BogdanS
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Hello dear brothers,
With God's good will today i present you a special blade, one made to withstand any task you might think of and be a trusty yet concealable EDC.
For this specific task we choose the Wolfram Special the latest Tungsten alloyed Carbon tool steel from GFS - a super clean alloy capable of top hardness while still keeping its toughness and tenacity.
Following strictly manufacturer's heat treatment protocol the final hardness is an impressive 64 HRC that combined with a correctly adapted grind geometry can easily withstand cutting steel without any noticeable damage.
The overall design is a minimalistic one, that fits well in hand and offers a secure grip; the primary grind is a 7.5 DPS while the second bevel is at 12 DPS, a fairly thin edge considering the only 1/8" stock. A narrow false back edge was added for better stabbing capabilities whilst still keeping the tip strong.
The scales are black dense linen micarta, an ultra strong yet light material that has a very nice 'stick to grip' feeling especially when wet. Solid brass inserts and stainless steel screws are used to keep them in place (scales are removable but can be glued on request).
The destruction test below was performed on the exact blade that is in here for sale and that only needed a light touch up after the test (the buyer can easily confirm in person that the edge is the same as in the vid). The cut steel stock is a piece that was left after cutting the blade itself and is also Wolfram Special but annealed of course. You can see that after the 2 cuts that i made one near the other in order to 'affect' a wider area of the edge, the very thin, razor sharp edge suffered almost zero damage but only some micro burr (can see it slightly catch on the final paper cutting test) that went away after a touch on the buffing wheel (no regrind was needed whatsoever). It's almost incredible that a hair popping edge that is also very thin /stock thickness remained almost perfectly sharp after force cutting steel
Please do excuse the trembling and the talking in the background but my little boy was the cameraman and the wife and the baby were chatting somewhere nearby
OAL 7.1", 3.15" blade
The price for this blade (or a similar one - still have 2 more blanks ready for processing) is 155 usd.
All the best, God bless,
Bogdan
With God's good will today i present you a special blade, one made to withstand any task you might think of and be a trusty yet concealable EDC.
For this specific task we choose the Wolfram Special the latest Tungsten alloyed Carbon tool steel from GFS - a super clean alloy capable of top hardness while still keeping its toughness and tenacity.
Following strictly manufacturer's heat treatment protocol the final hardness is an impressive 64 HRC that combined with a correctly adapted grind geometry can easily withstand cutting steel without any noticeable damage.
The overall design is a minimalistic one, that fits well in hand and offers a secure grip; the primary grind is a 7.5 DPS while the second bevel is at 12 DPS, a fairly thin edge considering the only 1/8" stock. A narrow false back edge was added for better stabbing capabilities whilst still keeping the tip strong.
The scales are black dense linen micarta, an ultra strong yet light material that has a very nice 'stick to grip' feeling especially when wet. Solid brass inserts and stainless steel screws are used to keep them in place (scales are removable but can be glued on request).
The destruction test below was performed on the exact blade that is in here for sale and that only needed a light touch up after the test (the buyer can easily confirm in person that the edge is the same as in the vid). The cut steel stock is a piece that was left after cutting the blade itself and is also Wolfram Special but annealed of course. You can see that after the 2 cuts that i made one near the other in order to 'affect' a wider area of the edge, the very thin, razor sharp edge suffered almost zero damage but only some micro burr (can see it slightly catch on the final paper cutting test) that went away after a touch on the buffing wheel (no regrind was needed whatsoever). It's almost incredible that a hair popping edge that is also very thin /stock thickness remained almost perfectly sharp after force cutting steel
Please do excuse the trembling and the talking in the background but my little boy was the cameraman and the wife and the baby were chatting somewhere nearby
OAL 7.1", 3.15" blade
The price for this blade (or a similar one - still have 2 more blanks ready for processing) is 155 usd.
All the best, God bless,
Bogdan
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