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sean kendrick

sean kendrick

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I just finished this one yesterday. For now it is called The Hobgoblin, but that is subject to change. It is deceptively light, and quick for it's size. The point of balance is on the forward finger groove. I usually make my larger knives with a more forward point of balance as I feel it is beneficial when chopping, and slashing. Let me know what ya' think, and thanks for checking out my pics.

SPECS:
3/16" 154-CM
7 1/8" b.l.
13" o.a.l.
 

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i really like this knife, i think that you have given it some fabulous lines, the design is really top notch.

I have been watching your designs evolve, it's rather fun to get some insight into the way someone else thinks.
 
Thanks for checking out the pics fellas. Keith, I've already got a drop point variant in the works that will probably be more to your liking. Brian, I'm glad you've been enjoying my posts. It's good to know folks have been paying attention.
 
Excellent re-curve style blade. I have just started having a fondness for re-curve blades. I wonder how difficult they will be to sharpen.
 
Welcome to the wonderful world of recurves.As long as you have the proper tools recurves are really no harder to sharpen than the more conventional blade shapes. I use a DMT fine conical sharpener for my final edge, and for touch ups, and it works great. But just about any quality sharpener with a round, or triangular profile should work just fine.As in most things practice is also a necessity.
 
Very nice, Sean... wicked infact.
I like the choice of steel, and thickness, one of my fabvourite steels to work with, and to use, and one of my favourite stock thicknesses to work, and use as well.
I like the design, I like re-curves, and while up-swept isnt my favourite blade style, I do like it on some knives, this one for sure.

*sigh* With such fine makers out there... being a broke high school student sucks.
 
still looks good past 3am!

I have a knife design that is a bit similar, different handle and i clipped the point, but it seems that we have the same taste in recurves.

Is that handle the same as the one that you use on all your other blades or do you change them from knife to knife?

How hard was it to grind?
 
Believe it, or not, I started preliminary sketches for a clip point version of this model last night. As far as my taste in recurves goes I am nothing short of a junky.The handle is basically the same one I use on most of my knives.It's just what works best for me. Grinding it wasn't as tough as I thought it would be. The tip was really the only tricky part.
 
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