A little praise for Tom Krein

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As all of you know Tom Krein is the master of the regrind. Many of you know he is a bit of a Kershaw fan. I suspect most folks have seen his regrinds of the main bevel. Tom just completed something a little more complex for me. Here are some pics.

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You can see how the main bevel was ground down to a thinner edge. Tom thinned this one out a little up front near the tip then tapered it as he went back, so, the front edge is thicker for my EDC type stuff and it is a super thin slicer near the back. It should make for some interesting cutting in the kitchen.:thumbup: Great stuff right......but wait.........there is more. Tom reworked the swedge for me...seen next post.
 
The swedge is a little more pronounced now and the grind lines are nice and crisp.

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I'll try to get some comparison shots with an unmoded Random Task on Sunday. It is amazing how much steel was removed from this one.:eek::D

Edit: I forgot to add.....Tom Krein is one heck nice guy to deal with. He puts in a serious A+ effort and calls to check in when he has a question, or, to let you know when he is finished with your blade and ready to ship.:thumbup:
 
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Picked one heck of a knife for him to regrind. Having only one RT myself, I cant bring myself to do anything other than keep it in the box and look at it on the occasion.

Most sweet.
 
J_Curd said:
Picked one heck of a knife for him to regrind. Having only one RT myself, I cant bring myself to do anything other than keep it in the box and look at it on the occasion.

Most sweet.
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No worries J, I bought this one off the bay. Some dill hole spilled battery acid on the blade. It looked bad and it wouldn't polish out. This one was a user from the start. I couldn't bring myself to use either of my NIB RTs :thumbup:
 
J_Curd said:
Picked one heck of a knife for him to regrind. Having only one RT myself, I cant bring myself to do anything other than keep it in the box and look at it on the occasion.

Most sweet.
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I was thinking the same thing...of all the knives to have modified. :eek:

It looks great...Tom did a great job. I always carry my small classic Sebenza that Tom did when I'm around other knife people just I can whip it out and say..."but have you seen one like this before?"
 
morrowj_98 said:
I was thinking the same thing...of all the knives to have modified. :eek:

It looks great...Tom did a great job. I always carry my small classic Sebenza that Tom did when I'm around other knife people just I can whip it out and say..."but have you seen one like this before?"
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This one is going to be a true one off. It will go to STR soon to have the liners anodized and to get fitted for a low rider. When that is done it may have a U812 lanyard waiting on it.......It is kinda my "Best of Bladeforums" knife.:cool::thumbup:
 
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riffraff said:
That reminds me of a question I've had for some time: How does Tom do all that grinding without taking the temper out of the blade and ruining the heat-treatment?
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I would imagine the answer is only one option: Slowly, with frequent cooling.
 
That looks great. I've been trying off and on to talked to him about working on some knives for me, but I can't get any response. Maybe he's mad at me.:confused:
 
Very, very nice Dustin!:thumbup: I love the look of the Krein logo on the Kershaw blade. What a great job!!

It tempts me to send one of mine in......
 
Flashpoint said:
That looks great. I've been trying off and on to talked to him about working on some knives for me, but I can't get any response. Maybe he's mad at me.:confused:
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Nah...he's not mad at you. He's not a full-time maker so his schedule (ER nurse) can get a little crazy. Send some emails and/or give him a call. He'll get back to you when he can....it can take a little while sometimes.
 
That looks super!

Tom is a man of magic. i really like the job he did for me on my ZT301.
 
Nice SA! Glad to hear your 'Task was already "Dill Holed" before being modded. When I saw the first pic I almost let loose in my drawers. My Random Task is not mint, but I couldn't bring myself to modding it.

Mr. Krien does awesome work for sure. I'm going to be contacting him soon to see if he can work some of his magic on a Speed Bump.
 
Dustin...

That's amazing...looks just great and it's now truly a one-of-a-kind RT! :D

Kudos to Tom! :thumbup:

Ray :)
 
I have a TK Redround Mini Cyclone ZDP that is amazing wish it had the logo though
 
Geoff said:
I have a TK Redround Mini Cyclone ZDP that is amazing wish it had the logo though
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Tom actually called me to ask if I wanted the logo. He said it was asked for so frequently that he just recently had a logo made up for his regrinds. For future reference, and any one interested, It looks very good in person.:thumbup:
 
This is funny because I have a random task that met a belt sander that I wanted get sent off for Tom to do his magic on. This Blade shape begs For a Krein regrind.
 
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