ESEE Junglas!

Once it's ground down it should make a nice fillet knife.Wow that Black Walnut did some serious damage!!
 
oh man... that's not supposed to happen to 1095 steel! makes me rethink the ontario RTAK1... maybe I'll have to shell out the bones for a Livesay.
 
PayetteRucker said:
oh man... that's not supposed to happen to 1095 steel! makes me rethink the ontario RTAK1... maybe I'll have to shell out the bones for a Livesay.
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Something to consider is that I stripped the coating with hydrochloric acid. I don't THINK that would weaken the blade, but I could be wrong.
 
that should not have weakened the blade significantly unless there were already some micro-fissures in it - especially if you soaked it in a baking soda slurry or salt water to neutralize the acid afterwords.
You might check and see if there are any makers near you who would be willing to reprofile the blade for a reasonable price. If not, I'd be willing to give it a try for the cost of the sanding belts + shipping -- but I couldn't give any kind of guarantee on results, like loss of heat treat in the reworked area.
 
1066vik said:
that should not have weakened the blade significantly unless there were already some micro-fissures in it - especially if you soaked it in a baking soda slurry or salt water to neutralize the acid afterwords.
You might check and see if there are any makers near you who would be willing to reprofile the blade for a reasonable price. If not, I'd be willing to give it a try for the cost of the sanding belts + shipping -- but I couldn't give any kind of guarantee on results, like loss of heat treat in the reworked area.
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Yeah, I used baking soda on it right afterwards, and it wasn't in the acid long. That's a really generous offer, and I might just take you up on it.
 
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WOW !!! Did you say ESEE ???
 
Yes, the Junglas is an ESEE knife slated for release in the near future.
The RTAK that chipped was made by someone else with a license to put RAT on the blade.
Absolutely NOT the same knife or maker.
 
jsdvnc said:
This happened not five minutes ago while I was chopping down a black walnut less that two inches in diameter. I didn't hit any rocks or anything either.
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Oh man, let those black walnuts grow until you can get some good lumber out of them. ;)
 
shunsui said:
Oh man, let those black walnuts grow until you can get some good lumber out of them. ;)
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I was thinning out the weird shaped stunted ones so the tall straight ones can grow better. I like trees around my house too much to cut down nice ones just for the lumber.
 
Damn it Java just when I was beginning to stop thinking about it, you post a dang pic. Now I am wanting it now, as in POOF out of mid air...damn it.
 
buying the junglas .. vs .. staying with the wife!

Lucky wife there is a delay on the sheath! :D
 
There's still much beauty in that piece of steel.
This came out in 1 minute, I guess you can figure out better in 5. ;)

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That looks awesome chenko, but I'm not going to put a lot of effort into a piece of steel I can't trust.
 
jsdvnc...I think it's time for a giveaway! Have a contest to give that big fella away, and the winner has to make a user out of it, and post pictures.
 
Yeah man, that would be fun. People get to post ideas of what to turn it into and the one you like the most gets to do it. Kosher?
 
Well, a contest is always better than throwing it in the trashbin, but I still encourage the owner to try to make something out of the "injured" knife. I'd try. And if you do a contest, I'm in, it would be fun to make another knife out of it.
 
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