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.
O1 knife [video]
Video of rough grind to finished knife (minus cutting edge).
Work-in-progress recurve machete
5160 spring steel, 1/4″ thick full flat grind recurve machete with an OAL of 20.75 inches.
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.
O1 throat slicer
The extremely sharp knife is made from 3/16″ thick O1 tool steel and has a hollow chisel grind plus an aggressive end. The steel has been finished with 2400 series GunKote and handle wrapped in black 550 cord. Roughly 13″ OAL. Sheath is made from Kydex.
O1 fighter in chisel grind
The chisel ground O1 blade has been coated with matte gray 2400 series GunKote and is marked “BERSERKR” on plunge side and “USA” on reverse.
The scale material is basically textured G10 which comes in 12″x12″ sheets and is intended for folders. I got the idea of using folder scale material on fixed blades from my Eickhorn of Solingen, Germany S.E.K. (or “Sondereinsatz Kommando”) dagger (see below), which uses a similar material.
1095 shank with 550 cord wrap
A very simple combat knife made from 1095 high carbon steel and wrapped with 550 cord. The hollow ground blade is 5/32″ thick and finished with matte black 2400 series GunKote. The pommel has been ground to an aggressive end.
1095 combat knife
A very simple, extremely sharp 1/8″ thick hollow ground combat knife with canvas Micarta scales and GunKote finish. The scales are fastened with flared stainless tubing.