Carothers/Loriendesign Chopper WiP

Looking forward to seeing how these progress. I'm thinking you two will have lots of interest in the choppers, now that time has permitted Nathan to again direct attention to this project.
 
there's been quite a lot of interest in this project.
I'm looking forward to giving Nathan a little time off at Blade to wander around by hanging out at his table and chatting with the people.
 
Any idea of when you'll have more details of timing on release, sales, etc, Lorien?
 
well, the first small batch of beta pieces comes first, and it looks like they are underway. Pretty sure they represent our last kick at the can when it comes to getting the feedback we need in order to get this knife totally dialed in. The nearest I can say is that this knife will likely become available for sale at Blade. Can't guarantee there will be any production pieces available before then, but here's to hoping!
 
Lorien said:
I'm looking forward to giving Nathan a little time off at Blade to wander around by hanging out at his table and chatting with the people.
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....what is this Blade show you speak of attending? Perhaps we shall see one another there? :D
 
I just got this message from Nathan;

The beta build will be ready for testing in about a week. If everything performs I'll start a real run
 








From Nathan;

there is a difference between a blade that quenches out at 62 and is tempered back to 60, and a blade that quenches out at 65 and is tempered back to 60. Two blades in the same alloy and with the same geometry and hardness can have very different properties.

A short coming with 3V has been mediocre edge durability in rough use. This is pretty typical with complex steels due to carbide volume and difficultly avoiding mixed structures which act like the perforations in a postage stamp. So you can have a very durable blade with good wear characteristics that goes dull from micro chipping and edge roll. It's so common we just all accept it as normal.

My goal with this heat treat has been to leverage work I've done with industrial Kevlar cutting applications with D2 and apply that work to 3V. It truly is a different material. Same alloy but different properties, and fundamentally it all hinges on a homogenous micro structure that is very useful in thin sections at high hardness. Otherwise what good is an abrasion resistant steel if it just mushes up?

Achieving that degree of hardness with the aust times and temps I use (this is lath martensite) is outstanding because it indicates I have largely avoided non-martensitic structures.
 
I just found out that Nathan is going to put one of these up for sale in the exchange on Friday. If you wanna be the first guy to get one in hand, keep your eyes peeled.

I don't even have one yet!
 
Lorien said:
I just found out that Nathan is going to put one of these up for sale in the exchange on Friday. If you wanna be the first guy to get one in hand, keep your eyes peeled.

I don't even have one yet!
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:eek:
 
And then please get a good quality camera and test it out on a wide variety of targets, from tomatoes, to knoty wood, and then please show the edge slowlyyyy, so that I an actually see what the edge looks like..

so that I can make an informed decision

not that I dont have full faith in nathans products..
 
Lorien said:
I just found out that Nathan is going to put one of these up for sale in the exchange on Friday. If you wanna be the first guy to get one in hand, keep your eyes peeled.
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Should we start a pool on how long it will take before it's claimed? I'm guessing 20 seconds after he posts the ad...
 


This is numero uno available to the public. You might be able to snag it today, if you keep your eye out on the knifemaker's for sale forum around noon Pacific...:thumbup::cool:
 
Man, that's awesome. I'd love to snag it, but honestly it should go to someone who will beat the snot out of it, and give us a report. I'll wait until the larger batch comes out.
 
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