Lack of content
I have been extremely busy with getting settled into our new home, plus I went back to working at the old manufacturing plant. The jobsite is a two hour drive from here but the compensation is well worth it. Unfortunately I haven’t had much time to dedicate to the photo blog but rest assured I am working on knife related things and hope to have more updates after the new year.
Small O1 blade
A hefty little O1 knife with a razor sharp full flat grind, traction jimping, and textured G10 scales fastened by stainless Torx screws. The blade has been coated with 2400 series GunKote for an anti-reflective finish. It weighs in at 4.3 .oz.
No more Facebook
In case my Facebook peeps are wondering where my mostly inactive account went, they restricted it, without warning or reason.
I stopped using the increasingly irrelevant, anti-free speech platform for sharing knifemaking content a while back, but now I’m completely done with it. Privacy concerns and censorship issues aside – Facebook has become a cesspool of mindless AI trash-content, bots, and third-world scammers.
If you must use social media, X/Twitter has a small degree of free speech.
Tiny tanto
Small O1 tanto with paper Micarta scales, white G10 spacers, and stainless Trox fasteners. The razor sharp 1/8″ thick blade has been lightly etched with ferric chloride and the cutting edge brought to a high polish. Sheath is Kydex.
![Corotid cutter [video]](https://www.berserkrblades.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_2055.jpg)
Corotid cutter [video]
I like to use Sharpie fine point markers to roughly plan how my scales are going to look in relation to the plunge cuts and maker’s mark. Again, it’s just a rough idea and I may change things up during the grinding process, such as bevel height or plunge angle, or I may decide to add a swedge. Below: The top knife has been heat treated and beveled. All that’s left is GunKote, scales, and sharpening. I brought the bevels to a near zero edge which will make for a very sharp blade.
![OD green O1 blade [video]](https://www.berserkrblades.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/443710888_365116956574343_5636277389594283459_n.jpg)
OD green O1 blade [video]
O1 knife with OD green G10 scales and Kydex sheath. The blade has been finished with matte gray 2400 series Gun Kote and the scales secured with stainless steel Torx fasteners.
Kiridashi EDC
Small work-in-progress O1 utility blade with a hollow chisel grind, swedge, and serrations. Spine has been jimped for added control. 5/32″ thickness, 1.75″ blade and 5″ OAL.
O1 knife [video]
Video of rough grind to finished knife (minus cutting edge).
Finishing up
Marked, heat treated, coated, roughly sharpened, and ready for G10 scales.
Chamfering
Small work-in-progress batch of hefty chisel grind utility knives.
Work-in-progress recurve machete
5160 spring steel, 1/4″ thick full flat grind recurve machete with an OAL of 20.75 inches.
A really great tool…
One of those small tools I never really knew about, but now that I do, it’s become one of the most useful things in my shop: a magnet with grip. It allows me to quickly surface grind without burning my finger tips or losing control of the work piece.
Profile work
This O1 blank has been ground to shape and is now ready for my heat treat oven.
Coyote brown O1 combat with 550 cord
O1 combat knife with coyote 550 cord wrap and black 2400 series GunKote for an anti-reflective finish. The blade has a hollow-chisel grind and spine traction grooves for added control. Custom coyote brown Kydex sheath.
FDE O1 combat knife with aggressive end
O1 combat knife with an aggressive strike-end and chisel-hollow ground blade. The blade has been coated with an epoxy-based firearm finish and wrapped with coyote brown 550 cord.