Laconico Explorer

j williams

j williams

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If you arent yet tired of all the Laconico buzz, and explorer pics lately, I gotta share this.:cool:

I cant do more for Rays work then was written in TK magazine. It was a very well written review of a west coast bladesmith.

Matthewdanger has also wrote a few gleaming well thought out threads on Rays work.

I came off duty this morning, and was in a pretty big hurry to get home, as my wife called me yesterday, and said I had a box from Laconico arrive. I was stoked, and the rest of the shift DRAGGED on.:( She is good about torturing me with this kinda news. Sadist........:rolleyes::D

Well I opened it up, and inside the well packed box was my Laconico Explorer. The last blade of the year for me. I was in AWE:eek: This thing is a beast. What really struck me was that this knife handles like one that isnt 1/4in thick. His tall grinds, and wonderfull convex edge are amazing. Attention to detail is well thought out and executed. Contoured handle feel wonderfull in hand. This thing is a beaut. Simplistic, yet has an unmistakable charm.

Matthewdangers pics of his wonderfull blade collection from Ray, first exposed me to this model. I had to have one. I instantly emailed Ray, who was kind enough to make me one. I have emailed Ray back and forth a few times prior to ordering, and he is a very nice guy, with a great bussness sense. You can tell he is in this for the right reasons. Very customer orientate, and a pleasure to deal with.

I was so consumed with this blade, that it even is obvious in the knife I designed that JK put together for me. The Scout. Which in its lines, you can see its very similar to this model, yet very differant.

Well I have the explorer, and I will tell ya, This will not be the last Laconico blade to come my way. Check him out, if you can get one. GET IT!

This one has a spec ops combat master sheath inbound for it. I might see some chuddybear leather in its future as well.

For now, its riding in tactical cardboard.:cool:

Enough, heres some pron
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wow.. that thing is cool...:eek: you lucky dog.. i'm jealous...:o i need to get a laconico...
 
Sweet blade man, those things are awesome. His work is so clean-cut.

And man, I didn't know you were a shooter! You got a nagant laying around there?:thumbup:
 
Ya know. I kinda drifted away from the thick blades, then missed em, and moved back into the lately.

A thin blade has its place.....So does a thick one. They are too cool.:cool:

I am not a thick vs thin kinda guy. You can do all you want with a thin one. Its been proven time and time again round here. I have love for all things steel. Thick and thin....:thumbup:
 
Spooky. Guns and blades go hand in hand bro. I had every generation of Kalishnikov, sadly I have sold most of my guns off to finance other stuff. There is another 1911 in my not too distant future.;) Gonna replace the sig with either a Springfield, or a kimber or an ed brown. Not sure yet.

For a cheap rifle. Those things are stout. Kick like a mule though!!!!!
 
Yup, mule is a good term for them! 1911's are great platforms, I love my Springer. I carry it daily in a CompTac CTAC, great IWB/tuckable holster.
 
Nice! Thanks for putting up those pics of it in hand. I didn\'t think to do that.

Agreed on thick versus thin. I will alway prefer a thinner knife - always. But I do appreciate a thick one as long as it cuts. Laconicos cut better than any other knife of similar thickness that I have ever used. If I remember, I will post a pic of some of the fuzzies I have made with the Explorer - they are surprisingly delicate.

Now go beat on that thing!
 
Yeah, hands down my favorite platform. I had a Kimber, colt commander, and a springer at one time.......

You cc a 1911? Whoa. Thats a big azz gun for CCW. Cool!

One of my buds, a retired SWAT officer is sellin me his Rock River DEA edition with EOtech, surefire, and 14 mags when tax time rolls around soon.....
 
j williams said:
Yeah, hands down my favorite platform. I had a Kimber, colt commander, and a springer at one time.......

You cc a 1911? Whoa. Thats a big azz gun for CCW. Cool!

One of my buds, a retired SWAT officer is sellin me his Rock River DEA edition with EOtech, surefire, and 14 mags when tax time rolls around soon.....
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Ooohh, that'd be a fun time at the range! :cool::thumbup:
 
Whao. How awesome is that thing! I'm amazed at how good Ray's knives are!
 
Rocket you arent kiddin. I had someone shoot one of them M44s with the muzzle about a foot from my head. Felt like someone punched me square in the jaw. I was dazed for a good minute and a half. Whata dick.:rolleyes:

I guess we cant be picky. Gotta drop the deer when you have a shot!
 
A foot away from the muzzle? I'm surprised you can still hear. Standing 20 feet behind the shooter it's a kick in the pants. We always joke that with the M44, you don't really have to hit the target with the bullet, the muzzle blast will get them anyway.

Once saw something on the internet where a guy tried to roast a hot dog on the bayonet of an M44. He ended up with a completely black hot dog. Didn't look too tasty, but I though it was completely hilarious.
 
That is Hilarious!!!!!!

Yeah, Not too acuurate, but they pack a punch. Sounds like a cannon goin off!

I have my hearing thanks to my surefire sonic defenders I have in while shootin. My hearing is damaged a little from the Army, and lotsa concerts, so I wanna protect whats left of it!!

I lost it in one ear for half a day once when I shota barrett .50 sniper rifle w/o ear plugs:o
 
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