BATAC with a "Ban" treatment

lunde

lunde

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I asked Ban to turn my Green + Snakeskin BATAC into a Satin + Snakeskin version, and I was able to pick it up late last week. Here is what it looked like originally:

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I also used it for dressing pronghorn antelope:

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Anyway, it turned out great, just like everything that Ban touches. He gave it a full convex grind. While the mirror-polished edge is difficult to capture in a photo, here are a few photos that I took yesterday morning:

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I had a OD/Snake BATAC, and loved the combo.

But not near as much as I would have loved a Satin/Snake BATAC.
Looks much better now, and Ban is the man:thumbup:

Thanks for the pics.
 
That is awesome! Love the pics. It is so hard to get detail on a polished edge and still have the rest of the knife look right. I just tried on my ASH1 with what in any normal pic would look like a completely mirror edge (So like you taught me you are really only seeing reflections). Don't mind the distortion of my WA.

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Here is an old pic of the same edge. Only difference at present is the edge has been stropped with use.

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Could you get any really detailed shots of the edge with that Micro Lens of yours? I would love to see the edge:)
 
Nice one, Ken.

These edges are Horton, not Ban.

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Ken, how much longer before you blood that one again?
 
Those pics are amazing but the last four are really, really cool.

Thanks for sharing Ken, I always enjoy your pics.
 
Ban does such pretty work. It isn't just for show, though. That BATAC will surely cut as good as it looks. :thumbup:
 
The best way to describe this knife's edge is air-bleeding sharp. :thumbup:
 
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