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Vehement Knives

Vehement Knives

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Just wanted to share some pics of our latest. This one is headed to a troop in 101st Airborne.

1/4" 0-1 HRC 58
12 1/8" OAL
7" blade
resin impregnated zero maintenance stacked leather handle
soldered + pinned brass guard
threaded + pinned brass pommel
Hand stitched leather sheath

Thanks for looking, & please feel free to leave comments and criticism!
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love the knife, do you compact the leather before you cut and stack? just curious.

impressive sheath, stunning package, thank you for showing.

Cheers,
Guy
 
Guy Vanderveken said:
love the knife, do you compact the leather before you cut and stack? just curious.

impressive sheath, stunning package, thank you for showing.

Cheers,
Guy
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Thanks!
We start with washers from Tracy, then dampen them to get the slot sized to the tang. After that, we start stacking, using the screw down butt to compress them slightly. I do that to get an estimate as to how many washers we'll need. Once they dry, we move to epoxy; keeping 3-4 washers more than we need at the ready. Start epoxying. once the tang is full, we screw down the butt, and keep adding until we can get no more on. Let the whole mess set up for a few hours and move to shaping the handle etc...
Final result is a satin finish and the feel is about like sanded wood. Not as grippy as raw leather, but there is no required maintenance. It's a trade off...
 
That's a really nice new/old blend. I think it deserves a Garand in the picture, or at least an M14. :-)

-Daizee
 
This knife should serve that troop well. I know that he will be proud to carry it as would anyone. Great job.
 
Thanks everyone! We love the classic knives. They deserve a spotlight once and again too.

daizee said:
That's a really nice new/old blend. I think it deserves a Garand in the picture, or at least an M14. :-)

-Daizee
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I'll send you my address, and you can send me an M-14 for the shoot... Hell, I'll even send you the knife we photograph. Of course, I'll make sure the rifle gets a good home and in as many shoots as possible! :D
 
Vehement Knives said:
Just wanted to share some pics of our latest. This one is headed to a troop in 101st Airborne.
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I really love this knife! It has a wonderful classic look to it.

Is this one also ATS-34? Are you working with any other steels?

Steven
 
Alfaholic said:
I really love this knife! It has a wonderful classic look to it.

Is this one also ATS-34? Are you working with any other steels?

Steven
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Thank you! This one is made of O-1 per customer request. We can definitely do it out of ATS-34 though.
As far as working with other steels; we have access to any steel the customer wants, but we feel that ATS-34/154CM is the most bang for our customer's buck. With good toughness, hardenability, wear resistance etc., we're very comfortable with the performance and price of these.
Thanks for looking!
 
vladdracul said:
Nice knife ! Is it a full tang ?
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Thank you!
In the truest sense of the word, no. It is not full tang, as the tang is hidden by the washers. But, there is a 5/8"x1/4" tang running the full length of the handle all the way to a 1/4" long threaded stud toward the butt. Hope that helps. Thanks for looking!
 
Thank you for the break down, I understand it is tiresome work, and as a user, this tight washer handle, will show up well with age,

again thank you for the response, and a stunning package- great websight by the way.

and as someone said, real old school.

cheers,
Guy


Vehement Knives said:
Thanks!
We start with washers from Tracy, then dampen them to get the slot sized to the tang. After that, we start stacking, using the screw down butt to compress them slightly. I do that to get an estimate as to how many washers we'll need. Once they dry, we move to epoxy; keeping 3-4 washers more than we need at the ready. Start epoxying. once the tang is full, we screw down the butt, and keep adding until we can get no more on. Let the whole mess set up for a few hours and move to shaping the handle etc...
Final result is a satin finish and the feel is about like sanded wood. Not as grippy as raw leather, but there is no required maintenance. It's a trade off...
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Guy Vanderveken said:
Thank you for the break down, I understand it is tiresome work, and as a user, this tight washer handle, will show up well with age,

again thank you for the response, and a stunning package- great websight by the way.

and as someone said, real old school.

cheers,
Guy
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You're too kind Guy. Thanks.
Our shop takes our process/product very seriously. So seriously, in fact, it's currently my primary source of income. Anytime someone has a question on our construction methods, it's the least I can do to fill them in. Call it potential customer service.
Besides, we all love knives & I don't think I'll ever get tired of talking about them! :D

Thanks again!
 
That knife brings back memories of me standing in front of a Randall Knife Table at a gun show lusting over their work.

Very nice knife. A real deal work horse.
 
AVigil said:
That knife brings back memories of me standing in front of a Randall Knife Table at a gun show lusting over their work.

Very nice knife. A real deal work horse.
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Easily, one of the biggest compliments we've received. Thank you. It's not hard to tell who my influences are. We still strive to be original, but lest we forget who put custom handmade knives on the map. For some reason, despite the fact that I'm only 30 years old, I still gravitate to the makers that were in their heyday before I was born.
 
It's beautiful. One of the guys who has one ordered posted pics on the LWRCI forum earlier in the week. Love the lines of that thing, and the sheath is sweet.
 
wooo buddy

ive never seen your knives before but man o man ill be checkin them out every time now

that thing is gorgeous, it looks like it could handle it all

ooo
 
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