FK2

[Gusbuster]

Sorry to hear about the delays, hope you guys get your knives soon, and in good condition. I was fortunate to get mine on time, and I couldn’t be happier with it. The Cocobolo scales are beautiful (thanks Jo!) and the hard thin swedged blade cuts like a razor. Thank you Nathan and Mark.

Fits perfectly in the great sheath I got from Bill.

 

[duramax]

Wow Gus that knife is sweet !!!! Love those handles ! I have no clue what’s coming on mine. I’m pretty excited to see what arrives

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

Sorry to hear about the delays, hope you guys get your knives soon, and in good condition. I was fortunate to get mine on time, and I couldn’t be happier with it. The Cocobolo scales are beautiful (thanks Jo!) and the hard thin swedged blade cuts like a razor. Thank you Nathan and Mark.

Fits perfectly in the great sheath I got from Bill.

That one is sweet!

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

???

The thin/hard variant is referred to as “bad idea” by Nathan.

 

[Big DJ]

Holy cow Gus that's a beauty!

 

[Tigerden]

^^^ I second that Gus and the sheath is a perfect compliment to an incredible overall blade.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Well, thankfully, my pair of swedged FK2's made it home safely. Took a week-long detour to San Juan, Puerto Rico thanks to USPS , but got delivered today. Phew!

Took some crappy indoor pics of my FK2 trio:



My first, a "regular" FK2 with rag micarta:


Swedged FK2 with double black micarta:


Swedged #badidea harder and thinner with burlap micarta:


Thinking I might move the black screws from my rag micarta to the double black one. I think both would look better for the swap.

 

[Gusbuster]

Congrats Jared! Great looking trio. I’m glad those mischievous little devils made it home safely!

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Thanks! Maybe it was just the universe preventing a hole from being torn in the space time continuum, lol. I was supposed to have received these the same day as I received 5 Swamp Rat MEGA Wardens...

 

[woodysone]

Sorry to hear about the delays, hope you guys get your knives soon, and in good condition. I was fortunate to get mine on time, and I couldn’t be happier with it. The Cocobolo scales are beautiful (thanks Jo!) and the hard thin swedged blade cuts like a razor. Thank you Nathan and Mark.

Fits perfectly in the great sheath I got from Bill.

OMG! That package is gorgeous, I know with Bill’s sheath it will last and the work the team did on that is perfection. Super nice Gus!

 

[TommyGun56]

Sorry to hear about the delays, hope you guys get your knives soon, and in good condition. I was fortunate to get mine on time, and I couldn’t be happier with it. The Cocobolo scales are beautiful (thanks Jo!) and the hard thin swedged blade cuts like a razor. Thank you Nathan and Mark.

Gus, those Cocobolo scales are STUNNING! Congrats

Fits perfectly in the great sheath I got from Bill.

 

[Comprehensivist]

Sorry to hear about the delays, hope you guys get your knives soon, and in good condition. I was fortunate to get mine on time, and I couldn’t be happier with it. The Cocobolo scales are beautiful (thanks Jo!) and the hard thin swedged blade cuts like a razor. Thank you Nathan and Mark.

Fits perfectly in the great sheath I got from Bill.

That is stunning Gusbuster ! What a beautiful block of coco bolo you scored. I am happy for you.

Phil

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

That much steel arriving at once would shift the north magnetic pole.

I blame you now for the
GRAND SOLAR MINIMUM

 

[Gusbuster]

OMG! That package is gorgeous, I know with Bill’s sheath it will last and the work the team did on that is perfection. Super nice Gus!

That is stunning Gusbuster ! What a beautiful block of coco bolo you scored. I am happy for you.

Phil

Thanks Martin, Tom, and Phil. I agree, the Cocobolo scales are superb. I love the whole package.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Better outdoor pics. Also swapped the black screws to the double black micarta.







Took this for another reason, but it looks good to me.

 

[Casinostocks]

SpyderPhreak

The grind lines and the closer proximity of the Carothers signature in the harder / thinner version to the primarily bevel line was discussed a few pages back. Post numbers 507 and 508 are related to your question.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

SpyderPhreak

The grind lines and the closer proximity of the Carothers signature in the harder / thinner version to the primarily bevel line was discussed a few pages back. Post numbers 507 and 508 are related to your question.

Fully aware of that, thanks. The pic was taken to ask Nathan about the engraving (the Maker's marks and the Delta 3V) in the ANAQ thread. They are much lighter/shallower on the #badidea.

 

[Casinostocks]

More subtle differences then. I like these Easter eggs

 

[TRfromMT]

Nathan answered the question in ANAQ, but I was going to guess about the depth of the milling that the tip of the endmill is the same height above the deck of the milling machine, but the stock is thinner.

I'm not short, the ground is lower.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Small variations in things like the temperature of the spindle when the cutter was touched off, the temperature of the machine when it was run, the wear on the cutter, the exact thickness of that work piece, how that workpiece was put in the fixture, these can all add a few .0001th variation from one piece to the next that can stack up and accumulate to +- .001th or more on some outliers. Nominal engraving depth is only .003 so it doesn't take much variation to make a visible difference. We control it as best we can but there is some unavoidable minute variation in that (and any) process.