carbon fiber blades with metal edges

wnease

wnease

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I just posted a couple videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzEQ7B9oH-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3g1wrsIu8

I've been making the wet lay-up style since late 2007 and a couple years ago added laminated billet (mostly carbon fiber) to my bizarre repertoire of knifemaking techniques. They are torture tested in other videos. About 20 are out in the world, hopefully being lightly used and not just collecting dust. I know some are seeing daily use in kitchens.

Advantages include low density (this is different from low mass; I can make lower mass knives of solid steel but they are small in some dimension) , less grinding of steel, way-cool materials like carbon fiber, Kevlar, fantastically expensive handmade Japanese paper...

Up until now the biggest problem has been sheaths, as Kydex plus fasteners in the thickness I prefer weighs nearly as much or more than these ultralight knives, but I have found some solutions.

If you wonder why... well, one of the reasons is that I like thick blades but not heavy.

Also I am intrigued by historical examples of knives with composite construction (probably to save valuable blade steel just for the edge). Ironically these composite blades would be cheaper in solid steel now...

Thanks!
 
Pretty cool work, particularly the second video of "project 13," I like the flow of cf handle into the blade composite.
 
I thought the tanto was fairly cool....going to Blade this year?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
CKG 20th Annual Knife Show -- August 16-17, 2014 Sheraton Centre Hotel 123 Queen W. Toronto, ON. Info at 1-519-565-2196 or go to www.canadianknifemakersguild.com Not sure of cost to come into the show as either guest or to obtain a table but room reservations are available by calling 1-888-627-7175 and ask for Canadian Knifemakers Guild rate. The website has a listing of those makers booked to attend the show. The Hotel is in the middle of downtown Toronto across from City Hall and within easy going to the CN Tower with the Aquarium, the great Theatre district and down to the waterfront and all it activities and a short walk to Chinatown. Toronto is one of the top few cities in the world and is a great place to enjoy a holiday and with a car rental one can enjoy the Zoo and take a short 2 hour side trip to Niagara Falls.
 
Thanks everybody! Yes I was pretty happy with the way the cf flows on the project 13, I just can't do it efficiently at this point to try again.

Kohai, yes congrats! Though I would like some sleep.

Hi Rolf! Hi Murray!

James I'll be there! The just updated the list on the ckg site.

BTW I forgot... huge shout-out to Warren Thomas who started all this stuff in my head back in the 90s
 
Very cool looking knives... I especially like the tanto. Some questions I hope you won't mind answering: how good are the knives at holding an edge? Would you consider them light/medium duty? Would you ever consider using a premium steel instead of Ti for the edge?
 
Great stuff William, I look forward to seeing them in person. Always love your out of the ordinary thought provoking projects, oh and razor sharp to boot.
 
LG, thanks, yes the edge can made in any steel, ceramic, solid carbide, carbidized Ti, whatever, I have made them in several steels but I consider "premium" to be a marketing term (which I have bought into from time to time) . They are light so I consider them light duty. Video tests to destruction on my youtube channel...

Hi Paul, thanks, see you at the CKG Show!
 
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