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Bought a couple customs with Damascus blades...

A Mike Zscherny:

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and a Allen Elishewtiz:

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I've always heard good things about the PM2, but never handled one myself. I'm luxuriating in the handle length and ergos; only the Manix 2 has offered me this kind of handle real estate in a knife with a 3.5" blade, and the PM2 is so light it seems unreal.

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(Spyderco Para Military 2)
 
Low_rez said:
You got the hardest wood in the world..... Hehe. Very cool!
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The hardest wood in the world, "on average".

What the bloke says in the video is true. As with all living things, including humans, there will always be an exception within a given genetic group that is far better in any given category than the rest of their counterparts. Some humans are incredibly strong, some have incredible eye-sight or hearing, etc etc. I have no doubt that there would be individual samples of other wood varieties that may well exceed the strength of the average piece of Waddywood.

For instance, in recent times I've been accumulating different woods so that I am never again caught out in the middle of a build without the type of wood that I want for that particular knife. It seems that whenever I'm after a good piece of any given species of wood fast, that it just isn't around. Shortly after the build is complete, they miraculously appear in many places. So far, out of all the wood I have acquired, I came across some pieces of ringed Belah that have an incredible level of density. Far above even their own average counterparts. I was told these pieces came off a single large log. On average, the density of good Belah (Australian Desert Black Oak) ranges between 71-80lbs/ft3, with some very good samples going as high as 83lbs/ft3, but the ones I came across tip the scales at over 87lbs/ft3. That is in fact HIGHER than even the sample of Waddywood that I have, which I've roughly calculated to be in the range of 73lbs/ft3, I will know more accurately what it actual is once I have cut it all up into blocks, I was only able to use an average diameter for the log when calculating its volume because the diameter varies across its entire length, plus I included the bark in that diameter which will be removed once its all been cut up. I don't know if the world wood database guy in the video has actually tested any Aussie Belah wood.

Though we should NOT confuse the density of any wood with its hardness and impact resistance levels. Those factors, especially the latter, are what's more important in a wood for knifing purposes, but the Janka Scale does not tell us anything about the impact resistance of wood, only of its hardness. It boils down to HOW strong the fiber, and/or resin holding the fibers together, of any given wood are that will determine its usefulness or usable-strength and its longevity as a knifing wood. Not all sap or resins are the same, not all fibers are the same, some are genetically superior to others in different categories... and so it goes.

I believe that either way one goes with whatever type of wood they use on their knife, it would pay to incorporate a pommel on the handle so as to protect the most vulnerable part of a knife's wooden scales; the end fibers.
 
Makael said:
When I walked into the Buck father's day Sale I was surprised to see this. Buck Onset. Titanium Frame, Ball Bearing,Damasteel, frame lock LE. 250 built
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Wow! I never knew this existed. Congratulations, nice blade!
Go Buck!
 
Dwyer SMF, EOS Squid, Doc Shiffer Recon, RJ Martin Machine, Robertson El Patron flipper pd1 blade, Les George Rockeye
 
rexbo said:
Awesome pick-up's! One of those happens to look very familiar ;) haha
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Yes sir, I love the Machine! To anyone interested in Rexbo's listings on the exchange, he is excellent to deal with, no surprise fees, same day shipping, perfect knife.
 
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