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DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:46 pm
by astronomy.domaine
Hi all,
This project is based on the Boker plus mini, which, in spite its miniscule blade is extremely effective and versatile as an EDC knife. i have tried to replicate the same qualities in terms of design and ergonomics. The blade is a 3 inch D2 steel piece from a file with a rattail tang, housed within a 2inch handle made from simple mosaic micarta and wood .
Pls have a look. :-)

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Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:20 am
by aadhaulya
AD,

You should go into the business of making knives.
This as a very innovative design. But then you always come up with unique designs.
Do you make your own micatra?? And what epoxy is available in India for making it??

Atul

Re: RE: Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:10 am
by ibalajis
aadhaulya wrote:AD,

You should go into the business of making knives.
This as a very innovative design. But then you always come up with unique designs.
Do you make your own micatra?? And what epoxy is available in India for making it??

Atul
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Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:37 am
by brihacharan
Hello AD,
What a cute & impressive knife you've made!
Frankly you are creating "Benchmarks" in DIY knife making!!!!!
I would say...its a combination of imagination + innovation (add...sweat & elbow grease) + patience that produce such works of art!
Cheers
Briha

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:12 am
by essdee1972
AD, I will be in Bangalore in the last week of the year. I would love to meet you personally and shake your hand. Maybe there will be a bit of "induction"!!!

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:14 pm
by brihacharan
essdee1972 wrote:AD, I will be in Bangalore in the last week of the year. I would love to meet you personally and shake your hand. Maybe there will be a bit of "induction"!!!
SD,
May the current flow.....Come back charged :D
Briha

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:19 pm
by Big Daddy
brihacharan wrote:Hello AD,
What a cute & impressive knife you've made!
Frankly you are creating "Benchmarks" in DIY knife making!!!!!
I would say...its a combination of imagination + innovation (add...sweat & elbow grease) + patience that produce such works of art!
Cheers
Briha
Says it all. So when do bookings open??? :DD

BD

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:18 pm
by astronomy.domaine
Thank u all! Briha sir, essdee, kshitij, atul ji, big daddy n ibalajis. Glad you liked it. With stalwarts and connoisseurs having such deep knowledge of weaponery ,present here , its difficult for me to run out of inspiration and motivation for my amateurish attempts. :-)
AD, I will be in Bangalore in the last week of the year. I would love to meet you personally and shake your hand. Maybe there will be a bit of "induction"!!!
Essdee bhai, you may not have to go to bangalore or wait till the end of the year! I am in process of changing my job and as luck would have it, my new role requires me to work out of Mumbai! So in all probability, by mid next month, you can find me living somewhere around the Powai/Hiranandani area...! I am most keenly looking forward to meet all members of the CM gang!

Added in 13 minutes 50 seconds:
aadhaulya wrote: Do you make your own micatra?? And what epoxy is available in India for making it??

Atul
Yes Atul ji, its homemade micarta. I use Pratik's method of using Areldite as the resin medium. Its a lot thicker than ideally required to easily saturate the cloth layers. The application is a bit mesy but gives pretty decent results on hardening.

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:43 am
by pratik_mahale
Excellent job AD :clap:

We all are also eagerly waiting to meet you :D

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:56 am
by essdee1972
Wowie man! I work out of Powai.

Re: DIY Knifemaking: mini bushcraft

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:59 am
by brihacharan
AD wrote: You may not have to go to Bangalore or wait till the end of the year! I am in process of changing my job and as luck would have it, my new role requires me to work out of Mumbai! So in all probability, by mid next month, you can find me living somewhere around the Powai/Hiranandani area...! I am most keenly looking forward to meet all members of the CM gang!

Hey AD!
That's good news man....Let us know when it happens!
Briha