Matt's Making Some Kick-@$$ Knives

Mistwalker

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Among the things I got to see this weekend were some of Matt's knives really put to the test...one of them a really cool destruction test to see where he's at. His challenge knife did extremely well in the challenge, and was snagged by one of the users as soon as the tests were over. Later that day he decided to put his own knife through the ringer to see where he stood structurally and left many of us impressed. The knife was batonned with, pried with, gouged in hard wood until a minor tip failure, then re-ground to sharp and beat on some more. Once the tip was repaired it was dropped tip first onto concrete multiple times with really impressive results. Then it was batonned some more through knots including several pitch wood knots used to truncate seasoned oak, and then finally into a vice. In the vice it was bent past forty degrees and returned to true multiple times, then taken past that to a clean break. Nice tight grain structure in that Aldos 1095. In the end a few of us left with new Tackett knives, and several left remembering a new name in knife making. I've been seeing great things from Matt, and expect it to only get better from here.
 
I snagged a scandi bushcrafter and am very impressed with it. Beautiful work Matt.
 
I converted the broken knife into a "razel" and the broken tip was ground double sided for another guy to use as an emergency spearhead. :)
That knife survived more abuse than some hammers I've broken...
 
Ssshhhh, don't tell Todd, but I picked up a bushcrafter from Matt two hours before leaving Sunday. Everything I've seen of his is outstanding!
 
Ssshhhh, don't tell Todd, but I picked up a bushcrafter from Matt two hours before leaving Sunday. Everything I've seen of his is outstanding!

LOL, don't let Todd close your mind man! He makes awesome knives...but he ain't the only one who does ;)
 
Thanks fellas Hope yall enjoy those knives, and your more than welcome to do with yours what we did to that one. But the warranty expires before you get finished!:D
 
TOLD U ALL ALONG TIME AGO HE WAS COMIN ON STRONG!! WHAT AN ASS MOOCHER!!! :thumbup:
 
Matt, I am still using the two smaller bushcrafters (the lacewood handled one has been adopted by my girlfriend), and that large wenge one you made me. They've really been put through the ringer but don't look any worse for the wear!

You really can't go wrong getting a knife from matt
 
Matt, I am still using the two smaller bushcrafters (the lacewood handled one has been adopted by my girlfriend), and that large wenge one you made me. They've really been put through the ringer but don't look any worse for the wear!

You really can't go wrong getting a knife from matt

Hey bro. Post a picture of those knives if have a couple and remind me when you got them from me sir if have some.
 
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awesome knives, dropped the edge down to 30 degrees and convexed them a bit more. The larger bushcrafter has been up to mt hood more times than I can count and always works great!
 
Thats awesome bro, those are some of my very early blades. Glad you are liking them man!
 
That's really cool, i like seeing the progression of a maker's work. They look well loved man.
 
Ssshhhh, don't tell Todd, but I picked up a bushcrafter from Matt two hours before leaving Sunday. Everything I've seen of his is outstanding!

Your Fired Murph! Thats what you get for not thinking Im smart enough to venture out in the forums!;) Seriously, I first saw one of Matts knives about a year ago. The work I saw from him last weekend was 100% better, and the earlier effort was good. Hes come a long way in a short amount of time. Fantastic work, and great guy. Hoping maybe to do a collaboration project with him in the future if he would give me the honor.
 
Your Fired Murph! Thats what you get for not thinking Im smart enough to venture out in the forums!;) .

Thats good stuff right there!
Ya know ppl get fired all the time for addictions...usually to drugs or something of the like... the knife epidemic has begun! Nobody is judging you Murph, acceptance is the first step!

yea that collab is gonna happen, soon as we find the time...
 
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