Dave's Waveless 14

[STR]

I didn't do the blade on this one but its a wonderful job I must say. This is a sweet heart I think and certainly will make a fine user now above and beyond what it was before in its past life.

Thanks Dave. All done. She'll ship home tomorrow. :thumbup:

STR

 

[DaveReb]

Thanks STR, it looks fantastic, I keep drooling looking at the pics, I can't wait to get it in my paws:thumbup:

Dave

 

[STR]

It went out this morning Dave. Thanks for trusting me with your baby. Great job on the blade by the way. :thumbup: Its the complete package now though.

STR

 

[DaveReb]

STR,

Got the Snubby this afternoon, and I just want to thank you again for building my new favorite knife! This baby is a beast, it looks and feels like it can take on the toughest jobs! This one will be my daily work EDC, heavy duty and a just about legal anywhere blade.

Thanks Again!
Dave

 

[STR]

No problem. Thanks for letting me know it arrived Dave. Enjoy. :thumbup:

STR

 

[bin31z]

Can't wait till you start on my horseman STR, this one looks great with that thick Ti !

 

[STR]

Can't wait till you start on my horseman STR, this one looks great with that thick Ti !

Once I get it going it won't be long. Its coming up before too long.

I also have a CQC8 and 13 that will both be coming along and these will all be .160 thickness just like this 14 shown here in this thread. I think you'll be quite pleased with it and know it was worth the wait my friend. These are awesome knives if I do say so myself.

STR

 

[Lycosa]

You Pegged that one, Steve!

 

[Gritter]

I really like how all the gimping matches the original, and the extra thick stock for the bending / sprung part of the lock. Is there a reason for the way it's cut there? It seems different than the flattened area I've seen on most frame locks.

 

[STR]

I really like how all the gimping matches the original, and the extra thick stock for the bending / sprung part of the lock. Is there a reason for the way it's cut there? It seems different than the flattened area I've seen on most frame locks.

I've done both. Simply put its the easiest and fastest way to do it for me so I do them that way both to save time and wear and tear on my drum sanders which have to be extremely heavy duty to hold up to the heat generated when grinding titanium. I've melted the sleeves on the inside of those drums that are responsible for holding the sanding drum on the mandrel. Even at slow speeds on my press its hard on them and takes longer that way. These cuts as shown to thin down the slab to spring the lock do not use the drum sander attachment mandrel and I like them for being unique and they typically allow for slightly easier manipulation of the lock also when compared to the half moon type done with drum sander attachments, at least that has been my observation.

Truth be told I like the look of both and would do more of the half moon type if I had an attachment that lasted any length of time. I'm working on that for my KMG and hope to have something one day soon.

STR

 

[Gritter]

Thanks for your answer. I can't wait to get my hands on my Snubby after your work your magic on it!