Project: Fighter - work in progress w/ pics

[synspeed]

Started a new blade this week. Aiming for a fighter/tactical chopper-type design. O1 tool steel, 1/4" thick. Will be full flat grind with flat ground swedge. Plunge line will bisect the choil.
Sorry I skipped a few pics as far as roughing the blade out and drilling the tang, but here goes.

Roughed out, pinholes drilled and countersunk, lanyard hole drilled:

Layout fluid applied, swedge lines scribed:

Swedge cut:

Bevels ground and blended to swedge, sanded:

 

[synspeed]

Another pic:

Hanging with the pre-heat treat batch:

 

[36fatfriends]

I think a lot of people must have missed this because I know I did... Wowzer, best one yet in my opinion. The lines kick ass, nice job on the swedge too.

 

[synspeed]

Thanks man. Experimenting with different designs. Think ill keep this one in the lineup.

 

[troutman]

Looks good. Do you sell your knives? If so I will be in touch after the 1st of the year.

 

[36fatfriends]

What stock width are you using 1.5"? 2"?

 

[synspeed]

Looks good. Do you sell your knives? If so I will be in touch after the 1st of the year.

I will be selling them very soon. First of the year is probably right when I'll be starting to market them. Which one would you be interested in?

 

[synspeed]

What stock width are you using 1.5"? 2"?

This one came from 2.5" stock. I usually order 2" wide, but for bigger blades like this i like to have some extra room.

 

[erkinator]

You sharpen knives?

 

[synspeed]

You sharpen knives?

I mean, I sharpen my own that i build. It's not a service i offer or anything. You local?