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gpwknives said:
Where you get sterling silver vire?
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Sorry, I missed your question.
Silver wire is avalable at jewellers supplys sites; online. I bought it more than a year ago, so I do not remember where form exactly. I gues Hoover&Strong should always have it.
 
I've seen your knives since you started showing here, never saw I knife and sheath I didn't like.

I tip my hat to you, beautiful workmanship and design :D
 
very impressive and beautiful,
but the inlay pattern angers me.
it kind of reminds me of poison ivy,
but thats not why.

I don't get it, maybe its something I ate.
Its been about 15 minutes, yup it was something I ate :D
(too much onion/garlic)
 
Very, very nice.

The lines flow very well and your guard is not too small and not too big.

:thumbup:

B
 
I really love the knife! I am however, going to be the first to point out some things that others may not agree with. You did ask for both good and bad opinions. Two things that I would like to have seen done differently are:
  1. A wider ricasso. It looks very small and out of proportion to me.
  2. The angle of the guard and plunge grinds are different. I'd like to see the guard tilted to match the plunge grind. IMHO, it would improve on the already incredible flow of the knife.

It's an incredible knife as is, and I see no flaws. I love the narrowness of the guard and the filework.
 
I agree that a larger ricasso might be of benefit--although I'm not coming at it from an aesthetic perspective but rather that the guard could end up getting dinged up during sharpening if care isn't taken. I actually like the angles of the guard and grind as they are, though--the guard would have to sweep back at an awfully pronounced angle to match the grind, and having such and angled plunge like that is just kinda neat and different so I wouldn't want to alter that.

So, ricasso increased in length by about 3/16" for my perfect version of this knife. But, this does sort of seem like pointing out the 'flaws' in Monica Bellucci... ;)

Edit to add:
I do need to say that the very early work I've done with Dmitry's crucible steel has been very, very interesting. Very hard and supports a hair-filleting edge quite well, but seems far more inclined to roll than chip when the edge strength is overcome. Broke down a huge amount of old boxes a couple of weeks ago and so there was lots of cardboard cutting, nylon strap popping and even (I'm very ashamed to say) hit a few staples, in spite of all precautions to avoid them. So far, the very minor amount of edge degradation which took place was straightened out on a Hand-American superfine steel. It's back to popping hairs again. :)

Outstanding Dmitry :thumbup:


Warren
 
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I like it. nothing i would say is wrong with it, one thing that is just personal preference, i like a slightly longer ricasso, to allow a finger to go in front of the guard for more control on some tasks. and im not too big on plunging the bevel (yes partly because its easier not to for me...) again, thats just me :) great knife! im inspired by your inlay work, and the matching leather work. my hat is off to you for making your own steel!
-Lou
 
oh dang, i didnt see others mentioned the ricasso before me. i agree... and good point about sharpening with the short ricasso.
-Lou
 
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