Are your talon holes chamfered?

zephy5 · Sep 17, 2007

If there was one tiny nitpicky thing Ive noticed on my LE knives it is that sometimes the edges on the talon holes are not perfectly crisp all the way around. Sometimes I think during the polishing process half the edge gets a little rounded. No big deal but I have noticed it.

When I received BATACLE 10 and 11 a few months ago I noticed a strange difference between the two, the talon hole and the hole in the pommel on 11 both have a nice chamfer applied but 10 does not. Here are some photos of 10:

Now here are some photos of 11, notice the chamfer:

The chamfer is quite nice and was obviously milled on purpose. I imagine there are two scenarios that could describe the difference:

1. Whoever finished 11 decided for whatever reason to take the extra time to apply the chamfer just to make 11 look that much nicer.

2. Whoever polished number 11 got a little aggressive around one of holes and over polished it. To repair it they applied a chamfer.

Why it happened I dont know but I do like it. I think it adds that last bit of finish work that really makes the holes look smooth. If the holes should get rounded a bit during the polishing process the chamfer will take care of it. If I ever have to send in some of my other LEs I might ask to have this done.

Has anyone else noticed this?

savanna · Sep 17, 2007

I've never noticed before,but will check mine when I get home today. I do like the chamfered look better.

mikeymoto · Sep 17, 2007

Funny you mention this. I first noticed it on some knives I picked up this past weekend at Blade West. I like it, too! Particularly the AD variant:

idahoskunk · Sep 17, 2007

checked my hole and it was chamfered perfect :thumbup:

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mikeymoto · Sep 17, 2007

Leave it to Skunk to make you squirm uncomfortably in your seat... :barf:

papathud · Sep 17, 2007

Chamfered, unchamfered, Hex Chamfered, clean, Dirty, Burned, rusted, black, Coated, uncoated, Coated but was where the knife was supported while coating,(Ok that was a Rear Hole) even Polished.

Many Talon Holes I have seen, they also come in widely varying sizes as well with the Hood Knife having the largest and maybe one of the older Mean Streets having the smallest, you will also find that the size of the Talon hole varies within several runs of a particular Model, I posted long ago(years) about Talon holes, I even put up a few pictures.

Whooda Thunk that some one else would ever have looked at such things besides Me?

Jerry got tired Long ago of being Bothered in the Middle of the Night(Both Prime drinking and Grinding Time) to be asked Why did he do this, or that, or what ever else tiny thing I had not untill that particular time Noticed and got Curious about.

The Tough part now is for me to remember what parts I can repeat and what parts I got to keep quiet about(That's what happens when my notes are in Storage)

idahoskunk · Sep 17, 2007

thud, nice to meet you and your wife at blade, remember to leave your zt-sh to me in your will. :thumbup:

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mfaster7 · Sep 17, 2007

cham·fer (chām'fər) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. cham·fered, cham·fer·ing, cham·fers

To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel.
To cut a groove in; flute.

And I thought you were mispelling chambered
I love learning new words. Thanks for the lexicon augmentation

Tony G · Sep 17, 2007

idahoskunk said:
checked my hole and it was chamfered perfect :thumbup:

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What size tool did you use on it?

Progunner · Sep 17, 2007

I like the chamfering too. I wouldn't not use a knife because it wasn't chamfered though.

Hogwash · Sep 17, 2007

Didn't you know that chamfered knives are counterfit?

Just send them to me and I'll see to it that the resposible party gets what they deserve.

zephy5 · Sep 17, 2007

Thanks for the history lesson there papathud. I guess I would expect to see a wide variance across models/years/finishes. It just really stood out for me here since the variance is between two sequentially numbered knives of the same model. I don't really care one way of the other. I still really like them both of course :thumbup: I think the BATACLE is one of my favs

Nice score there mikeymoto :thumbup:

DocAndry · Sep 18, 2007

Unchamfered holes...tsk..tsk.

Obviously a P.O.S.

I'm sure you know longer want it.

Send it to me immediately!!!

resinguy · Sep 18, 2007

papathud said:
The Tough part now is for me to remember what parts I can repeat and what parts I got to keep quiet about

C'mon, spill it...there are no secrets among friends.

Cutshaw · Sep 18, 2007

For those itchy, chamfered talon holes...

Sorry - the voices told me to do it.

lunde · Sep 21, 2007

The Talon holes of my Pumpkin ASH-1 are nicely chamfered:

Hogwash · Sep 21, 2007

It's too bad that it's counterfit. I'll come pick it up after work.

zephy5 · Sep 21, 2007

lunde said:
The Talon holes of my Pumpkin ASH-1 are nicely chamfered:

Sweet knife! Yes, very nice chamfer, looks perfect to me. It's definitely not a necessity but I think it is a nice touch.

gatorzingo · Sep 22, 2007

The chamfered holes are a nice detail. But IMHO the the chamfering has a technical value to it. If you intend on attaching a D-guard or a lanyard, the chamfered hole will reduce (if not eliminate) chafing of the parachord. An unchamfered hole will have sharp edges to it and therefore chafing or cutting the D-guard or lanyard with heavy use. Still a nice detail nonetheless.

gatorzingo · Sep 22, 2007

To continue on the Chamfering, In the construction industry it is common practice to chamfer the edges of cast-in-place concrete to eliminate chipping of an edge of, say a concrete column for instance. A 90 degree edge is sharp and also brittle. Chamfering eliminates this.