Mistwalker
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I'm still hitting the woods every second or third morning shooting photos of fauna and flora in different stages, this time I thought I take along a knife I Got from Rick Marchand at the Blade Show, it's my second knife from Rick. This is the first knife I have ever owned made of 80CrV2 steel. My wife got her first Wildertools knife this past weekend, she is still pretty excited about that.
It has rained / stormed a lot lately, so the dirt roads were muddy and there were a lot of puddles.
I saw a lot of turkey hens with their chicks. The chicks can be hard to spot in the high weeds, they're well camouflaged.
Some of the garlic scapes haven't popped open yet, but most of it is flowering now
I found more Solomon's Seal both real and false
A young Long-leaf magnolia tree
A lot of fungi popping up after the rain
I thought these red cone galls looked interesting
Several caterpillars around
A lot of bees roaming the fields gathering pollen
The knife is one I asked Rick to make for a project I am working on. I just told him the size and general geometry I wanted. It is a project that is special to me, and inspired by Rick himself from the days when we first met almost a decade ago. It seemed only right that I used one of his knives for this particular project, and the aesthetics are perfect for the imagery I am shooting for.
The specs are:
Overall Length.......................8.5 in / 21.6 cm
Blade Length..........................4.1 in / 10.4 cm
Blade Thickness.....................125 in / 3 mm
Blade Steel.............................80CrV2
Handle Material.....................Hemp wrap with marine grade epoxy
Apparently Rick forged in so much of that Marchand machismo in the process that just carrying it through the woods had an impact on some of the wildlife. The hornets I was photographing just suddenly stopped their pollen gathering, dropped to the ground, and went at it right there at my feet...
I didn't really have time to stop and relax, I really needed to get back to the office and get back to work... but I couldn't resist taking a few minutes to check out the new blade. I know nothing about 80CrV2 steel really, I've only read a little about it so far. Rick was definitely able to get his usual scary sharp edge on it. This is a seasoned branch from a cherry tree that was broken back in November.
Even with all of the moisture in the air and on the ground, I was able to get very fine curls that would still do the job just fine. Trying to get back on target after ignition didn't go so well, so the one pic is a little blurry, but you can see the steam in the last pic.
It has rained / stormed a lot lately, so the dirt roads were muddy and there were a lot of puddles.
I saw a lot of turkey hens with their chicks. The chicks can be hard to spot in the high weeds, they're well camouflaged.
Some of the garlic scapes haven't popped open yet, but most of it is flowering now
I found more Solomon's Seal both real and false
A young Long-leaf magnolia tree
A lot of fungi popping up after the rain
I thought these red cone galls looked interesting
Several caterpillars around
A lot of bees roaming the fields gathering pollen
The knife is one I asked Rick to make for a project I am working on. I just told him the size and general geometry I wanted. It is a project that is special to me, and inspired by Rick himself from the days when we first met almost a decade ago. It seemed only right that I used one of his knives for this particular project, and the aesthetics are perfect for the imagery I am shooting for.
The specs are:
Overall Length.......................8.5 in / 21.6 cm
Blade Length..........................4.1 in / 10.4 cm
Blade Thickness.....................125 in / 3 mm
Blade Steel.............................80CrV2
Handle Material.....................Hemp wrap with marine grade epoxy
Apparently Rick forged in so much of that Marchand machismo in the process that just carrying it through the woods had an impact on some of the wildlife. The hornets I was photographing just suddenly stopped their pollen gathering, dropped to the ground, and went at it right there at my feet...
I didn't really have time to stop and relax, I really needed to get back to the office and get back to work... but I couldn't resist taking a few minutes to check out the new blade. I know nothing about 80CrV2 steel really, I've only read a little about it so far. Rick was definitely able to get his usual scary sharp edge on it. This is a seasoned branch from a cherry tree that was broken back in November.
Even with all of the moisture in the air and on the ground, I was able to get very fine curls that would still do the job just fine. Trying to get back on target after ignition didn't go so well, so the one pic is a little blurry, but you can see the steam in the last pic.
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