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About Wingman
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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Next was the final grind and polish process which I didnt seem to take any pics of? :( https://i.ibb.co/yyyt9Rr/20201109-145242.jpg (https://ibb.co/vPPpFBS) Onto the scales, I went with the...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 12:44 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Happy with the first grind, its on to the heat treat and temper. Mikey-p warned me that the heat treat on this type of forged steel can be very risky, the different metals heat and cool at different...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 12:43 PM
  3. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Heres the part I was really looking forward to.. the acid etch. I was uneasy about using hot vinegar for the etch acid as its not very strong so would need to be left in over night. I didnt want...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 12:40 PM
  4. viper
    viper liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Heres the part I was really looking forward to.. the acid etch. I was uneasy about using hot vinegar for the etch acid as its not very strong so would need to be left in over night. I didnt want...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 12:39 PM
  5. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Next was the final grind and polish process which I didnt seem to take any pics of? :( https://i.ibb.co/yyyt9Rr/20201109-145242.jpg (https://ibb.co/vPPpFBS) Onto the scales, I went with the...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 11:35 AM
  6. Frogfeatures
    Frogfeatures liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Next was the final grind and polish process which I didnt seem to take any pics of? :( https://i.ibb.co/yyyt9Rr/20201109-145242.jpg (https://ibb.co/vPPpFBS) Onto the scales, I went with the...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 11:31 AM
  7. ROKTOY
    ROKTOY liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Happy with the first grind, its on to the heat treat and temper. Mikey-p warned me that the heat treat on this type of forged steel can be very risky, the different metals heat and cool at different...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 11:20 AM
  8. ROKTOY
    ROKTOY liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    I had a crack at a skinning knife a couple of weeks back just to fill in a quiet week. I used to make knives when I was a kid, raiding my uncles workshop for random off cuts of stainless steel etc....
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 11:20 AM
  9. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Im not sure why I didnt consider that as the natural curve would have followed the drop point blade and the texture would matched the scaly wrought iron nicely.. I guess I was staying closer to the...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 11:05 AM
  10. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    Happy with the first grind, its on to the heat treat and temper. Mikey-p warned me that the heat treat on this type of forged steel can be very risky, the different metals heat and cool at different...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 10:44 AM
  11. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    For the scales I had some nice heart Walnut and a piece of Wenge wood to choose from that was left over from some pistol grips I made years ago. I am leaning toward the darker Wenge wood as it will...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 10:06 AM
  12. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    I had a crack at a skinning knife a couple of weeks back just to fill in a quiet week. I used to make knives when I was a kid, raiding my uncles workshop for random off cuts of stainless steel etc....
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 10:06 AM
  13. Ryan_Songhurst
    Ryan_Songhurst liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    For the scales I had some nice heart Walnut and a piece of Wenge wood to choose from that was left over from some pistol grips I made years ago. I am leaning toward the darker Wenge wood as it will...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 10:03 AM
  14. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    For the scales I had some nice heart Walnut and a piece of Wenge wood to choose from that was left over from some pistol grips I made years ago. I am leaning toward the darker Wenge wood as it will...
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 10:03 AM
  15. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by Wingman On thread : San mai style skinning knife build
    I had a crack at a skinning knife a couple of weeks back just to fill in a quiet week. I used to make knives when I was a kid, raiding my uncles workshop for random off cuts of stainless steel etc....
    Liked On: 29-11-2020, 09:31 AM

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