Another 18th c. Militiamans Knife

[LRB]

Finished this one today. 8 1/2" through tang blade of 01 steel, iron mounts, curly maple turned grip with 1/8" iron cap, and tang peened over it. Also a little chip carving. S guard with an under edge bevel. Sheath has iron collar, glued and pinned, and iron belt or frog hook. All lightly aged. Hope you enjoy a look at it.

 

[jimmytheshank]

Now thats just plain purty. Good job! :thumbsup: :bow:

 

[JamesG]

Wick that look realy nice.

 

[John Wasmuth]

alls I kin say s WOW! :hatsoff:

 

[jethro224]

That is REAL nice. :bow: :thumbsup:

 

[smo]

Fantastic job Wick :hatsoff:

 

[LRB]

Here's a shot of the back side. The collar is 1/32" thick shaped around a steel form, then silver brazed with a butt joint. the main sheath is a flattened center seam.

 

[Roy]

That is beautiful! Will I see it in a few weeks??

 

[fatboy]

Very nice Wick you should be very proud of your work !!

 

[paulvallandigham]

I notice the two pins coming out of the top of the iron cap. They appeared on the front side, too. Do the pins go through a hidden part of the leather sheath, to hold the two together?

And is another purpose of these pins to center the blade on with drawing and entering the sheath, so the point does not cut the leather? Its difficult to measure the width of the blade, and the distance between the two pins, on a Picture, but they look like they are very close to the width of the blade. That is what makes me ask this second question.

Very nice work. What kind of " silver" are you using to "braze" the iron cap? The Brazing I have seen looks more like gold, or yellow, than silver.

Thanks. Paul

 

[LRB]

Paul the pins go only the thickness of the leather, they do not guide the blade, they are just more security for the collar. I use Brownell's Silvaloy for the braze. It flows at around 1175°, although there are different grades of it. I like it's strength, and I can work it easily with propane using a Mapp gas torch head.

 

[chipper]

Nice, leaving the scale marks from the final heat and quench is a nice touch. I might have to steal that technique. It's always difficult to know when to quit polishing or grinding. You've definitely mastered that.
Excellent work.

Regards
Loyd Shindelbower
Loveland Colorado

 

[LRB]

No scale marks Loyd. Any marks you see are from aging it.

 

[Capt. Fred]

Real nice Wick. Nice proportions. Just right.

 

[lonehunter]

The pictures do not do it justice,once you pick it up its hard to put down, it just feels like a part of your hand. Rumor has it Wick will be at the C.L.A. show next week, if you can it would be worth the time to look him up and check out his work. But beware if you are a drooler you might want to wear a bib. Wick does outstanding, quality work, and aint too bad a feller either.(dont tell him i said that) :rotf: :rotf:
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