Howard? Me too.
Steve, don't forget the pics when you get them done.
Hillbillenigma, yes, you start out just with the knives and end up enjoying learning about the culture.
Munk, will do.
Kronck, our tastes in blades really are remarkably similar. (we like them all
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Tom, the handle that starts out as a rectange at the bolster and morphs into a diamond shape at the butt is really odd. The point of the diamond dug into the heel of my hand at first. It was sharp. A little sandpaper fixed that. I need to round it just a tad more. But overall the shape is comfortable and affords a very nice tactile grip.
Yvsa, your insights are spot on!
RWS, you are probably the puukko king around here. You've got some beautiful knives for sale on the classifieds.
Ad Astra, the curly arctic birch on those Kellams is amazing. Be careful around the boat man.
Kis, I think of you when I think of puukkos. Why is that? Maybe it's because you designed the Sarge knife. Small, simple, and hardworking. (the knife, not you :foot:
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Aardvark, you can get some bargains, but sometimes the sell for outrageous prices.
Berk, that so cool that you still have that knife that your brother gave you! :thumbup:
Astro, thanks for the compliments. I learned all I know from the guys around here.
1. Shoot outside on a cloudy day. (this is the most important thing, unless you have a light box)
2. Use a tripod.
3. In Photoshop or similar program correct the color, crop the picture, and click the "sharpen" filter.
4. In Photoshop, click "save for web" and change the size to 800x600 or less, and adjust the quality downward to get under the 100k so you can post to Bladeforums. Or save them on Photobucket.com at higher resolutions and link to them from Bladeforums. That's what I did with these.
