Hi team, well John’s donated stabilized Rimu arrived at the weekend (huge thanks again mate), so its time to get my ‘A into G’
First off, this will be a Bushcraft Knife, ive been getting into it lately and it’s a hobby I want to pursue in the future
The knife will have ALL the attributes I want in this project, a true ‘one off’ even though it’s a production blank (Condor Bushlore)
So it will have jimping, (for choking up) lanyard hole (orange paracord so I wont lose it) rounded pommel, (for ease of tip drilling) and a nice forward finger groove (for comfort)
I will ‘base’ the overall shape on the ESEE RB3 knife (below)……
First off, cut the Rimu into two scales, cutting with the woods grain
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Then in the milling machine, make both scales flat, square, parallel and the same size…..watch this space
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