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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: VonMessa on May 02, 2011, 12:04:12 PM
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Will this make an appropriate gift for a graduating Marine?
My wife and I are going to see Stampf's son graduate in 2 weeks.
have been keeping this a surprise up until now.
Since I am almost finished, (with the exception of a few surprises that I will keep to myself til I'm done) I guess Ican show you all. I tried to figure out what an appropriate gift for a graduating Marine would be.
My Marine buddy said "Buy him a K-Bar, Marines love their knives. It's a Marine thing!"
My wife said, "Make him something useful in your shop"
I combined both ideas, played with cardboard templates, and came up with my own design.
I hope you all like it. :o
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/tymekeepyr/Morgan%20Knife/100_1837.jpg)
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Real cool messa :aok
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Nothing like a gift made by the giver.
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Really nicely done Sir!
Man I like that, I am sure he will too!
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Nice job Messy!!!!!!
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nice job :aok
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Very nice work there. :aok
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Looks really good :aok
Just curious, what kind of metal did you make it out of?
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Looks really good :aok
Just curious, what kind of metal did you make it out of?
0-1 Tool steel.
I heated it in my ghetto fabulous brake drum forge, quenched it in oil and tempered it in my kitchen oven to about Rockwell 59-60 (my buddy from the tool/die shop I used to work at tested it) I know that is a little on the hard side, but it's a knife, not a pry bar :D
He will have to oil it from time to time, since it is not stainless.
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that's awesome von messa...talk about cold steel...his buddies will be wanting it.
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0-1 Tool steel.
I heated it in my ghetto fabulous brake drum forge, quenched it in oil and tempered it in my kitchen oven to about Rockwell 59-60 (my buddy from the tool/die shop I used to work at tested it) I know that is a little on the hard side, but it's a knife, not a pry bar :D
He will have to oil it from time to time, since it is not stainless.
Nice
I wish I had the equipment to do things like that...maybe in a few years...
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Looks good. Is there some kind of retention system in the scabbard? I hope you made it nice and light so it will be more likely to be carried. More ounces than necessary he doesn't need.
Nice functional design. Clean, functional and no doodads he doesn't need other than subduing the bright rivets possibly. Well done and a great gift.
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The family Coat of Arms was a great touch. I know my son will love it Dan.
You a good man!
:rock
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Looks good. Is there some kind of retention system in the scabbard? I hope you made it nice and light so it will be more likely to be carried. More ounces than necessary he doesn't need.
Nice functional design. Clean, functional and no doodads he doesn't need other than subduing the bright rivets possibly. Well done and a great gift.
The sheath has Kydex exteriors with an aluminum welt. I heated it and put it in a press made of plywood and an old rubber biatch that has seen better days.
It fits very snugly. Even when oiled it doesn't come out unintentionally. I had a locking mechanism in mind, but figured it was too complicated for practical use.
It is as light as I could possibly make it given that it is a full tang. I intentionally kept the blade short enough to save weight, look symmetrical and be practical as an every day carry, but long enough to hit something important if God forbid the need arose.
EDIT.
I subdued the blade with a cold blue solution. The "rivets" in the handle are actually loveless bolts that I milled to heads off of and are stainless and, as such, won't take the blue. The sheath bolts are Chicago screws and are also stainless.
Nothing a little M-Nu from the PX can't fix. (do they still sell that stuff?) :headscratch:
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Very nice Von!! :aok
At that hardness it will be hard for it to keep and edge,it will chip because of brittleness.
Somewhere in the 40's rockwell makes a great edge that wont chip but reqires attention to keep real sharp.
The ideal is a 40's edge with a backbone 55 to 60,thats what you'll find on a good Katana.
That said,you could make me 1 anytime,nothing like a fine handmade Knife!
:salute
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Very nice Von!! :aok
At that hardness it will be hard for it to keep and edge,it will chip because of brittleness.
Somewhere in the 40's rockwell makes a great edge that wont chip but reqires attention to keep real sharp.
The ideal is a 40's edge with a backbone 55 to 60,thats what you'll find on a good Katana.
That said,you could make me 1 anytime,nothing like a fine handmade Knife!
:salute
It is a knife, not a hatchet :rofl
I am still thinking about drawing the temper out a little further...
The best part is that it will come with a lifetime warranty :)
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nice knife, just remind him, he cant take it on an airplane.
semp
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nice knife, just remind him, he cant take it on an airplane.
semp
I guess I should have made him a tomahawk, instead :furious
One is lucky to have one's self allowed on an airplane these days.
I'm sure he realizes that, though.
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Nice job Von and congrats to stampf :salute
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What a superb work you have created!I'm jealous :lol My wife is the mechanic in our household!
The Dawg
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Messa, beautiful job sir. Would love to have one myself. As anal as i am about my blades..they never hold an edge (hint hint).
Beautiful job again sir, If i was gradutating I would love a gift like that. :salute :cheers:
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Great craftsmanship, Von Mesa. :salute
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Wow, that's awesome, what a great gift! Being in the gun and security biz, I decided to collect something different, that being knives. It started when a PMC Company I worked for gave everyone a 1000$ Strider Knife for Xmas, and I've been hooked ever since. I've got some real ww2 NCO Japanese swords and some other historic stuff, but nothing compares to a custom built knife IMO, which is what I spend most of my spare $ on. America has some great ones that's for sure. Great, exceptional work done on this one, not only is it a great gift, but for it to come from a friend and have pics of its construction gives it its real value IMO, which is priceless really. Well done sir!
Anyhow, I hope Stampf's son appreciates it, I know I sure would, that will be something he can carry with him the rest of his days as a Marine and pass on to his own kids a bit of history. I really can't say enough about how cool and thoughtful this is Von <S> .
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Beautiful work!!!
We do love our knives :devil
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I guess I should have made him a tomahawk, instead :furious
One is lucky to have one's self allowed on an airplane these days.
I'm sure he realizes that, though.
hmm a tomahawk ya dont say.
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I dont carry it on an airplane but a its close enough.
A good blade is hard to beat. Nice work. :rock
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That is sweet!!!!
What color did you quench at?
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That is sweet!!!!
What color did you quench at?
About 400 deg. F
Light to medium straw color.
A file skates right off of it.
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my parents got me mcdonalds when i "graduated"
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Absolutely awesome gift Von...he'll love it. I always carried an antique pair of brass knuckles when I deployed. I'm sure a man of your talents should be able to craft a nice pair as a nice supplemental gift, say when he graduates from MOS school or something... :)
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It's beautiful! In that A-10, kick your butt sort of way :aok
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Love it, excellent work, nothing like cold steel to both a Marine, and his enemy :rock
Don't let me near your gear though.. I failed Technology, and was banned from the WorkShop at school, cause I was considered dangerous after I destroyed about 2000 dollars worth of Drill Press, Bandsaw and Spotwelder :bolt: