Knife WIP
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Bullspit
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Re: Knife WIP
That is a very nice looking knife!
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Netpackrat
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Truly an artist.
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Bob K
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Re: Knife WIP
Beautiful!!
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"Oderint dum metuant." ("Let them hate, so long as they fear.") Accius
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moose42
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Re: Knife WIP
The handle is sweet, but I don't dig the blade. Just personal preference. Nice project.
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HTRN
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I too like the handle retainer. The blade looks a little heavy for the length though.
5160 is nice because it's cheap and easily found at your nearest junkyard. Downside is ultimate sharpness, and edge retention is down compared to say, D1 or S7. Easily sharpened though. Also, as it's not even a semistainless, it will rust. It's a great choice for big bowies, or camp knives.
5160 is nice because it's cheap and easily found at your nearest junkyard. Downside is ultimate sharpness, and edge retention is down compared to say, D1 or S7. Easily sharpened though. Also, as it's not even a semistainless, it will rust. It's a great choice for big bowies, or camp knives.
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ZeroGravitas
Re: Knife WIP
Wow. Thanks!!
And as far as the blade shape goes, until I make something that looks like a Randall 1-7, I'm not 100% satisfied either.
I'm a forging rookie so my work follows it's own way, I don't have control yet. Like a third-grader's painting; what starts out as a flower ends up as tree.
And as far as the blade shape goes, until I make something that looks like a Randall 1-7, I'm not 100% satisfied either.
I'm a forging rookie so my work follows it's own way, I don't have control yet. Like a third-grader's painting; what starts out as a flower ends up as tree.
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HTRN
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Randall does make a nice knife, don't they?ZeroGravitas wrote:Wow. Thanks!!
And as far as the blade shape goes, until I make something that looks like a Randall 1-7, I'm not 100% satisfied either.
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