Carrying On...

Forward progress...

So...the other night we saw some red burlap getting ready to go into the press. This is the raw block, ready to get cut into handles.

Catching Up

Been a few days...

A big purchase for me. A 10 ton hydraulic press from Baileigh. Such a nice tool! Very well made...and it's sure to get put through the paces. I've been wanting a press for a long time.

Three New Finished Knives

Some progress was made tonight...

The first of its kind! The Tacti-Hunter. 4 3/8" cutting edge, approx. 9" OA. 3/16" thick A2 blade. The handle is my own black canvas micarta. The blade is sandblasted.

A Very Good Afternoon

Occasionally, I get to leave the day job a couple hours early. Which is what I did today. For some reason, this act has a tremendous effect on my motivation. I got home ready to hit the shop. And hit the shop I did!!!

OK...this is actually from yesterday. Not my knife. It's a Cold Steel that belongs to a coworker. He wanted a new sheath, and I wanted to practice working with Kydex. I think it turned out pretty good. Gawd, that's a bit knife, though.

The Last Couple of Days...

...have been exhausting.
Anywho, I've been working on some grinding guides and other tid bits. I also spent some time on a secret squirrel project that I can't show here per my customer's request.

The Tacti-Hunter. Something was bugging me about the grind. We'll get to that in a minute.

Busy On My New Design

Spent my evening on the Tacti-Hunter

The top one is the first Tacti-Hunter...it will serve as a template. Bottom will become the first finished knife.

Keep It Moving

Just another day. Gotta keep that progress moving along...

I try to stay organized. Sometimes I do...sometimes I don't. Baby steps!! One thing I did to this end is to get all of my handle hardware sorted and to establish storage for spare drill bits. I like to have 2 or 3 spares of all of my most used drill bits on hand. Since a drill index only holds one of each size, these little Plano boxes are perfect for the back ups. The drill bits in the hardware box have specific purposes related to handles, so they are stored there.