A art the 74 Herd.

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I don't much like cut swedges. By and large I prefer the drawn varieties.
 
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kamagong said:
I don't much like cut swedges. By and large I prefer the drawn varieties.
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I don't mind certain swedges...or rather, I only like certain swedges...like Jeff said, I'd much rather have it only extend to behind the nail nick, but these 74's feel so good in hand that I'll gladly overlook this minor issue
 
here is my
Work accomplished:
aligned thickness bolster the part of the spine (it has different thicknesses)
made a new slant to the top of the bolster
blade and spine the made flush (was 1mm step)

I think what happened is not bad?



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First the good. I wasn't too late after all and was able to wrangle one of the Gabon Ebony Stallions. She's a beauty, very black with a hint of brown on the pile side cover. Not so much to detract from its beauty, but rather just enough to let you know you're dealing with a natural material. The blade is a great shape too, easily pinched open. I had forgotten how slim a single blade knife can be when it is clad in something other than stag.

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Now the bad. The eagle eyed among us may have seen it in the picture above, but my brand new knife has a crack in the mark side cover. :sorrow:

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I am thinking of sending this knife back to GEC to have it rescaled, but there are a couple of problems. First, that means I'm going to be without my knife for a while. :eek:

Second, what's the point? The internal stresses leading to the crack have already been relieved. As an avowed user and accumulator, this knife is destined to get scuffed up. A little CYA and some time with a buffing cloth and this knife will look immaculate. Not to mention that replacing the scale when a simple repair will suffice seems a bit environmentally profligate.

What to do, what to do?
 
If you're gonna repair it, I'd sand the cover down over the spring pin so it's more flush, before you use the CA.
 
kamagong said:
Second, what's the point? The internal stresses leading to the crack have already been relieved. As an avowed user and accumulator, this knife is destined to get scuffed up. A little CYA and some time with a buffing cloth and this knife will look immaculate. Not to mention that replacing the scale when a simple repair will suffice seems a bit environmentally profligate.

What to do, what to do?
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I think you nailed it right here. If its gonna be a user, then either leave it as is, as its very unlikely to spread or cause any issues down the road OR take a crack at fixing it to your liking and then have a little more worth in the knife knowing you put some time and effort into it! Good looking knife either way!

Matt
 
Hey guys - I just posted a video of my 74 Stallion in Cocobolo
[video=youtube;QNnkaCrdFKg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNnkaCrdFKg[/video]
 
Here's the Stallion fresh out of the tube.

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Here she is with a few coats of cyanoacrylate wicked into the crack.

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Looks pretty good, the repair blends in well with the natural grain of the ebony.
 
Thanks Jeff just forked out more money thanks to your video :mad: pushing knives should be made illegal
 
jprime84 said:
Hey guys - I just posted a video of my 74 Stallion in Cocobolo
[video=youtube;QNnkaCrdFKg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNnkaCrdFKg[/video]
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Nice video, Jeff...and very nice knife! :thumbup: I am biased - I also have a pretty nice example of the same - and agree with all that you said. :D
 
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Here's the Stallion fresh out of the tube.

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Here she is with a few coats of cyanoacrylate wicked into the crack.

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Looks pretty good, the repair blends in well with the natural grain of the ebony.
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That came out great! :thumbup: I've had good results with the thin stuff on bone handle cracks. Did you use thin or gel cyanoacrylate?
 
The thin stuff, with multiple coats. Apply the glue, wait for it to dry out, and then wipe off the excess. Repeat as necessary.
 
I like the way the long cut swedge reduces the blade thickness - I think its a great feature

 
Thanks James, and yours makes 3. I don't want to like the colors too much because then I might get the idea to start collecting colors, lol.
 
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