EcoWeld cement.