Another Military Knife give-a-way almost done !!!!!!!

[clint]

Today i made the pommel it was the 2nd time i've used my lathe ,still need to drill the hole for the lanyard and trim it then make it shinny .this knife is 440c 1/4" thick 7" blade , i'll have his name and rank on one side and the name of the camp he guarded and dates he was there on the other side. The handle will have the Afghanistan campaign ribbon colors starting right after the guard then leather the rest of the way to the pommel,The pommel and guard are 304 SS ,its going to be hand polished to mirror then put in a show case ,for his desk,wall unit something like that. He's out of the military when he gets back,20 year reg. then 17 years res. i'll send pix's out when i'm done.just wanted to show off my 2nd time ever using a lathe.

[jmh58]

Looking great so far!! Keep posting the progress!! John

[zed6309]

thats amazing work mate, i cant wait to see it done

[clint]

This knife is getting there I tell you hand sanding hardened 440 is hard I think i got the blade where i want it so now more on the handle today i dye the handle leather and drill the lanyard hole polish the end cap then polish the handle maybe all that today ,i've been building a tire carrier for the jeep so maybe i'll have this knife done this weekend maybe next i want the dye to dry real good and to tell you the truth i'm wore out hand sanding been at it for 8 hours now . anyways heres a look at the knife so far. the handle spacers are the afghanistan campaign ribbon colors and i tryed to make it as close as pos. to the right spacing to match the exact ribbon think i did it. its my first time staining leather on knife handles we'll see how that goes mixing with the spacers ........ i think i'll try it on a spare first .....LOL .. OYa This is a take down handle i want the guy to be able to clean it with ease. this knife is a freebe to a solider coming back from afgh.

[jmh58]

Looks great!! John

[clint]

ok so i got to give this away tonight and still dont have it engraved its going to have his name on it and unit he was with in afgh. but i'll have to do that when he wants to give it up o well i was sanding the handle more and the wife asked me to help load the horse that would not go in the trailer so we butt wrapped him and sure as all get up he kicked and dislocated three of my fingers put them right in the palm of my hand it looked like they where gone but they just literally went into the palm of my hand . man that hurts so i pulled them out with a big three pops there back !!!!!! LOL so to say the least i stopped sanding and just stained the handle and i'm going to call this one done. i tell ya i sure hate that i quit drinking because some jack sound good about now LOL.

[glennbad]

That is some real fine work!

The recipient is going to be real honored to get that. Of course, it was probably an honor to make it.

Glenn

[Gunsmoke47]

Clint...... . That is for your workmanship and your thoughtfulness!

[orvet]

Beautiful job Clint!

[zed6309]

Great job clint, he will be a very happy man getting that knife,

[johnnierotten]

Wow!!....that is super nice!!

[Miller Bro's]

That is an excellent looking knife


Very nice of you to give these away