cevulirn
02-17-2012, 10:38 PM
I guess I'm good at diving in head first. I received a couple packages in the mail today, and received a total of 4 knives... some assembly and fabrication required. The star of the show is, of course, the Spyderco Mule team 12, (Cruwear) but I also got 3 blades from Knifekits.com.
The first knifekits.com blade is their Coffin handle tactical bolo bowie :-) (http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/product_info.php?products_id=1326) Silly name, but a lot of knife for the money and I liked the shape. Of course, none of the holes in the tang were a standard pin size, so I drilled out the 6 smaller holes to 1/8 inch, then added a 1/4 inch hole at the butt to add a lanyard hole... I have black/red laminate G10 scales pinned/epoxied on and curing in the vice at the moment. Because I'm new and lazy, the final fitting will be done with them ON the knife, the steel of the tang will keep me from removing too much material :D I honestly have no idea how the end product will turn out visually, but I have high hopes. And hey, I needed practice before making scales for the mule!
The other two blades from knifekits were a santoku carving knife, and a santoku utility knife. Nothing fancy, but I figured they would be a welcome addition to the kitchen, and I could still get some practice in. I'll probably just make some maple scales for em, the G10 I got is a little thin for kitchen knives.
Pictures will have to wait till at least tomorrow!
The first knifekits.com blade is their Coffin handle tactical bolo bowie :-) (http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/product_info.php?products_id=1326) Silly name, but a lot of knife for the money and I liked the shape. Of course, none of the holes in the tang were a standard pin size, so I drilled out the 6 smaller holes to 1/8 inch, then added a 1/4 inch hole at the butt to add a lanyard hole... I have black/red laminate G10 scales pinned/epoxied on and curing in the vice at the moment. Because I'm new and lazy, the final fitting will be done with them ON the knife, the steel of the tang will keep me from removing too much material :D I honestly have no idea how the end product will turn out visually, but I have high hopes. And hey, I needed practice before making scales for the mule!
The other two blades from knifekits were a santoku carving knife, and a santoku utility knife. Nothing fancy, but I figured they would be a welcome addition to the kitchen, and I could still get some practice in. I'll probably just make some maple scales for em, the G10 I got is a little thin for kitchen knives.
Pictures will have to wait till at least tomorrow!