We were asked to make a couple of Nosaf Raal karambits. The customer wanted a V grind on them (we usually chisel grind our tactical blades) and aged walnut scales. He also wanted one of the custom karambits to have a longer blade.
This picture shows both karambits cut and ground, together with the wood scales waiting to be epoxied and pinned to the knives,
After heat treating the blades to the desired HRC hardness, the scales are glued with epoxy resin and pinned with aluminium pins. 24 hours later the epoxy has cured and it' s possible to work on the scales.
The scales are shaped, sculpted and carefully finished before the process of aging them. After a few hours and some patience, this is the result:
The Standard custom made Nosaf Raal Karambit:
... And the XL custom made Nosaf Raal Karambit:
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