Gentlemen

I have started a knife project that I will be doing this summer.

I gave the one side a satin finish just to see what the steel would look like with this option. This is only grit 400 finish , the final will be 800 or maybe 1200.
I am not sure aboyt handle but I have some very nice Muskos Ox brisk from Greenland that might work out well.

Can any one guess what knife blank I am using?
I will tell you this much:

Stock is 5/16" thick
Blade is 20 cm (Blade only)

Looks like this:

Jeffery,

5/16" is a bit thick for a 7.87" knife blade. I'd have started with 1/4" probably.

The blade will need a strong distal taper and a tapered tang in order to not feel brutish.

I nice finish starts to show at 600 with 1200 being much better. Gets progressively better with 2000 and 2500. Not much gain beyond that.

Happy sanding.

Please post more pictures as you progress.

You still need to find me one of those fancy stones!

The knife has a full flat grind and is from the old style Cold steel stock. This blade was made for the Recon Scout satin Carbon V. Back in the days when they just cut the tip of the Trailmaster blank. This knife blank is awesome and I look very much forward to working with it.

I will properly go with the 1200 satin finish. Finer would be like mirror polish almost. That is to easy.

Charles the big stone (10"X3"X1") is a Pink Translucent Novaculite Arkansas stone. Try to find one of those in that size

Cheers,

André

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Originally posted by JefferyDenmark:
Charles the big stone (10"X3"X1") is a Pink Translucent Novaculite Arkansas stone. Try to find one of those in that size

Cheers,

André

I think I saw one but it was $$$$$.

Still looking for the cool patterned stone.

Charles

The Cool patern stone is finer then the Translucent It is a natural stone. But I do not know from where.

Get a Arkansas Black stone they are affordable in large sizes get a 10"x3" that will work wonders on the large knives, and small ones to.

Cheers,

André

Andre,

Thanks -- I passed on a couple of nice natural stones but will keep my eyes open.

So fare so good.
Today I will shape the tip with oil sanding paper grit 120 and start on the satin finish.

I call this knife "Recon Steel Hart"

Cheers,

André

It's getting there. Good work.

I hope you will test the knife here with a boar a collared peccary or a lipped peccary.Juan