Yes, back in mid-1994, I ground and heat treated blades for Microtech, and I did it to help a young man get started in this industry. He was in a jam because other companies that he had contracted to do the work did not do it properly. I expressed my displeasure at grinding blades for automatic knives at the time and continue to voice my opinion of automatics. To this day, Tony Marfione and I have a very good working relationship and we continue work together on various projects and exchanges of technology and information. He knows my feelings and understands them.
We have no association with the blue Damascus blades referred to in Pontiakers post.
As for daggers yes, I have made them and yes, I do not much like them. The double edge knives that weve made have all been on a limited edition basis. We made 25 each of the 4 inch, 5.5 inch, 7 inch and 9 inch blades during 1988 and 1989. We had customers who requested daggers for their collections and this is why we made limited edition runs. This year we are making 50 Kathathu triple grind blades. The purpose of this knife is simply to showcase Scotts ability to grind a blade and the triple grind is a difficult one to do.
Daggers have only one purpose and that is to stab or penetrate in a forward thrust or slash. My company was not started with the intent to make weapons, but to make tools. The first one-piece knives were designed as tools for infantrymen in the field. A dagger is not an efficient cutting or survival tool. It does not cut well because the thickest part of the blade is in the center, and the wedge formed by the bevels is too steep. A dagger does not chop well because the front of the blade is light. A knife that chops effectively has the full thickness of the spine on the side of the knife, and the weight assists the chopping action. The knives that we offer on a regular basis include these (and other) design features the ability of our knives to work hard is evidenced by their reputation that has been built over the past16 years.
Chris
