Finishing the Process

[KiljoyKutlery]

Awesome..thanks for a veiw into your shop..it looks great! I would love to have a workbench like that at my disposal...but they fill up fast, dont they? I really like the small spearpoint ones..awesome. Gene

 

[mymindisamob]

Freakin' Awesome! I await your sales going up with Busse Ganzaa-esque anticipation.:thumbup:

 

[Fiddleback]

I find it remarkable how they were able to get such tight-fitted scales without any gaps. In my own lack of experience, (I use the peened pins also) I find myself using epoxy more just as a filler for those faint hairline gaps between scale and tang. To get this perfect is a skill in itself. Do you find people you sell knives to more or less attracted to the rough finished blade look. I for one, like the rugged look of the knives you posted. I am not a fan of the typical modern day mirror polished stainless steel knives. Any time I pick up a knife that looks too shiny, I look for the Made in China stamp. I like the fact that you utilize convex ground edges on the blades without the choil area. It seems to make for a more fluid looking knife. Doesn't having a choil in a blade just cause a stress riser anyways?
Anyways, sorry to hear about you're recent loss of a good friend. You have my condolences. Randy.

Flat and square. If its flat and square to start, then the glue lines aren't an issue. If not, then no part of the knife is going to look good. Same with furniture. Start square, or you wind up chasing it the entire project.

I like a more rustic look to my knives. And I only use carbon. If its mirror polished, then discoloration or minor rust is really ugly. If its rugged, its not so awful looking. Plus, I want you guys to use my knives a lot!! That way I find out how they're working out int he field!

I'm not a fan of choils. I think if you anneal after grinding one in then stress risers aren't a problem. But on knives this size they make the knife less usable for fine tasks rather than more. They move the edge away from the handle, which is bad for control. This forces you to choke up onto the choil, which isn't comfortable for real work. If you have to use a choil for an extended period, you're gonna get a blister, or worse, a cut!! Choils are for FFBM's, and work well on one. Other than that, they're a fad, and a waste, and reduce a knife's usability.

Thanks for the posts and questions! Good ones!

 

[Fiddleback]

nice looking work there, good job.

i like those sheaths too. do they have beltloops on them?

nice clean etch there too. i need to get something together sooner or later...

Yes! There is a belt loop on there!