"Eco" Recurve Camp/Chopper

[RMLamey]

SOLD
“Eco” Recurve Camp Knife, forged from 3/8” 1095, overall length is 15”, blade is 9.5” x 1-3/4” wide. Finish is “scotchbrite” for effeciency on my end and ease of maintanance on yours. These “Eco” (economy not ecological ;-) knives are left as forged, with only a few passes on the grinder to clean up the bevels. This one is convex ground, has slight distal taper, and the swedge(clip) is not sharpened.

Price is SOLD $375 shipped. Comes in soft case, no sheath, email (mattlamey@mac.com) or call 205-266-7719 with any questions, thanks, Matt

 

[RussMo]

HOLY COW!!! man I wish I had some more money. Just what the doctor ordered for a base line camp knife in one big easy to maintain package. Matt cha killing me man>>>

 

[RMLamey]

thanks Russ, and your right... nothing to really maintain in the woods. This ones alot of fun to cut with too, hell on bamboo.

 

[rprocter]

Very Impressive. i would like to know how a "scotchbrite" finish differs from other finishes and in what way it makes for ease of maintenance.
thanks, roland

 

[RMLamey]

HI Roland, i can only speak for myself, but on most of my knives I take them by hand to a 400-600 grit finish (stroking from ricasso to tip with a micarta backed sanding block). I then etch in ferric chloride to bring out any hamon or temperline. Follow this up by a hand polish with iron oxide dust and oil (kind of a slurry).

On the "scotch brite" finished knives I go from a 240 grit belt, then medium scotchbrite belt, then fine scotchbrite belt.... thats it.

It just save me hours of hand sanding/polishing out of the process for me, and is easy to "clean up" after use. To clean up simply take a grey (fine) scotch brite pad and "stroke" from spine to edge (be carefull). Its best to spray the blade with Wd 40 or some sort of lube/fluid before using the scotchbrite. You can actually clean up days of cutting "finish wear" in minutes.

Hope that helps a bit.