Incredible custom strider!

Has anyone tried Googling San Mei?
Perhaps the name has nothing to do with the way the knife is made? :)
 
ptgdvc said:
I have never spent $4,500 on a knife, but I did spend $4,400 once. ;)
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ptgdvc (Peter?),
Are you getting your knife photographed for Tim's book?
Speak to Tim about it.......

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
David,

I no longer own that particular Hancock.

I do have a similar one on order, which may be finished before the deadline for the book.

Best,

Peter Gill AKA ptgdvc
 
gator68 said:
Look at the pattern of the blade, and pictures of the spine. There is no central strip. Just look. "san mai" vs. "san mei" is not a big deal, except perhaps if one is using "san mei" as a trade mark rather than a description of the construction.
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I'm saying that a laminated blade can be laminated without having a strip on its spine side. One way is to heat the blade's body up to forging temperatures and pound a channel into where the edge will be an lay a strip of steel there (which would not show on the spine side - though it may arguably not be three layers) and then resume forging. Another way is to use the same side material for the spine and have the edge be different as seen on this photo from Watanabe:

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Of course, the spine would clearly be different due to pattern variances in pattern-welded steel and clearly noticeable....

I'm not saying the knife we're discussing is a laminated knife - as gator68 observes, the tell tale signs aren't visible - I'm saying that; however unlikely - especially considering nickel damascus is being forged and not wrought iron; it's possible.
 
I agree that it is possible that this blade is of laminated construction - though it would be the first such that I have seen where there was abolutely no visible demarcation between the outer layer and the inner core.

What I find baffling, however, is that neither the vendor of this knife, the enthusiastic Strider supporter who posted it, nor the Strider emloyee who told us about Mick's acquisition of forging equipment - all of whom have actively particupated on this thread - have seen fit to provide what should be a very simple answer.

I took Phillip's suggestion and googled it. The few references that I found (I only went through the first two pages of hits) - treated the term "san mei" as equivalent to "san mai" - i.e. - representing a laminated construction.

Roger
 
RogerP said:
I took Phillip's suggestion and googled it. The few references that I found (I only went through the first two pages of hits) - treated the term "san mei" as equivalent to "san mai" - i.e. - representing a laminated construction.

Roger
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Hmm. That's odd. The results I got were all about a massage therapy place... I didn't include any thing about steel or blades, though.
 
For others who might be interested, I posted the pic of the original knife that started this thread on the maker's forum and asked straight up whether it was of laminated construction, and if so, what steels comprised the outer layer and inner core.

He was kind enough to respond - no b.s., no stonewalling, no misdirecction, no obfuscating - for which I am grateful:

"That blade is a simple random bar. It is not San Mai.

When i make San Mai, the core is 1995."

Now, as to what "San Mei" might mean - I'll leave to any other interested party to pursue. But the blade originally posted by RL in this thread is not of laminated construction. Period.

Roger
 
Thanks, RogerP! And now we know the rest of the story...

...other than the "why is it called san mei if it isn't san mei?" part, of course.
 
severedthumbs said:
ok maybe your not a troll. but why don't you post this Strider knife thread on other forums where you know Strider is liked? Why do you post it here where you know it will start shit? Sure seems like an agenda to me.:jerkit:
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Hmm....lets see...because its a custom and this IS the Custom & Handmade Knives section? :eek:


This thread seriously cracks me up and rates popcorn status for sure. I'm no fan of Strider and don't buy his knives due to his dishonesty in the past. However....

That does not mar my ability to value and appreciate the work RL decided to share in this thread. Would I pay 4500 for it? Of course not. I also don't pay some of the outlandish prices for some of my favorite makers either....Busse comes to mind. Having said that, it leaves me the ability to admire the work. I have seen several of Micks customs via the web and have to admit I have been impressed. I thought I'd read this thread and learn about the process it was used to make it and maybe a few other pieces he has made. Instead....hilarity ensues. ;)


I felt I should point out.....I do not collect. I buy knives to use. I had my new ASH1 5 minutes and it was already being put to good use.
 
Aren't Strider fans interested in steels, how the blade was made, etc? If I see something is "damascus" I'd want to know what kind of steel was in it... I am quite surprised that a dealer could list a $4500 knife as "damascus" with no mention of what kind of steel it is, and someone would buy it with apparently no idea of what it was.
 
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