I just got this knife back from engraver Franz Marktl, the sheath is nickel silver, the eagle overlay is silver the button and throat are bronze as is the spacer on the knife, the blade is 440 C with a 600 grit finish. Handle is Honduran rosewood burl with 1/16 " domed pines. The pictures are mine so not top quality, if you can zoom it you can relay see the seine behind the eagle. This knife is available.
Double Edge with a nickel sheath.
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Gary Mulkey
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Very nice San Francisco type knife. I appreciate recreating the old ones and this is a beauty!
Gary
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Mark Behnke
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Beautiful work, I'm a fan of the S.F. style also.
I made a nickle silver sheath but don't know how to treat the inside to get a rattle free fit. Thought of making a snug fit sleeve at the recasso area inside the sheath, and a snug fit at the tip but am concerned about scratching the blade.
Could you explain how you fit the knife to sheath.
Thanks Mark
I made a nickle silver sheath but don't know how to treat the inside to get a rattle free fit. Thought of making a snug fit sleeve at the recasso area inside the sheath, and a snug fit at the tip but am concerned about scratching the blade.
Could you explain how you fit the knife to sheath.
Thanks Mark
Well Mark it takes a little doing, I form each piece on a die, glue a piece of micarta the full length of each half so it does not bow, cut out pieces of liner material you are going to use, grind each half so they match, do this on the platen use the liners to gage your fit, I put scotch tape on the blade so it will not get scratched, fit it so you have a snug fit and hope there is not much change when you solder it sometimes they need to be straitened , throw the liners away you used for fitting it will have metal grindings in it,I line them all the way to the bottom, use four pieces two for the sides two for the width , use contact cement don't let it dry, use double stick tape on thin machinist rules to slide the liners in the thin sides first, use a 1/16" welding rod with a flat on the end to get free from the tape, do all the pieces the same way, the smaller the sheath the harder this becomes. Some times things go to pot and you soak them in lacquer thinner and start over, I believe they should be lined to the bottom, have done a lot of these and it works for me,if I can help you let me know. Deane
Jim Coffee
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WOW, Great knife and sheath. Can anyone tell me if there is a tutorial anywhere on how to make these sheaths? that knife and sheath is AWESOME
Mark Behnke
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About half done with A Michael Price style knife like this.
Jim, here is a tutoril,
http://beknivessite2.homestead.com/nssheath.html
Price Knife
Mark, I made that same knife, here is a picture. Don't know if you have a mill, on the tops I mill the slot in the top to fit the inside of the sheath then step out .040 so the top fits over the sheath, this will hold it in place when you solder it, makes it much easier to keep it all centered, the bands on top of this sheath were done with a ball end mill on the flats then pulled with a file.
Mark, I made that same knife, here is a picture. Don't know if you have a mill, on the tops I mill the slot in the top to fit the inside of the sheath then step out .040 so the top fits over the sheath, this will hold it in place when you solder it, makes it much easier to keep it all centered, the bands on top of this sheath were done with a ball end mill on the flats then pulled with a file.
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Mark Behnke
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Very nice, and an inspiration. I'll be happy if mine comes out half that good. 1084, mild steel guard and will try elk antler scales.
HHH Knives
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Beautiful workmanship on that one! Great JOB!!!