A Couple of Camp Knives Just Finished

raylaconico

raylaconico

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I Just finished these. Both are made out of .210" 5160 steel with carbon fiber scales. The short one has a 5" blade and the longer one has a 6 1/2" blade. I still need to make a sheath for the short one but other than that, they're ready to go. Thanks for looking.
-Ray Laconico









 
Payment sent Ray for the 6.5"!!! ~ Jesse (will email you with shipping details)
 
RWT, both knives have been sold and I'm not sure I can discuss prices in this forum.

Guy, that's the same carbon fiber I always use. I get it from a very good client in England. It looks different here because it's been ground contoured. When I have it on my folders it's usually flat and you can see the normal CF weave look.

Thanks all.
 
Sweet work as usual Ray. I'm curious, how does CF hold up to abuse? My only experience with CF is with the exhaust of my bike, and it's a bit scratch prone.
 
Jason, is the CF on your bike polished? If it's shiny, that shiny stuff scratches real easy. Usually, when CF is shiny, it has an outer coating that seems to be easy to scratch. I've never done real testing but from my experience CF is harder than micarta or G10. When I scribe my patterns in these handle materials, CF is the most resistant to scratching. As far as toughness, I really don't know.

When drilling holes or cutting on a bandsaw, CF is the hardest, then G10, and micarta is softest.

When grinding, G10 is easiest, Then CF, and micarta is the most difficult

When filling, G10 is easiest, then micarta, and CF is most difficult. CF wants to chip and break apart unless you're using a fine file.

When finish hand sanding, micarta is by far the most troublesome. G10 is pretty easy and CF is so easy it almost feels like cheating.
 
raylaconico said:
Jason, is the CF on your bike polished? If it's shiny, that shiny stuff scratches real easy. Usually, when CF is shiny, it has an outer coating that seems to be easy to scratch. I've never done real testing but from my experience CF is harder than micarta or G10. When I scribe my patterns in these handle materials, CF is the most resistant to scratching. As far as toughness, I really don't know.

When drilling holes or cutting on a bandsaw, CF is the hardest, then G10, and micarta is softest.

When grinding, G10 is easiest, Then CF, and micarta is the most difficult

When filling, G10 is easiest, then micarta, and CF is most difficult. CF wants to chip and break apart unless you're using a fine file.

When finish hand sanding, micarta is by far the most troublesome. G10 is pretty easy and CF is so easy it almost feels like cheating.
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Thanks for the great tips, I always thought micarta was hard to finish.

Great looking knives too!
 
Those are some of the coolest, cleanest knives I've seen in a while!
 
flatgrind8 said:
Ray on one knife it has the flats black is this a coating or a chemical finish?
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That dark rough textured stuff is scale. It's how 5160 steel usually comes from the mill. Most of the time I grind that stuff off for a clean look like I did on the other knife. Sometimes I leave it on because I think it's pretty cool looking.
 
Thanks for the info Ray. Yea, the cans on my bike have a polished look. I've steered away from CF scales...guess I'll have to give them a try.
 
Ray - really great looking knives. I appreciate the heavy blades - they look like they are ready to take on just about anything.
 
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