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Von Hagen Knives

Von Hagen Knives

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This is one of my listings on e-bay (bladenknives).

The idea of The Shark's Tooth is to provide a fixed blade pocket knife.

This blade is 3". The entire knife is a mere 6 3/8".

This SHARK TOOTH STYLE BLADE is made of 01 TOOL STEEL bar stock. The blade has been Rockwell Hardness Tested. Each Von Hagen Knife has been tempered and bench tested to assure the perfect hardness. The FULL TAPERED TANG knife has a FLAT GRIND BLADE. The BLACK PAPER MICARTA SPACER adds a nice highlight to the CHOLLA CACTUS HANDLE. This is one SHARP knife!!

Sorry for not having any buttons, gadgets or springs that open the knife for you. This Von Hagen Pocket Knife is all about hard work and years of good service!

Thanks for looking,
Rick
 
I LOVE THIS KNIFE!!!!!

i love the cholla handle, it hits home.

i live in the sonoran desert, marana arizona.

You make some beautiful knives.
 
Hi Rick-that is one fantastic looking knife-I love the cholla cactus handle.I can't say enough good things about your work-thanks for sharing.
 
How did you finish the cholla? Anything tricky, like a filler or anything, or just a stain?
 
Different and unusual scale choice , quite striking :)
The finish on your blades is unique and visually appealing.
Good work there :thumbup:
 
This is a beautiful knife, and thanks for sharing the pics. Also,

"The idea of The Shark's Tooth is to provide a fixed blade pocket knife."

I love this concept. One question as a wannabe some day knifemaker: did you consider a deeper finger choil, given the inherently short grip, or would that compromise the advantage of having a full tang by introducing a potential failure point?

Thanks. :-)
 
OBG said:
How did you finish the cholla? Anything tricky, like a filler or anything, or just a stain?
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First things first, it is messy work so be prepared to roll your sleeves up and get dirty.
I use a semitransparent, PASTE-TYPE epoxy. I use Thixotropic which is a two part epoxy system from Polymer Composites Inc. This is a high impact epoxy that is fairly inexpensive. You can get both parts for about $20. I love this brand so much and can never say enough about it. If ANYONE out there wants any information or wants contact information, drop me a line and I'll answer any question that I can.
I also use dyes that are transparent, NOT opaque. Again, MY choice is Transtint brand from Rockler or from homesteadfinishing.com. It is important to use transparent dyes because if you use dark or unclear dyes, when you are trying to wipe the "mess" off the wood, it will just smear and LOOK like you made a mess.

After cutting the wood and shaping it, I use a putty knife to push the dyed epoxy into the holes through the back side. Then I flip it over on wax paper and use a rag wetted with acetone to wipe the putty off the front of the wood. Don't wipe it SO hard that you take the epoxy OUT OF THE HOLES. Let is dry and there you go!!

Thanks for your interest,
Rick
 
iceaxe said:
This is a beautiful knife, and thanks for sharing the pics. Also,

"The idea of The Shark's Tooth is to provide a fixed blade pocket knife."

I love this concept. One question as a wannabe some day knifemaker: did you consider a deeper finger choil, given the inherently short grip, or would that compromise the advantage of having a full tang by introducing a potential failure point?

Thanks. :-)
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Thank you for your nice words. When I was in the "design mode" for this knife, I closed my eyes and pictured my hand wrapped around a smooth rock and that is where I went with it.

Yes, I believe that a deeper finger choil COULD introduce a potential failure point. Even with a knife this short, however, gripping the handle is not so much about wrapping your fingers around the choil as it is holding it comfortably in your palm.

A knife this size wouldn't necessarily be used for heavy duty jobs where there would be grabbing and grasping involved. I think of this knife more as something you could carry with you and cut your steak or cut open boxes or just have something handy to use as needed. Don't get me wrong, this knife could cause some major damage if the user wanted to but that was not my initial thought process behind it.
I took all of this into consideration and felt that this design was the best to go with.

Thanks for looking,
Rick
 
Way cool!

Personally, though, I would have a hard time using that knife. Bad childhood memories of being on the wrong end of some cholla...

Ed "OUCH!" Meinel
 
Von Hagen Knives said:
A knife this size wouldn't necessarily be used for heavy duty jobs where there would be grabbing and grasping involved. I think of this knife more as something you could carry with you and cut your steak or cut open boxes or just have something handy to use as needed.
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Yup. After reading your response, I looked at the knife again. The handle is so striking, I'd glossed right over the blade profile. A deeper choil would actually make it harder control the tip, and to keep that near Wharncliff cutting edge flat. An excellent lesson in marrying form with function. Thanks. :-)
 
once again you have created a beautiful knife . A wonderful combination of function and beauty!!!
 
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