K390, show your grips, usage and patina!

[toomzz]

[senorsquare]

That ivory micarta looks really nice.

[Mutt]

No oil on the handles, I am planning to let them and the balde naturally patina together!

Where on earth did that sheath come from?

[xceptnl]

Where on earth did that sheath come from?

See previous post

xceptnl - nice looking sheath.

Thank you, the author of this thread made if for me last year. I love how high it carries. My mules carry much more comfortably in the car and at my desk.

[phillipsted]

As promised, the first :spyder: K390 is ready. White ivory micarta with black liners. I skipped the lanyard tube on this one. Notice the patina on the blade....

Looking good, Toomzz! That white ivory micarta can be kind of touchy to work with. It discolors at the drop of a hat, picks up sanding residue and polishing compound, and also burns easily on power tools. You have to treat it gingerly to pull off a nice set of scales. Well done!

TedP

[toomzz]

Thanks for the compliments, yes that white stuff smudges easily working it. But in the final stages I use fine sandpaper and water (240-320-400-600-800-1000-1200-2000), so no burns and the water rinses away any harmful staining stuff.
For all your information, I have got the second K390 coming up, I am currently working on that. Lignum vitae.
I take it easy and take the time for this one, becaause the first time I used this wood I worked too fast and the shrunk after I corbied and glued it on the tang.

This time I cut the woodpieces already weeks ago, prepared them further last weekend, glued and corbied them on mondaynight and start working on it yesterday night. The handle is pretty much shaped by know, roughly, but I think I will give it a couple of days rest...stay tuned.....I really love that wood....

[Ankerson]

K390 Mule with Phil Wilson K294 Bow River. :)

K390:

Carbon 2.45%
Chromium 4.15%
Cobalt 2.00%
Molybdenum 3.75%
Silicon .55%
Tungsten 1.00%
Vanadium 9.00%

K294 (A11)

Carbon 2.45%
Chromium 5.20%
Molybdenum 1.3%
Silicon .90%
Sulfur .55%
Vanadium 9.70%

[nccole]

K390 Mule with Phil Wilson K294 Bow River. :)

K390:

Carbon 2.45%
Chromium 4.15%
Cobalt 2.00%
Molybdenum 3.75%
Silicon .55%
Tungsten 1.00%
Vanadium 9.00%

K294 (A11)

Carbon 2.45%
Chromium 5.20%
Molybdenum 1.3%
Silicon .90%
Sulfur .55%
Vanadium 9.70%

Those are nice I guess

[Holland]

Very nice bow river!

[polyhexamethyl]

no pictures of the finished mule yet! but it's gonna be selfmade carbon fiber with a kydex sheath! the cnc mill is busy these days so it's gonna be a while until everything is finished! i really really love how the steel gets patina!
i'd be down for every production knife in k390! i'm so in love! thanx spyderco! thank you mr. glesser!!!

kind regards

julian

[Sharktooth]

[DunninLA]

^ nice!

[Cheygriz]

Put Halpern grips on both of mine.

First one came from the factory at 17.5 degrees per side, bevels even side to side and heel to tip! :)

I sharpened it to 15,000 grit then stropped to .25 micron. It will dry shave facial hair. :)

Second came with BEVELS uneven side to side, and splitting axe edge angle. 23 degrees on one side.

I re-bevelled it to 15 degrees per side and sharpened to 15,000 and stropped to .1 micron.

I cut 15 targets from thick, heavy cardboard and up some sisal rope. About 10 pieces. It will still shave facial hair. :D

I want the first Military of K390 off of the line! :p :spyder:

[MatthewSB]

Put Halpern grips on both of mine.

First one came from the factory at 17.5 degrees per side, bevels even side to side and heel to tip! :)

I sharpened it to 15,000 grit then stropped to .25 micron. It will dry shave facial hair. :)

Second came with BEVELS uneven side to side, and splitting axe edge angle. 23 degrees on one side.

I re-bevelled it to 15 degrees per side and sharpened to 15,000 and stropped to .1 micron.

I cut 15 targets from thick, heavy cardboard and up some sisal rope. About 10 pieces. It will still shave facial hair. :D

Pictures or it never happened :)

[toomzz]

The lignum vitae K390 is ready as well. I sanded it up to 1000. Most of the shrunking of the wood is done but I will give it a rest for a couple of weeks. Then I will sand and polish the wood up 2000 grain.The stripes in the wood is the grain, not sandingmarks :rolleyes: Check the patina in the steel. That is from just peeling a couple apples and cutting some plums. :) Enjoy!

[Holland]

nicely done toomzz

[MadRookie]

Sharpened.


[video=youtube;1wwgnTy6-sw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wwgnTy6-sw[/video]


....and a pic or two...








:)

[Brock O Lee]

Sharpened.

Understatement of the year! :D

Madrookie is a man of few words indeed.

[DougC-3]

Nice work, Shark. I'm curious about how you cut those out. Did you use a router, Roto-zip tool, or some other means?

[xceptnl]

What kind of time do you have invested in that edge?