knife making(Sheath knife) |
May. 4/2016 In around 1986, I was absorbed in a knife making.An incomplete knife has come out of the drawer of a workbench. That slept for nearly 30 years. The shape of the handle seemed fascinating, so I decided to complete it. |
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1.Grind by #240, #400, #600, #800, #1000 and #1200. |
2.I commissioned to quench in a company in Osaka. |
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3.By Rockwell hardness, 60. |
4.Grinding with from #600 to #12000. |
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5.Buffing. |
6.The next is joining of a hilt, but a blade face is ground in front of it. I think the material is probably SUS304. |
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7.Rivet by a pin of 2.6mm. |
8.A hilt was fixed tightly. |
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9.The handle material is iron wood of thickness 8mm. |
10.This is a black fiber spacer. |
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11.Ground the hilt by a file. and, Protect in a blade part so as not to damage. |
12.Glue one side of the handle. |
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13.Drilling 4mm in the handle material from side of the knife. |
14.Drilling a spot-face of 8mm. |
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15.Glue a fastener bolt and the handle together. A bolt is M4. The material is sus304. |
16.Make the pattern of the sheath by paper. |
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17.Make sheath with 3 mm of leather. Marking around of the pattern. |
18.Mark the drilling position by the divider, and drilling the 1.5mm by the self-made high-speed drilling machine. Sewing, This time, I used the Cremona thread of yellow and red. |
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19.Making a string of thong Hole. used a leather with a thickness of 1mm. |
20.Dipping a sheath in lukewarm water for about 10 seconds.Then, insert a knife slowly and you match it with the sheath. |
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Put an edge to the knife. I believe the knife is most beautiful tool. |
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I made these knives 29 years ago. |
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