Commonwealth collaboration: A STKR Scout knife made in the UK

[CanadianMike]

Crazysaint and I discussed this, I'm sending over a couple trade items to him (he made me micarta), and I'm including a STKR Scout blank in the package for him to make, finish, add his twists to it, etc. And...... we discussed making it an NBC giveaway item! :)

Stay tuned!

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[David_JAFO]

hello,
OMG.. nice blade.
:jumping-joy:
Regards
David

[AL...]

Realy looking forward to seeing what happens with this knife.. Its gonna be amasing!!

Cheers
AL

[CanadianMike]

Thanks David, it's my winner among the knives I make regularly.

Al, you and me both buddy! I put my mark on it, told Adam I expect him to put his as well, and have at it! Gonna be a super cool knife in the end.

[biker-bri]

Really looking forward to seeing what happens with this knife.. Its gonna be amazing!!

Cheers
AL

+1 From me.
I would change the title from Commonwealth collaboration: to ARTISAN's COLLABORATION: because that's what you two are - artisans of the highest calibre.
Cheers Bri

[FishyFolk]

Now this thread will be a joy to follow :-)

[treefrog]

Sounds fun guys; this will make a one-of-a-kind knife for sure.

Jack

[CanadianMike]

Hey, I'm excited! :)

[Ben Casey]

Cool cant wait to see some more :)

[Adam Savage]

Just seen this thread (thanks Mike for giving me the link :D), and just letting you know that I should be able to get the bevel put on it soon. Still having issues with a broken tap in the new adjustable jig, but as soon as I've dug it out and finished threading the holes, I shall be almost ready to use it.

I've got a few knives that need finishing still, so this might not be at the very top of the list right now. It will be done though, don't panic :)

[Ben Casey]

Hey no excuse there get to work now :D

[Adam Savage]

Look at you, being all officer material lol

[Ben Casey]

Whoops I must have picked up a bad habit when I was in :( I'm one of the good guys though :D Just sitting twitching waiting to see how the work turns out :)


Look at you, being all officer material lol

[Adam Savage]

I shall do some filework on it tomorrow then, before I sort the jig out. That should keep you happy for a few minutes :p

[Ben Casey]

Well it is only an half an hour till it is the morning so hurry up LOL


I shall do some filework on it tomorrow then, before I sort the jig out. That should keep you happy for a few minutes :p

[Adam Savage]

Been in the workshop today, so did the filework as promised (Ben :p). I decided to go for slightly less "crunchy" lines on this one, with a fairly simple double root design.
Can still sharpen up the lopes to make it a double vine design, if people think it would look better.

What do you think?

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/projects%20and%20equipment/IMG_0993.jpg

[Ben Casey]

That looks really cool mate I wish I could do stuff like that :) Oh and Oi don't be a naughty naughty boy :)

[Adam Savage]

Cheers field marshal :D. It's not that difficult really, just need the right tools, a bit of practice, and a fair amount of patience. Easy to make a mess of it if you rush, but this design is quite forgiving if you make any little mistakes. It's all individual work anyway, so differences are all good :)

[Ben Casey]

That sounds cool mate I like that rank LOL I will have to watch you working one day and stand and watch you :)

[ian c]

That is looking good i look forward to when you have finished your magic on it.

[CanadianMike]

Nice!

[Silverback]

Looking good Adam...as ever.......started a fire with that striker you made me by the way...sweet !

[Adam Savage]

Nice!

Thanks Mike. I looked at it again today, and it looks a lot nicer in the flesh than in a photograph.


Looking good Adam...as ever.......started a fire with that striker you made me by the way...sweet !

Cheers mate. Glad to hear the striker is performing as it should :)

[mr.punch]

I like your clamp jig Oh and the work so far, I seem to have a habit of seeing everthing else in pictures as well as what I'm supposed to be looking at :ashamed:

[Adam Savage]

I do the same thing mate lol. It's just a pair of parallel clamps. One is held in a woodworking vice, and the other is resting on the vice screw and rods, just to stop the blade tipping when pressure is applied. :)

[biker-bri]

Tah dah, the knife is now finished!! Adam (crazysaint222) passed it on to me to make a sheath which I completed yesterday, I will be posting the knife to Ashley tomorrow morning and it will be up to him what he does with it.
So for now you will all have to make do with some photographs.
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[biker-bri]

More photos 8525 8524 the idea was a ring of handshakes "meaning" friendship surrounding the naturalbushcraft leaf logo
Cheers Bri

[baitman]

a nice bit of work there, very fancy but practical.

what do you use to infill the filed out sections of steel on the back of the tang/handle?

[Adam Savage]

Great work on the Sheath Bri :) Makes the work I did on the knife very sub standard now lol

For the "filling" in the file work of the tang, I used a product called "Super Steel". It's an epoxy resin, specifically for bonding metals. When applied correctly, it also forms a layer between different metals, to prevent any reactions between the two :).

http://sheridanmarine.com/public/assets/images/shop/stock/1291161600/super-steel-epoxy-weld-1291722165-l.jpg

[Silverback]

superb work by all......craftsmanship like this HAS to be preserved

[snowleopard]

Beautiful sheath!

Joel

[fish]

lovely project.

[biker-bri]

The sheath was the easy bit compared to making a blade from scratch as both canadian mike and crazysaint do - I know because I have worked with metal all my working life
as a qualified welder, a reasonable turner and not a bad miller - sometimes I miss all the noise heat and smells of an engineering workshop but then I sit down in front of a blank sheet
of A4 paper with some nice veg tan leather close to hand and think " what can I make now " and that makes all the difference :)
Cheers Bri

[biker-bri]

Sapper empty your inbox please.

[snowleopard]

The sheath was the easy bit compared to making a blade from scratch as both canadian mike and crazysaint do - I know because I have worked with metal all my working life
as a qualified welder, a reasonable turner and not a bad miller - sometimes I miss all the noise heat and smells of an engineering workshop but then I sit down in front of a blank sheet
of A4 paper with some nice veg tan leather close to hand and think " what can I make now " and that makes all the difference :)
Cheers Bri

I understand! Having a metal workshop in the garden, albeit small! Leather isn't so demanding on you!

Joel

[OakAshandThorn]

superb work by all......craftsmanship like this HAS to be preserved
+1 T^ Agreed. ;)

[shepherd]

beautiful knife! beautiful sheath! great work guys

[Adam Savage]

Still think the Sheath looks better than the knife :p

[biker-bri]

I understand! Having a metal workshop in the garden, albeit small! Leather isn't so demanding on you!

Joel

You won't be saying that when one of your projects demands a seam needing 2 metres of thread pulled really tight :(
Cheers Bri

[jus_young]

What a collaboration of skills. That is one lovely looking tool.

[Adam Savage]

You won't be saying that when one of your projects demands a seam needing 2 metres of thread pulled really tight :(
Cheers Bri

That thread can cut into your fingers some

[snowleopard]

You won't be saying that when one of your projects demands a seam needing 2 metres of thread pulled really tight :(
Cheers Bri

I know that from making my camp knife sheath!:Sorry:

Thanks

Joel