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Ben Potter
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 Posted: Sat 25 Jul, 2009 9:29 am Post subject: HSS Tanto with scabbard |
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I finished this one up last night.
Blade: 3 1/2 in high speed steel. 1/16 in thick
Grip: hand woven waxed cord.
Scabbard: hand fit maple with woven cord wrap.
Overall: 7 1/4 in
Knife: 7 in.
Sorry for the picture quality, I'll try to get better ones up latter.
Let me know what you think.
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Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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M. Eversberg II
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I think it inspires the idea of a few native American items I've seen. No clue why. It's an attractive knife, and the sheath is also attractive. Does the sheath have a core at all? How snug does it fit?
M.
This space for rent or lease.
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Nathan Robinson
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M. Eversberg II
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Unsure how I missed that one.
M.
This space for rent or lease.
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Ben Potter
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| Posted: Sat 25 Jul, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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The scabbard is very tight on the blade due to the wrap. This style of blade doesn't get a copper collar like a normal japanese blade would so the scabbard must fit tightly at the begining so that when it is broken in it won't be too loose.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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M. Eversberg II
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It's a nice piece of work. I wouldn't mind owning one for various handy things, but we college folk tend to not have very much money.
M.
This space for rent or lease.
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