Making a Modern Damascus Kwaiken Tanto

Another abomination of a knife where I combine a few styles to make this modern Japanese Kwaiken style Tanto knife with a false edge. Made an interesting 2-part Micarta/leather handle with a tsukamaki finish. Added to the tactical styling by doing some jimping on the spine and giving it a custom Kydex sheath.

Enjoy this face-paced recap of all the steps it took to make this knife. As always, hit me up in the comments with any questions.

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MATERIALS:
- Damascus steel
- Double-Black canvas micarta
- SS pins and tubing
- Cork sheeting
- Faux snakeskin leather
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- .080 Gunmetal Kydex
- .060 Carbon Fiber Holstex

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00:00 - Profiling
01:10 - Drilling holes
01:42 - Grinding bevels
02:30 - Jimping & Swedge
04:10 - Heat treat & Temper
05:05 - Handle
10:25 - Tsukamaki
11:38 - Sharpening
12:53 - Kydex sheath
15:45 - The Result

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I am a weekend warrior knife maker diving headfirst into this amazing craft. Join me as I create one-of-a-kind knives, restore old and forgotten tools, and share fast-paced build videos of my newly acquired skills.

My goal is to entertain but also to educate and share the specific steps I take to create something. I'm by no means an expert and I don't use fancy grinders or heat treat ovens but, with enough time and effort, I think anyone can make awesome-functional knives.

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