Tuna Skinner

Concluí recentimente esta faca skinner (para remover o couro de animais) baseada em uma faca que havia feito em 2011. O nome, desta vez, remete ao seu formato compacto e curvado, similar a um atum. Trata-se de uma lamina larga e curta (10cm x 5cm) com um falso fio no dorso, feita de aço 6150. Este aço é similar ao 5160 porém possim mais cromo e menos carbono. Mesmo assim, é perfeitamente temperável, como o 5160. A faca foi feita apenas por desbaste e a lâmina é fina para garantir um bom corte sempre.

This is the skinner knife I made recently based on a similar piece produced in 2011. The name makes reference to the compact and curved shape of a tuna. Is it a wide but short blade (about 4" by 2") and a false edge made of 6150 steel. This steel is similar to the 5160 but has a higher amount of chromium whereas it has a smaller quantity of carbon. However, the quenchablility is similar to the 5160 steel. The shape was obtained just by stock removal process and the edge of the blade was kept thin to ensure great cutting power.

Como é comum nas facas skinners, o comprimento dessa peça é reduzido e por isso a geometria do cabo é bastante anatômica para garantir firmeza ao segurar a faca. A guarda e pinos são de aço inoxidavel e a empunhadura é feita de talas de Angico Preto.

  Just like most skinner knifes, the overal lenght is reduced and, therefore, the shape of the handle was designed to fit the fingers and grant a good grabbing. The bolster and pins are made of stainless steel and the handle is made of Angico Preto scales.

Stock Removal EDC

This is the last knife i made only by stock removal. It is made of 5160 steel and the scales are imbuia wood. It has 23cm overall lenght (about 9") and it is 5mm thick at the beggining of the blade.

Since most of the knives i made were full flat grinded, it was quite chellenging to create well defined bevels. I made a mirror like finish but I'm not sure if it is a good option for an EDC(every day carry).

Bowie Pau Brasil

This is a Bowie knife (fighting knife) I just finished. The overall length is 12" (about 30cm) and the blade is made of 5160 carbon steel. The handle is made of a piece of Pau-Brazil and the guard is stainless steel.

Just like the last knife i made, the handle presents new curves, edges and bevels which I tried to keep sharp and well defined. The following pictures present some steps of the blade creation.

New Curves

This is the hunting knife I just finished, which has some curves on the handle design. The blade bended upwards after the quenching, thus the handle design follows such curve.

The handle is very comfortable as well as the rounded guard. The blade was forged from a piece of 5160 steel, the guard is made of stainless steel and the handle is made of a very dense Brazilian wood called Braúna.

Cocobolo Hunter

New hunting knife, made from 5160 steel. It has an overall length of 22cm (aprox 9"). The guard was made from a 1/2" thick plate of 316 stainless steel and the pins are made of the same material. The shape follows the previous ones, although I'm trying to incorporate curves on the front and beck of the handle. The handle itself if made of a piece of Cocobolo that is very similar to the Brazilian rosewood (Jacarandá da Bahia).

Damascus Hunter

A new Damascus hunting knife. The blade was forger from the rest of previous Damascus bar (old files and 15n20). The handle is made of Bocote and pins are stainless steel. The blade received a selective quenching, although it produced an undesirable effect on the Damascus pattern.

Bocote Hunter

This is a new hunting knife I made. Just like the previous one, it is still an attempt to produce a copy of the one I made during Sfreddo's course. I took special care to the rate between the blade and handle length. The back of the handle is curved to merge the blade and create a fluid overall shape. It is made of 5160 carbon steel, the guard is 304 stainless steel and the handle is a piece of Bocote wood.

I took a picture of both knives, the one I am trying to reproduce and this last one.