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Hartsfield?
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A2 is great because of the ability to hold an edge. The rough surface is no big deal if you keep your knife oiled with Choji oil. It would take a long time for the blade to rust in any significant manner, and by then, you would have applied more oil anyway. Everyone likes the lack of maintenance of some other steels, but I have never had to be concerned with rust with any A2 blade. The edge durability is so much more important than having to care for your blade the way you should anyway.
SG---I sold my last Hartsfield today. Arntcha glad?
I am!
Me too! I bought it!
TJL.........I saw no agression in Stevens post, just a question asking who you are (since you're a bit new). Seems you got a little "sand in your vagina" about it. I'm pretty sure if Steven would have been agressive, as you called him, he would have handed you your ass
Everything so far seems like fanboy speculation about mystical magical, sooper secret heat treating on a 80grit finish thats supposed to mean a superior finish and crisp grindlines:jerkit:
People diggin' those knives are fine, if they want to pay gobs of cash for them...fine..lets not get rabid about it
...there's a quote that a few will chuckle at, "gonna take off a little curl"
Everything so far seems like fanboy speculation about mystical magical, sooper secret heat treating on a 80grit finish thats supposed to mean a superior finish and crisp grindlines:jerkit:
People diggin' those knives are fine, if they want to pay gobs of cash for them...fine..lets not get rabid about it
...there's a quote that a few will chuckle at, "gonna take off a little curl"
I was going to say something,... but decided not to. LOL
I think I know what you were thinking.LOL He will learn.
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for the price point , I personally expect a higher level of finish.
TJL.........I saw no agression in Stevens post, just a question asking who you are (since you're a bit new). Seems you got a little "sand in your vagina" about it. I'm pretty sure if Steven would have been agressive, as you called him, he would have handed you your ass
Everything so far seems like fanboy speculation about mystical magical, sooper secret heat treating on a 80grit finish thats supposed to mean a superior finish and crisp grindlines:jerkit:
People diggin' those knives are fine, if they want to pay gobs of cash for them...fine..lets not get rabid about it
...there's a quote that a few will chuckle at, "gonna take off a little curl"
You don't know me. How can you make a valid statement? I had hoped to pass on some words of wisdom to him, but like I have observed my entire life, some people get it, and some people don't. Anyone who condones handing someone their "ass" is truly lost. What I will tell you is that when you make threats for someone else, you show your weakness.
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I gotta be honest I kinda admire it.. I saw a PH knife in Vegas at my first show. It had green packawood handle scales, chisel ground, maybe 9" overall length. The guy that owned it said he paid $900 for the knife.. I thought to myself I was going to be rich. I couldnt even imagine making $1800 an hour at the time.
More power to Mr. Hartsfield!!!:thumbup:
Now wheres my Choji oil??:jerkit:
More power to Mr. Hartsfield!!!:thumbup:
Now wheres my Choji oil??:jerkit:
btw..no reason to use choji oil on a knife, mineral oil or light machine oil will suffice.
choji oil used on nihonto is partly tradition (it's 99% mineral oil, and 1% clove), the clove part being for tradition
I used to think that until I got real choji oil from Japan. They react on the steel completely differently. Mineral oil tends to bead up and does not flow well on the blade. It leaves dry areas when it beads, that can rust. REAL choji oil goes on like silk, and covers evenly. It is much finer than the fake stuff that some dude on Ebay is passing off. Get the stuff in the white box with the 8oz. glass bottle from Japan. It is wonderful!
Kohai999
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You DON'T admire it...you sit in wonder that all the massive amounts of time that you put into fit and finish are of no consequence to those who collect Phill's work, and similar....but you don't admire it....because if you did....that is what you would make.
You spend time like many others making sure the grinds line up and are clean, have gained a deserved reputation for a fine satin finish, and ensure that all hot spots and sharp edges not intended to be sharp are cleanly rounded off.
You didn't get into knives to be rich, Trace, you got into them because you love them, and love making them....not to try and take someone for their hard earned money with hypnotically mystical waves of the fingers and a good story.....someday you will love making a knife for me, and I will love that knife!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
I gotta be honest I kinda admire it.. I saw a PH knife in Vegas at my first show. It had green packawood handle scales, chisel ground, maybe 9" overall length. The guy that owned it said he paid $900 for the knife.. I thought to myself I was going to be rich. I couldnt even imagine making $1800 an hour at the time.
More power to Mr. Hartsfield!!!:thumbup:
Now wheres my Choji oil??:jerkit:
I have had close to 50 Hartsfields, and have never had a trace of rust. The choji oil that costs about $20.00 per bottle is the stuff to get. If I have a knife that is going to sit for a year without use, one application of oil is all it needs. If you live in a jungle, you would want to oil more often. I gave a Hartsfield to a buddy in Costa Rica, and he has been using it there for three years. He keeps it oiled every month, and has no rust whatsoever.
Kohai999
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Pipe down Lorien....you are sitting at the big boy table right now, and if you try any more of yer "special" whimsical stupid assed comments, I am going to revert to pre-Blade mode and be very nasty to you, make you sit in the corner.....and you will not like it.....
STeven Garsson
Now THAT is the S.G. I know and love! I have to admit, that comment got me chuckling. I think I like this guy!
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Bro, I was really hoping that post would come across funnier than it did...
But thanks! I like the way I make knives, and will continue to do so.. All the Choji oil and prayers in China wont replace good ole fashion elbow grease IMHO.
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