Next Knife Build

[Kepis]

Next knife build from a Izula clone on the go, paint took a lot more getting off on this one than the previous build.

20171215_151116 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

I sanded the handle down to remove the paint so i get a good key for the scales later,

20171215_151701 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

i used paint stripper on the actual blade as i want to retain the grind lines if i can,

20171215_152155 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

20171215_155043 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

in the end i had revert to the Dremmel with a wire brush to get rid of the last of the paint.

20171215_160825 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Next job get the scales cut out drilled for the brass tube pins and get it all glued up

 

[snappingturtle]

How's the first one holding up? edge retention good, fair, poor?

 

[Janne]

Wonder why they make them in such weird colours?

To protect against rusting?

 

[snappingturtle]

Wonder why they make them in such weird colours?

To protect against rusting?

I would think so, kind of draggy for the blade tho!

 

[Janne]

If I was you, I would test the blade for quality ( edge retention and rusting) before I spend any great amount of work and money 9on materials) on it.

The level of workmanship you did last time warrants a quality blade!

 

[Kepis]

How's the first one holding up? edge retention good, fair, poor?

Not too bad tbh, used it quite a bit, not overly hard admittedly, opening boxes, bit of wood work not had to sharpen or strop it once since i did the initial sharpening, also throws amazing showers of sparks on a ferro rod

 

[santaman2000]

Wonder why they make them in such weird colours?

To protect against rusting?

It really doesn't look like paint so much but rather more like a rust inhibittng primer.

 

[daveO]

Wonder why they make them in such weird colours?

To protect against rusting?

It's mostly for marketing I think. You can sell multiple versions of the same knives by giving them 'limited edition' colour schemes and tactical non-reflective coatings. Given that a large number of survival kit type knives are only ever used to pose for photos the appearance is more important than the practical use. The more eye catching photos that get posted to social media the more free press the companies get.

 

[Janne]

If you buy enough colour variations you can make LGBGT4 flag!

 

[Kepis]

It really doesn't look like paint so much but rather more like a rust inhibittng primer.

The original ESEE ones are powder coated i believe?

 

[Janne]

I checked - correct.
They are also lacking the scales like these copies.
Cost saving masked as cool design?

 

[santaman2000]

The original ESEE ones are powder coated i believe?

I suppose it might be. It's just that color looks so much like a red oxide primer I've used. I could easily be mistaken though.

 

[Janne]

I checked and they are powdercoated for some weird reason.

 

[Kepis]

Did a bit more on this today, decided i wanted to try and put a liner in this time and the material i chose to do this was good old kiddies felt, i've used it before and once it's clamped and impregnated with epoxy it works really well.

20171221_143543 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

I cut out the middle bits so the epoxy would grab both Beech scales

20171221_143554 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Block of beech that the scales and sheath came/will come from, has some lovely grain running through it.

20171221_143610 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

I flattened the scales down on the belt sander

20171221_143618 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

which then decided to bite me, ive only skinned the inside of my finger, couple of days and it will be fine and dandy again.

20171221_151913 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

then got it all glued and clamped up

20171221_151936 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

will let it cure overnight and go back out tomorrow and get the handle shaped and sanded, remembering that skin and 80 grit belts don't mix very well.

 

[snappingturtle]

The felt is a great idea, I may look to using that myself!

 

[Janne]

The felt is a great idea, I may look to using that myself!

Fingertip peeling on a belt sander?


I use fabric from trousers I bought at the Red Cross shop.
Got some funny looks when I bought a pair of vividly Red girls trousers, but what the hell......

 

[snappingturtle]

Fingertip peeling on a belt sander?


I use fabric from trousers I bought at the Red Cross shop.
Got some funny looks when I bought a pair of vividly Red girls trousers, but what the hell......

Come now Janne I'm sure those trousers suit you well . As for biting belt sander or the car or knives etc I have a thing of smearing the blood on the offending Item, the sacrifice means they will work good or run better! I'm sure of it!

 

[Janne]

A blood sacrifice is very traditional!!!
The Gods love it!

 

[Kepis]

they got it today

A blood sacrifice is very traditional!!!
The Gods love it!

They got claret today as I tried to sand my finger down on the belt sander, then the sander fell off the bench onto my foot, then onto the shed floor where it proceeded to scoot across the floor like a rabid rc car, was quite funny really.

 

[Janne]

I wish I could more than one 'Like' on your post, Kepis!
Made my day!