I smeared mustard on my knife

Lol, well I don't have one of those laying around.
I do like the Douk Douk knives though the more I look at them.
I may have to pick one up one day.
 
Looks good, I like it. I'm going to give it a go with a Case in CS now that I checked this out.
 
That looks Fantastic !! Great Job.

I have a forced patina on my GB that I used lemon juice on. I like the patina Much better than the plain m4.

Yours looks a Lot better than my GB tho.
 
res1cue said:
That is very good looking! Well done.

What is your take on the Leatherneck?
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Thanks. Mine had some fit and finish issues with a small gap between one side of the pommel and the Kraton, and I have heard the tang underneath is unfinished and can develop rust easily. On the other hand I like the flat grind, the handle is very comfortable and grippy and I like how thick the crossguard is compared to the Kabar, as well as the thick tang, which is reassuring. It snaps into the sheath nicely. It is easy to sharpen up. I don't think the steel is brittle or anything, unlike one certain Youtube video... I accidentally chopped a piece of rebar with mine :o and it only made a very small chip which is now pretty much sharpened out, so...

Overall I like it, and it was under $55 on Ebay, while the Kabars ran about 70-80. The coating also appears tough, because it didn't take damage from chopping some overhanging branches in half etc. It took quite a while with 180-grit sandpaper to remove it and then I went finer once it was off. Not like the complaints I have heard about the coating on their folding knives.

I have no major complaints and I like it better now with the coating gone, because before it kind of looked like it was made of black plastic or something. :p

I think it would be really cool to strip it, put a patina on (done) but also strip the crossguard and pommel and force a patina on those, then make a nice stacked leather handle. :cool: Only problem is I have no stacked leather. :P
 
Goosey said:
Thanks. Mine had some fit and finish issues with a small gap between one side of the pommel and the Kraton, and I have heard the tang underneath is unfinished and can develop rust easily. On the other hand I like the flat grind, the handle is very comfortable and grippy and I like how thick the crossguard is compared to the Kabar, as well as the thick tang, which is reassuring. It snaps into the sheath nicely. It is easy to sharpen up. I don't think the steel is brittle or anything, unlike one certain Youtube video... I accidentally chopped a piece of rebar with mine :o and it only made a very small chip which is now pretty much sharpened out, so...

Overall I like it, and it was under $55 on Ebay, while the Kabars ran about 70-80. The coating also appears tough, because it didn't take damage from chopping some overhanging branches in half etc. It took quite a while with 180-grit sandpaper to remove it and then I went finer once it was off. Not like the complaints I have heard about the coating on their folding knives.

I have no major complaints and I like it better now with the coating gone, because before it kind of looked like it was made of black plastic or something. :p

I think it would be really cool to strip it, put a patina on (done) but also strip the crossguard and pommel and force a patina on those, then make a nice stacked leather handle. :cool: Only problem is I have no stacked leather. :P
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Thanks for your thoughts... I've been meaning to pick one up for a while. I'd love to see a stacked leather version!
 
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