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When I saw the knives Gene Kimmi was making for KITH I was impressed by his wip! When I was paired up with him I was both delighted and dismayed. It didn't seem right trading one of those Bowies for my lil' edc...
So I started sketchin'.......
I knew I wanted to do a framed handle with the handle recessed into the steel but was undecided on steel thickness. I realized that for the treatment of recessed handle and convex blade I should prolly go with 1/4 thick steel. (A2 of course...lol)
Then i sketched one that was about 1.5 tall and a bit lower thumb ramp. By the time I got done sketching a fighter model was brewin' in the old noggin...And I also realized that the convex pattern machined blade did not look good to me. So i will just be doing a convex grind...which I have been practicing. Much easier for me than a hollow grind.
I don't know if I've ever designed two knives in one day...though really the second was just pencil refinements of the first. The first I did around lunch.
So I scanned this and import it to the CAD program. Then I draw lines over the drawing and begin tweaking the lines to improve the beauty factor. It takes me about three days of on and off tweaking to get where I feel the design is solid. This was easier for me to do that my small edc as I have been sketching hunting knives since I was 19...and I'm 58 now...lol. I finished the hunter first...then copied it and re-drew the blade longer...with a hint of upturn and reduced the belly a bit (wish it was that easy in real life...) I also wanted to name it...So I made a logo...the hunter will be "synergy 1" and the fighter will be "Synergy 2" only with roman numerals...What I have shown here is actual cutter path in the CAM program...:It will go on the opposite side of the makers mark in the same area.
Here is a simple blue print just to show basic dims. and details. I moved the lanyard hole back a bit as I din't like the handle with it in close. I lifted the point a bit just because. You can see on the sketch that I had a bit of a recurve to the blade which I removed due to the protests of two knife collector friends...lol. I've never made one but they assured me they are less fun to sharpen. (showing your designs early can be a double edged sword...this was enough of a departure that I did want some input...both those guys have bowies/fighters/hunters/daggers. One of 'em was single till his late 50s...so think on that collection...lol.
Here's a detail of the thumb ramp...I don't want anyone slipping on the blood of their enemies...lol.
Gene...I have some amazing Claro walnut...and real figured maple...both birds-eye and curly. I will make you either knife with either wood. Thank you for the inspiration!
So I started sketchin'.......
I knew I wanted to do a framed handle with the handle recessed into the steel but was undecided on steel thickness. I realized that for the treatment of recessed handle and convex blade I should prolly go with 1/4 thick steel. (A2 of course...lol)
Then i sketched one that was about 1.5 tall and a bit lower thumb ramp. By the time I got done sketching a fighter model was brewin' in the old noggin...And I also realized that the convex pattern machined blade did not look good to me. So i will just be doing a convex grind...which I have been practicing. Much easier for me than a hollow grind.
I don't know if I've ever designed two knives in one day...though really the second was just pencil refinements of the first. The first I did around lunch.
So I scanned this and import it to the CAD program. Then I draw lines over the drawing and begin tweaking the lines to improve the beauty factor. It takes me about three days of on and off tweaking to get where I feel the design is solid. This was easier for me to do that my small edc as I have been sketching hunting knives since I was 19...and I'm 58 now...lol. I finished the hunter first...then copied it and re-drew the blade longer...with a hint of upturn and reduced the belly a bit (wish it was that easy in real life...) I also wanted to name it...So I made a logo...the hunter will be "synergy 1" and the fighter will be "Synergy 2" only with roman numerals...What I have shown here is actual cutter path in the CAM program...:It will go on the opposite side of the makers mark in the same area.
Here is a simple blue print just to show basic dims. and details. I moved the lanyard hole back a bit as I din't like the handle with it in close. I lifted the point a bit just because. You can see on the sketch that I had a bit of a recurve to the blade which I removed due to the protests of two knife collector friends...lol. I've never made one but they assured me they are less fun to sharpen. (showing your designs early can be a double edged sword...this was enough of a departure that I did want some input...both those guys have bowies/fighters/hunters/daggers. One of 'em was single till his late 50s...so think on that collection...lol.
Here's a detail of the thumb ramp...I don't want anyone slipping on the blood of their enemies...lol.
Gene...I have some amazing Claro walnut...and real figured maple...both birds-eye and curly. I will make you either knife with either wood. Thank you for the inspiration!
