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Patrickknives

Patrickknives

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Just finished this order, into the mail today. I messed up the orginal handles and looked around and found this Ironwood in the bottom of a drawer, looks like a nice find.

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That's a fine looking dog leg. What are the specs on it?
It looks well made. I'm up in the air about the forward nail nick.
I don't like where your mark is but that is just a personal preference of mine.
Have you made many of these?
 
It is 1/8 A2 heat treat by Paul Bos, liners are stainless and bolster and pins are nickel silver.

The nic is placed to give good leverage for opening, I make my spring pretty tough so it helps. The mark is placed so it shows with the blade closed. I have made about 25 of these so far. where would you place the nic and mark.
 
Patrickknives said:
It is 1/8 A2 heat treat by Paul Bos, liners are stainless and bolster and pins are nickel silver.

The nic is placed to give good leverage for opening, I make my spring pretty tough so it helps. The mark is placed so it shows with the blade closed. I have made about 25 of these so far. where would you place the nic and mark.
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A dog leg with A2 and ironwood....just love that. Please don't think I was being critical. I think the knife looks great. I was just giving honest comments as if it was sitting on table waiting for me to buy it. :) Those are first two things that would have popped in to my mind.

Personally I don't like marks anywhere but on the tang. I think the nail nick would look better somewhere between where it is now and where your mark is. I also think that blade is begging to have a swedge. :D

As I said before, I love the way this knife looks and you should definitely make more. I'm a sucker for the dog leg pattern and you're making a nice one.

One more question...how long is closed?
 
I appreciate the input, I have thought about putting the mark on the tang but have not got the template yet. I think I need a new logo for the tang and was considering my initials. You are right a swedge would be nice but with the nic placement that is not possible right now. I will persue the tang mark more and then I could move the nic and maybe add a swedge.
 
Patrickknives said:
I appreciate the input, I have thought about putting the mark on the tang but have not got the template yet. I think I need a new logo for the tang and was considering my initials. You are right a swedge would be nice but with the nic placement that is not possible right now. I will persue the tang mark more and then I could move the nic and maybe add a swedge.
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I'll be standing 1st in line to order one. :)

How big is this one closed and open?
 
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