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#191021 - 12/02/20 01:44 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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Started shaping the handle.


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#191081 - 12/10/20 03:50 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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Coming along nicely...
You can see the 1/8" stainless retaining pin still sticking out of the pommel. It will come off later.



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#191099 - 12/12/20 05:41 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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The end result. Very different from the original.
I have made a construction improvement. In the original the retaining pin of the pommel is only going through half of the pommel and the tang. Then it stops. I have drilled the 1/8" hole about 1/4" further into the other side of the pommel and used a longer and stainless pin, so there is more support during hammering with the pommel.

Handling this knife is pure pleasure. Birchbark must be one of the best handle materials around. Anti allergenic, water repellent, incredibly soft and warm to the touch, even in cold weather.





Edited by Gert (12/12/20 05:44 AM)

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#191101 - 12/12/20 09:39 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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Very Nice!!!

I bet you are extremely proud of it. I would be.

Keep it up. You have a talent!
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#191114 - 12/12/20 12:34 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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...+++++...It looks like "leather"! I want one!
Merry Christmas Gert. Thanks for the "photo tour"!
Stay sharp, Capt. Chris
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#191120 - 12/12/20 07:10 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
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nice work!
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#191126 - 12/13/20 07:46 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Windsor]
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Thank you all for your nice comments!

@Capt. Chris: Yes Capt., it looks a bit like leather, but the layers are much thinner, 1/16" max. Wouldn't it be mega cool to have a Randall with this handle material! I just might rip one of my Randalls apart to put a birchbark handle on it.

This material has another great aspect: you don't have to glue the layers, just stack them on the tang, put a bit of pressure on them so that they are snug, then pop the knife in the oven for an hour or two at 70 degrees C, and the layers glue themselves with the natural resin present in the layers! Mother nature at her best.

And a very Merry Christmas to you too, Capt.!


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#191135 - 12/13/20 03:54 PM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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Bert,
Thanks for the added information. Excellent work for sure.
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#191183 - 12/17/20 09:49 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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The knife came with a plastic sheath.



which is a good sheath in itself, but won't do for this project, so I made a new proper one.
Double stitched, with Kydex layers between leather front and back, which makes it very stiff and safe.


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#191184 - 12/17/20 09:50 AM Re: Kabar USN Mark 1 mod [Re: Gert]
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....repeat: I WANT ONE!!
Nice rig,
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