Water knot - rope knife

[lerman]

Hello,
I'v just finished this one a few days ago for a customer.

over all: 19cm
blade: CPM D2, 3mm, 59-61 HRC
handle: orange G10 with stainless tube pins.
kydex sheath.

some WIP pics

thanks for looking
Lee Lerman.

 

[Lerch]

I like it, looks good

I like your idea with the metal slabs and wing nuts to keep your plunge lines even, i may have to try that one

good job!!

 

[rhinoknives]

Nice! H2O Blade.
I like the profile and shape of the handle. D-2 is a Semi-Stainless about 4% Chromium I think?

Laurence

www.rhinoknives.com.

 

[john smith]

Lee
Great looking knife.
I like your WIP.
Can you tell me what the jig is in picture #8
where you are doing the file work.
again very nice job.

 

[lerman]

thanks guys, i'm glad you liked it.

Laurence, D2 is Semi-Stainless it has 11.5% chromium, it's not the ideal steel for water but it's the best steel i can sand out to HT here.

John, it's not realy a jig, the black serrated thing in the background is a thread repair file, the idea was that i would use the eight different thread sizes to make jimping, but the file is not hardend to cut steel, so i just use it to scribe the distances on the spine and then use a regular file on the marks.

 

[Darkstar]

very nice i like the design and D-2 is my personal favorite.....thanks for showing all your work in getting it done

 

[rhinoknives]

Grade C Mn P S Si Cr V W Mo NI
416 .12 - - .3 - 12.0/14.0 - - - -
440-C .95/1.20 .40/1.00 .04Max .03Max .30/1.00 16.0/18.0 - - .40/.75 -
D-2 1.40/1.60 .20/.60 .03Max .03Max .10/.60 11.0/13.0 .50/1.10 - .70/1.20 -
The exact chemistry of the following grades is proprietary information of Crucible Industries LLC. Only the nominal content is given.
154-CM 1.05 .50 .03Max .03Max .80 13.50 .40Max .40Max 4.00 -
CPM D-2 1.50 .40 .03Max .03Max .40 12.0 .80 - .95 -
CPM 154 1.05 .50 .03Max .03Max .80 13.50 .40Max .40Max 4.00 -
CPM 3-V .80 .40 .03Max .03Max .90 7.50 3.00 .40Max 1.45 -
CPM 4-VTM 1.35 .40 - - .80 5.0 3.85 - 2.95 -
CPM 15-V 3.55 .50 .03Max .03Max .90 5.25 14.90 .40Max 1.30 -
CPM S30-V 1.46 .50 .03Max .03Max .50 14.00 4.00 .40Max 2.00 -
CPM S35-VN 1.34 .50 .03Max .03Max .50 14.00 3.00 .40Max 2.00+.50Nb -
CPM S90-V 2.30 .50 .03Max .03Max .50 14.00 8.75 .40Max 1.00 -
CPM S110-V 2.9 .40 .03Max .03Max .40 15.25 9.00 .40Max 2.25+Co+Nb -
CPM M-4 1.40 .30 .03Max .06Max .55 4.00 4.00 5.60 5.20 -
A-2 .95/1.05 1.00 .03Max .03Max .15/.50 4.75/5.50 .15/.50 - .90/1.40 -
L-6 .70 .60 - .003Max .25 .70 - - - 1.40
O-1 .94 1.20 - .003Max .50 - .50 - 1.35 -

Lee,
I was thinking of M-4 for some reason.
Niagara Specialties Metals list's their CPM-D2 at 12% Chromium .
I have used this steel many times on my Culinary Knives and it is great! Holds a wicked edge!

Laurence

www.rhinoknives.com/

 

[Scott Davidson]

Looks like it will do the job. I like everything about it. Scott

 

[Rob Nelson]

That's beautiful, but I'm a sucker for a harpoon wharny with orange grips and a swedge :biggrin:

One thing I liked was that you left a bit of flat on the grip on either side of the spine/tang; its a small thing perhaps but it just looks right to me.

 

[Lagrange]

The whole thing looks right to me. I'm not a wharny guy, but I could be.

 

[graveyard]

ok im in i like the shape excetra maybe a brighter color for your scales . no just kinding