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Old 05-08-2006, 11:41 PM
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Show Preview and a Three new ones... (Many pics!!)

Heres what'll be on my table at the NCCA show this weekend in CT. Not a bad stash for a part timer. Beeen saving completed knives for months. Sizes range.....15" for the top four, 12-13" for the next two, 8-9" for the small fixed blades and a little smaller for the bottom ones.:


Heres a few new ones:

First is 1095 with hamon, About 8" OAL Box elder burl, 316 bolsters and thong hole, mosaic pin, copper spacer. Sheath by me:




Next is Jeff White damascus with nickel silver bolsters. About 8.5" OAL Dyed burl scales, mosaic pin. Sheath by me:




Last is a big 12.5" knife I call "The Shark"...green/black g10, 1/4" 01 toolsteel. Full filework. Can be gripped way back for chopping or up close. Feels nice! Leather sheath by me:




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Old 05-09-2006, 12:04 AM
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Dang brother! You've been busy!

I really like that 'Shark'!

Question: You don't tapper your tangs normally. Do you 'swiss cheese' the hell out of it or carve a groove like a dug-out canoe to reduce wieght? -cause you use nice thick steel on those babies! They look heavy!

Awesome work man!

Where's the show?


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Old 05-09-2006, 07:23 AM
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I swiss cheese them to death. That big 15" chopper balances a good 2" out in front of the choil. On thick stock, I skeletonize fully to the point that the holes nearly touch one another across the whole area. The Shark knife balances right at the scale edge, giving it a very neutral feel in your hand.

The show is in Mystic, CT saturday and Sunday. I've never done a show so i havent sold many knives over the past few months accumulating for the show. It will at very least get a bunch of my knives in a bunch of hands, which is my main goal.

No idea what to expect, but looking forward to it!

I now have 3 days to put final edges on about half of these. My most hated part of the process....


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Old 05-09-2006, 07:58 AM
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Dude,

Sharpening is one of the easiest parts of my proceedure.

I use an old piece of leather cut to the desired angle (22* for me) taped to my 1" x 30" as a guide. Then I use a 320 grit to bring up a burr. After that, I VERY LIGHTLY strope on paper with green chrome rubbed in on a hard surface, just until the burr flakes off. A quick strope or two in either direction on my jeans and I get a shaving sharp edge every time.

Carbon steels are the easiest this way. SS takes a bit more effort to get a burr going for me.


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Old 05-09-2006, 08:10 AM
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Yeah, I will be doing similar. Angle iron on the workrest at 90 degrees, platen at 20 degrees. I just hate having to put a finished, polished blade anywhere near the grinder, haha. Sometimes i feel like nearly-complete knives are magnetic to everything they shouldnt touch.


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Old 05-12-2006, 07:57 AM
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I got the chance to handle a few of these at Indian George's HI, and I was stunned by how light and fast the big ones felt... truly deceptive looks, for sure!

Your pics don't do justice to your knives, David -- they're far nicer looking in person. I'll be needing to add one of them to my collection at some point, so expect to hear from me. Besides, I need to see you heat treat your blades, as we never got the chance at IG's.

How's the new house coming?
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