keychain!...version II and a request

[marthandan]

thought i would post pics of a keychain that i made.
its 5mm thick and 110mm long veg tanned leather finished with olive oil (dont ask me why - just experimenting)

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it has to have something sharp...right

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95mm long kiridashi with a 38mm edge and a bottle opener at the other end. made from a chisel blank that tapers towards the edge. it has a right handed chisel grind and has been finished upto 150 grit (hence the visible scratches - an attempt to keep sync with the kiridashi's main purpose - utility)

[surajshuresh]

Hi nice work there mate... How did you cut the bottle opener shape on the kiridashi looks perfect mate...

[choombak]

Wow! Would you mind me showcasing it on bladeforums, and doing a custom run if enough people are interested?

[marthandan]

Wow! Would you mind me showcasing it on bladeforums, and doing a custom run if enough people are interested?

that's quite some praise...thank you. please go ahead.

[choombak]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... n-kirdashi!

http://www.edcforums.com/threads/a-very ... hi.106776/

http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?299 ... n-kirdashi!

Hopefully we get interesting reactions.

[Update] there is constructive feedback on bf and a suggestion on edcf to do a kickstarter project.

[Mark]

Looks nice!

[Moin.]

Fantastic job Marthandan, really fantastic !!!!!!

Best
Moin.

[essdee1972]

Cool!! How did you carve the bottle opener?

[brihacharan]

> Thought i would post pics of a keychain that i made.
its 5mm thick and 110mm long veg tanned leather finished with olive oil (dont ask me why - just experimenting)

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> Hi Marthandan,

> Great job on leather crafting
> Would love to see some branding done on it with a hot soldering iron - would give it a classy look
Briha






















































it has to have something sharp...right

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DSC03800.JPG

DSC03802.JPG

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95mm long kiridashi with a 38mm edge and a bottle opener at the other end. made from a chisel blank that tapers towards the edge. it has a right handed chisel grind and has been finished upto 150 grit (hence the visible scratches - an attempt to keep sync with the kiridashi's main purpose - utility)

[TC]

Marthandan.... this is just fantastic brother
Love the leather ... and the steel

... this is for the bottle opener

Choombak.... thanks for the initiative

TC

[marthandan]

thank you all. i guess you guys are going to like the ff as well . will post it in a couple of days.

@ suraj and sSDda....i drilled a hole and then cut it open for the bottle opener.

@choombak...thank you once again. the kiridashi is made from a chisel blank...so it would be plain high carbon steel with .6~.8 carbon.

[HJD]

Hello Marthandan,
This is simply amazing.
I loved it so much, that I decided to work on a similar project.. Obviously on a much smaller scale..

So here goes..

Here is my new Faber Castle highlight marker..

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But as Marthandan said, it has to have something sharp...right

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My very humble attempt at the kiridashi, dedicated to the one and only Marthandan.. Respect dude..

[brihacharan]

Hello Marthandan,
This is simply amazing.
I loved it so much, that I decided to work on a similar project.. Obviously on a much smaller scale..

So here goes..
Here is my new Faber Castle highlight marker..

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> Hi HJD,

The Highlighter turned a Handy Gizmo - Simply awesome - Goes to show what an innovative / creative mind can achieve.
Marty has been an inspiration to all of US - Way to Go!
Carry on regardless
Briha
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But as Marthandan said, it has to have something sharp...right

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My very humble attempt at the kiridashi, dedicated to the one and only Marthandan.. Respect dude..

[marthandan]

regarding the concern of safety when using the bottle opener in BF...one can use deploy the bottleopener without taking the kiridashi out of the sheath. funny that those guys didn't think of that
the flap does tuck into the sheath...as stacy pointed out. another option for the sheath would be to just cover the blade. this would look better IMO. but i thought this would make it look like a simple leather flap keychain which wouldn't be an issue at cinema halls, malls, etc

@HJD...nice going! how thick is the steel and what was it in its earlier life?

[HJD]

@marthandan:
The steel is around 3mm thick, and in its earlier life it was a bottle opener..