Just finished this drop point; I wanted to do something different with the blade, I wanted this to look old and used something not to worry about in the field or getting scratched up.
It's 3/16 thick 1084; it was Normalized three times, quench in oil three times, the last quench was edge quenched 60 rc at the cutting edge. I did an extensive acid etch, then ran it through the scotch brite belt, added patina with my special patina sauce I make, the blade is 4 in from the plunge cut. OAL is 8 in. I used Ivory linen micarta lined with one red and one black fiber liners, two brass 1/8 in. brass pins, and 1/4 mosaic bear paw pin that I make. I'll be listing it for sale on my website as soon as I make the sheath. I don't usually make sheaths until I have at least five to make.
It's not pretty, but it's one heck of a blade. Like my old buddy Ed Fowler says “You have to test, test, test"! You will never know the performance of a blade until it’s been tested, this one is a superior blade! I spend a lot of time testing the structural integrity of all the various steels I use and have different methods of processing each one according to their element makeup!
It's 3/16 thick 1084; it was Normalized three times, quench in oil three times, the last quench was edge quenched 60 rc at the cutting edge. I did an extensive acid etch, then ran it through the scotch brite belt, added patina with my special patina sauce I make, the blade is 4 in from the plunge cut. OAL is 8 in. I used Ivory linen micarta lined with one red and one black fiber liners, two brass 1/8 in. brass pins, and 1/4 mosaic bear paw pin that I make. I'll be listing it for sale on my website as soon as I make the sheath. I don't usually make sheaths until I have at least five to make.
It's not pretty, but it's one heck of a blade. Like my old buddy Ed Fowler says “You have to test, test, test"! You will never know the performance of a blade until it’s been tested, this one is a superior blade! I spend a lot of time testing the structural integrity of all the various steels I use and have different methods of processing each one according to their element makeup!
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