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Sorry kag, bead blast finish on the black handled Zing.
 
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Excuse my ignorance, I understand the striations, but I am unsure what you mean when you say there will be facets on the blade.
 
sigh,
Oh well the tanto groove looks tempting though, but I'm stuck with a blur ATM. Maybe I'll go handle one eventually...

RJ, your designs are growing on me, I used to think that the look of the striations was odd, but now they look awesome :thumbup:
 
Antihero17 said:
Excuse my ignorance, I understand the striations, but I am unsure what you mean when you say there will be facets on the blade.
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I don't quite understand either. I assume it's something small enough that you can't see it in pictures.
 
If you look at the photo you can see three distinct planes (facets) on the side of the blade. Kind of like the sides of a cut gemstone. Maybe someone else can explain it better.

Here's a pic showing the three facets. Sorry for the crappy photo editing.

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Forgot to mention: Sweet knife Mr. Martin!
 
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Elarski said:
If you look at the photo you can see three distinct planes (facets) on the side of the blade. Kind of like the sides of a cut gemstone. Maybe someone else can explain it better.

Here's a pic showing the three facets. Sorry for the crappy photo editing.

Zing.jpg


Forgot to mention: Sweet knife Mr. Martin!
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Ok thats what I thought but wasnt entirely sure. Thanks
 
lately I just feel like everything should be bright orange, so you can't lose it. Remember orange golf balls? I remember playing in the snow with those a couple times. Problem was, the ball had to be viewable for the whole orange thing to work. My favorite was when they would roll UNDER a patch of snow (or plug in the ground), or go into a snow trap. That was always the last place for collected ice to melt. As far as this groove, I'd like to see it with an integral light stick, glass breaker and seat belt cutter. otherwise, I'm not sure why orange is attractive. Maybe the clip isn't stylish or huge enough. However, I love the blade... and the new stepped groove patterns. The regular groove has always been a fav of mine.

I feel like rambling today, sorry.
 
Antihero17 has nailed it with his well Photoshop'd image. THANKS!

What we refer to as "FACETS" are in fact surfaces created by driving a straight line down 2 "rails". The ZING! blade has 3 facets.
These 3 facets form the approximation of a circle, the same way that a stop sign is "almost" round. The edges of the facets are what I refer to as the "rails".

While it would be possible to use facts to approximate a convex grind, the Tanto Groove and ZING! use facets to approximate a hollow grind.

The more facets the blade has, the closer the cross section is to a pure hollow grind. I suppose a traditionally ground hollow ground blade would have "infinite facets". 3 facets seems to work best on a small blade.

I came upon the faceted blade one day when I allowed my computer a bit more tolerance on a difficult surface I was trying to create. I didn't notice the facets until I machined the part, and then I was like, "Cool-People are gonna like this." And they do!
Here is a picture of 2 of my custom knives. The silver blade has wide striations, but you can see the facets if you look closely. The black blade has very small striations, and what you really notice are the facets.

Notice how the light plays on the black blade. I had a customer call and ask how I was able to get 3 different colors powdercoated on the blade so cleanly! When I told him it was all one shade of black he didn't believe me at first.

Striations and facets are really fun to design with. They add complexity and character to the blade, and can really change the overall appearance of a knife. I particularly like how the facets on the ZING! blade follow the top curve of the "grind line" in the plunge area. Took me half a day but I think it was worth it.

ENJOY!
 

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RJ Martin said:
Antihero17 has nailed it with his well Photoshop'd image. THANKS!

What we refer to as "FACETS" are in fact surfaces created by driving a straight line down 2 "rails". The ZING! blade has 3 facets.
These 3 facets form the approximation of a circle, the same way that a stop sign is "almost" round. The edges of the facets are what I refer to as the "rails".

While it would be possible to use facts to approximate a convex grind, the Tanto Groove and ZING! use facets to approximate a hollow grind.

The more facets the blade has, the closer the cross section is to a pure hollow grind. I suppose a traditionally ground hollow ground blade would have "infinite facets". 3 facets seems to work best on a small blade.

I came upon the faceted blade one day when I allowed my computer a bit more tolerance on a difficult surface I was trying to create. I didn't notice the facets until I machined the part, and then I was like, "Cool-People are gonna like this." And they do!
Here is a picture of 2 of my custom knives. The silver blade has wide striations, but you can see the facets if you look closely. The black blade has very small striations, and what you really notice are the facets.

Notice how the light plays on the black blade. I had a customer call and ask how I was able to get 3 different colors powdercoated on the blade so cleanly! When I told him it was all one shade of black he didn't believe me at first.

Striations and facets are really fun to design with. They add complexity and character to the blade, and can really change the overall appearance of a knife. I particularly like how the facets on the ZING! blade follow the top curve of the "grind line" in the plunge area. Took me half a day but I think it was worth it.

ENJOY!
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Actually that was Elarski's photoshopped image, I was just qouting it. Gotta give credit where credit is due! By the way, your all black faceted Havoc is one of my all time favorite knives, too bad I am too poor right now to afford one.
 
The Zing looks like it's going to be a great Kershaw.

I would definitely love to see a Kershaw groove done up in the same colors as that Havoc!
 
2brothers said:
Good grief RJ, those are so cool! I really like the fine striated black ones.

mike
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Ahh, yes R.J. Martin's Havoc, my dream folder. Check it out on his website...it has to be one of the finest looking folders ever made! :thumbup:

Ray :)
 
RJ, we appreciate the time you give to come in here and chat with us. :thumbup:

I'm eyeballing one of your CF Zing!'s right now. Guess it's time
to whip out the plastic.

mike
 
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