at first the design
then the transfer. i used a flimsy paper und a overhead pen
then i went to my cuttingstation ))))). it is outside the house. it makes so much dust i dont want to do it inside. Want to cut it close to the line.
then i start to grind the outlines ( here i take the pully, because i dont have a medium contact wheel)
here i use the radius grinder
now i flatten the blade
the one the good side, at the other side, i los the grip on the blade and the blade gets a cut on th topside, sh................... so i have to make the gind over the whole blade ( its OK its easier as i will learn within the next 2 hours)
now i mark the middle of the blade
the main problem when i made the first tryouts with the old grinder was the angle. one time the grind gets only 20% from the blade the other time it gets 120%. so i found the bubble jig from fred rowe that works great. the handle helps you for the ricasso and with a little bit of mathematik you can find the right degrees.
after about 2 hours grinding and some shouting this is the result. i had to go up so i have now a straight line as ricasso, but i am satisfied.
the next step will be the handl.stay tuned.........................
here we go
sh..................... the material breakes, so i have to make bolsters
drilling the holes with a 2,5 mm drill
making the 3mm threads
the bolsters, i have to countersink the holes
cutting the back part of the handles, green micarta
shortening the handle screws
the handles on the blade
working on the handle form
now the handles have the shape i like
a littele bit finishing, new screws and some small fileworks
lets start with the sheat, a small sketch
cut the single parts, made a failure the upper front part was to small, i had to do it again
glue it together and sew the belt loop
finishing the edges with teh beltgrinder and the buffer, it tried this the first time and it works very good
now gluing the carved skull on the sheat, i did not sew it because i dont want to see the seam
best r
