{"id":2757,"date":"2014-02-21T16:16:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T16:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2014-02-21T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T16:16:16","slug":"knapped-lascaux-small-push-dagger-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2757","title":{"rendered":"Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the start of a small push dagger, done in my signature “knapped” style. \u00a0It’s made of 1075 carbon steel, with Grade 2 Titanium scales and copper pins. \u00a0It’s 4 1\/8 inches total length, and the blade is a hair over 2 inches.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I’ve shaped the blade portion and also ground in the “knapped” flake scars. \u00a0I’ve also shaped and fitted the titanium scales to the tang. \u00a0Note that I’ve taped the business parts of the blade for safety. \u00a0I’ve had these things bite me in the past, so I’m doubly careful now.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>This is a pretty thick piece of steel (3\/16 inch thick), so it is pretty heavy to start with. \u00a0Add in the titanium scales (even though they are pretty light)\u00a0and four thick copper pins\u00a0and you have a pretty beefy little handful. \u00a0Above, I’m trying to lighten the load as much as possible, without significantly\u00a0weakening the tang. \u00a0I’ve carefully located and marked out 5 large 1\/4 inch diameter hole positions, and center punched and drilled 1\/8 inch diameter holes to begin with. \u00a0I like to “sneak up” on large holes in high carbon steel like this 1075, because I’ve had some bad experiences in the past when trying to start with too large a drill bit, work hardening the steel and destroying the drill bit in the process. \u00a0Experience has taught me that I can drill a 1\/8 inch diameter hole in any of the carbon steels I’ve used <\/p>\n

Kauf von Amoxil<\/a><\/div>\n

, and then gradually enlarge them in 1\/32 inch diameter increasing steps. \u00a0I’ve filled in between the larger hole-to-be with more 1\/8 inch diameter locations, and center punched those, ready for drilling.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I’ve drilled all the 1\/8 inch diameter holes, and I’m ready to move up to the next size 1\/32 inch diameter larger to enlarge the 5 special corner holes. \u00a0Incidentally, I’ve chosen holes as large as I can get away with at the corners to avoid creating “stress risers” where cracks might start when I heat treat the blade in a future manufacturing step.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, all the holes have been drilled (in steps) to their final sizes. \u00a0I’m ready now to use a jeweler’s saw to saw between the holes and remove the heavy center chunk.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And, here I’ve finished the sawing. \u00a0It’s now a lot lighter than it was before.<\/p>\n

Thanks for Looking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s the start of a small push dagger, done in my signature “knapped” style. \u00a0It’s made of 1075 carbon steel, with Grade 2 Titanium scales and copper pins. \u00a0It’s 4 1\/8 inches total length, and the blade is a hair … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[23,5,18],"tags":[9,8,3,7,17,16,21,4,29],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-It","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2815,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2815","url_meta":{"origin":2757,"position":0},"title":"Knapped \u201cLascaux\u201d Small Push Dagger Part 5 – Finished!","date":"March 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, I finally figured out what was on the other side, and finished this one! \u00a0I know, I know, a red-letter day for me! \u00a0I've only been dragging this out for months... \u00a0Now, I need to make a nice box or stand. \u00a0I'm leaning towards a stand at the moment...\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Knapped_Lascaux_Push_Dagger_35.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2773,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2773","url_meta":{"origin":2757,"position":1},"title":"Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 2","date":"February 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Above, I've epoxied the titanium scales into place on the fully heat treated blade, and peened all four of the copper pins into place. \u00a0While the epoxy is an important part of the holding process, it's real value is in sealing the titanium scales to the steel tang, not allowing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Knapped_Lascaux_Push_Dagger_61.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5587,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=5587","url_meta":{"origin":2757,"position":2},"title":"Knapped Push Dagger Tutorial","date":"May 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Time to start another knife project. 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