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thanx to the kindness [1] of the USPS my foxy folly from the 2/25 DOTD:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=405136
it was advertised as a blem with a handle crack needing epoxy, that's okay, i can deal with handles
took it out for a light spin with my earlier bought 18 inch 30 ounce BDC (full price 10/10 deal) since i've never used it. both knives arrived REALLY REALLY sharp - hair popping! time to take out the "fuller brothers"...
since one of my goals was to lightly stress the foxy handle, to make sure the crack was done growing, so that my fix would be quite permanent, i found some soft pine and poplar like stuff.
the BDS was having a sharp old time. the handle is a good fit for my hand, but i'm used to having rings now and i wiggled a little more than i would like - resulting in a small blister. woops.
the foxy did well too, singing along, taking out good sized bits until after 2-3 good whacks near the center of my sample (about 3 inches thick), something didn't sound right... uhm, crap. the edge folded in two places at the sweet spot area. urk. would've hated to start on oak
so, i don't think that's going to buff out in looking at that area carefully, i'm noting an "anti temper line" that's about 3 inches with the two fold overs centered in it. dunno, at least a 1/4 to 1/3 inch deep. the rest of the edge seems to ring pretty well, but that part sounds a bit more dull/dead. maybe the tea pot missed. dang. foxy folly failure, fickle fate frolic.
so, bummer, i'm quite distraught - such a pretty blade otherwise. i'll point yangdu at this later.
bladite
[1] that's a joke :> they took FIVE miserable days instead of two, i know, i know, the holidays, but they almost lost it anyway when they dropped it off.
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http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=405136
it was advertised as a blem with a handle crack needing epoxy, that's okay, i can deal with handles
took it out for a light spin with my earlier bought 18 inch 30 ounce BDC (full price 10/10 deal) since i've never used it. both knives arrived REALLY REALLY sharp - hair popping! time to take out the "fuller brothers"...since one of my goals was to lightly stress the foxy handle, to make sure the crack was done growing, so that my fix would be quite permanent, i found some soft pine and poplar like stuff.
the BDS was having a sharp old time. the handle is a good fit for my hand, but i'm used to having rings now
and i wiggled a little more than i would like - resulting in a small blister. woops.the foxy did well too, singing along, taking out good sized bits until after 2-3 good whacks near the center of my sample (about 3 inches thick), something didn't sound right... uhm, crap. the edge folded in two places at the sweet spot area. urk. would've hated to start on oak
so, i don't think that's going to buff out
in looking at that area carefully, i'm noting an "anti temper line" that's about 3 inches with the two fold overs centered in it. dunno, at least a 1/4 to 1/3 inch deep. the rest of the edge seems to ring pretty well, but that part sounds a bit more dull/dead. maybe the tea pot missed. dang. foxy folly failure, fickle fate frolic.so, bummer, i'm quite distraught - such a pretty blade otherwise. i'll point yangdu at this later.
bladite
[1] that's a joke :> they took FIVE miserable days instead of two, i know, i know, the holidays, but they almost lost it anyway when they dropped it off.
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