4" hunting knife

Joe Calton

Joe Calton

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well 4 and 1/8" blade, 8 and 1/2" overall, .130" thick at the front of the guard. forged from an old leafspring, differentially heat treated, 600 grit hand sanded finish then etched to see temper line. 1/4" thick copper guard, cherry wood handle, steel pins. tested for edge flex, then minimum 100 cuts on one lay of 3/4" hemp rope, cut line in mild steel barstock with the tip and hammer before finishing and handle installation to insure that you get a good knife. light weight sheath of 5-6 oz leather with 12 oz welt, with copper rivets, sized for 1.5" belt.

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$80 including shipping/insurance to continental us. will ship within 24 hours after payment unless I cant get to post office because of weekend or holiday. I havent figured out paypal yet, so money order only so far.

Thanks for looking,

Joe
 
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Joe your almost giving this away at $80 ! The sheath alone looks like it's worth close to this amount.
I'd like to better understand this "tested for edge flex, then minimum 100 cuts on one lay of 3/4" hemp rope, cut line in mild steel barstock with the tip and hammer".
What do you mean by "edge flex" ? and did you really hammer the tip into a piece of steel ?
It would likely be helpful to many of us if you explained what properties in your blade that you are testing for.
Thanks, roland
 
hi Roland,

the reason I started at $80 is because Im new at selling my knives and really dont have an idea of what folks will pay for one yet, and nobody knows who I am and what my blades will do. Also, my fit and finish isnt what I see in the other knives for sale here. Most of the blades that the makers here are making look absolutely beautifull! That being said, I do know what my blades will and wont do, as Ive taken more to destruction in testing than I have finished.

the edge flex test is done with a 1/4" brass rod mounted in a hardwood block, lay the edge at the sharpening angle {or more angle for more extreme test} and bear down until you see the edge flex over the rod, and pull the blade away from the rod the entire lenght of the edge. if the edge chips, its too hard, if it stayed bent over its too soft. after that test is passed, I do take the tip to a bar of mild steel, and using a light hammer on the end of the tang, cut a line in the surface of the steel with the tip to make sure that it is tough. some of the early blades I gave to hunting buddies, they broke the tips cutting out elk ivories. so I changed the way I finsihed my tips, and since I started testing them like this, I havent had one come back to me with a broken tip. once a blade passes these, i sharpen off the steel that was exposed to the tests, and then take one of the three pieces of rope that make up 3/4" hemp rope, lay it on rolled up newspaper on top of a board, and cut 1/4" off the end of the rope at a time until the edge quits cutting aggressively. this one did over 100 cuts, which is pretty good, ive had store bought blades that wouldnt make a single cut, the older buck knives Ive tried usually go 75-100 or so, my benchmade 940 with the s30v did 160 or so. so if a blade will make at least 100, I consider it pretty good for edge holding.

thanks for looking and for the questions,

Joe
 
calvin, thank you! mr. fowler and mr. goddard are the two writers that I like the best, have read and re-read everything that they have that I can get my hands on.

beondmyken, thanks for taking this knife, this is my first sale on these boards. looks like I can email you from your profile? if it doest work, my email addy is in my signature.

Joe
 
Very Nice First Run!!...

First Blade looks very nice...great introduction...
and a sale completed within 3 hours...very nicely done!!

Welcome to the Forum Joe!!
 
Joe, thank you for the detailed explanation of what you put your blades through and how they need to perform in order to 'pass'. I don't know of any other maker who does anything like this on every blade they make. You have very high performance standards.
I hope you will post more of your knives here and i do suggest you sign up with PayPal. It's totally simple and it does help with sales as it makes paying so easy.
Congratulations on your first (and fast) sale here on BladeForums.
roland
 
belush2, thanks for the welcome! hope I can add some to the forum that will help someone else out the way it has helped me.

Roland,

thanks for the compliments, I make the best performing knife I can make. if it wont perform, I find out why and then test it to destruction so it wont fail someone else. the ones that fail are every bit as important as the ones that pass. I do have a few more to post, and if you want something special let me know.

Ill be getting with paypal shortly, I hope, as that would speed things up.

Joe
 
Congratulations Joe! You did well developing the knife as a total package and explaining your methods.
 
thanks Ed! and thanks for the books and videos! you have really shown me what to expect out of a high performance blade.

Joe
 
Joe, got my knife yesterday. It is sharp and all function. I really like the design with a ricasso long enough to place my index finger on it.
Thanks, Al
 
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