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My new WSK not sheeple approved

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lotus1972

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Ever since I watched the Hunted I have wanted a WSK. Now since I am not financially able to just throw several hundred dollars at a knife I saw my want as just a dream. I had read several reviews and many stated that the things done in the movie were only done by the Hollywood knife ( putting holes through tree's ect,ect ) which was another let down.
Then for my birthday I was asked what kind of knife I would like by my brother. I explained the WSK to him since he had never actually seen one and then said that it would be wonderfull if the knife was actually capable of doing all the things they potrayed it doing in the movie. We both agreed that the thickness of the tops was ioho too thin as evidenced by the tips of many of the knives being broken off. We both also liked a higher convex grind on the quarter round and a deeper belly. Last of all I never saw much functionality in the saw back on most WSK models but I did like the idea of having a notcher and a wire breaker ( just not at the front of the blade ). In reading the TOP's manual I thought that the lengthened handle for better chopping was a failure to apply creative thinking ( I am problably the first person in the world to have criticized TB jr for not having creative thinking:D )and wanted a shorter handle with a longer blade surface. Long story to short my brother said why not draw up a design? I then pointed out the extreme cost of having a knife custom made at which point he replied hey it's a birthday present. Here is the one of a kind monster that came out the design and every one who has seen has either loved it or hated it but there were no in betweens.

12 1/2 inches long. 3 inch belly. 6 1/2 inches of blade 1095 CS. 1/2 inch thick:eek:. Almost 3 pounds:eek: . God I love my new baby! Now I just have to find a way for EDC:o .
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Whoa, that's a big boy. Who made it? Those sawteeth are some big 'uns, are they functional? Let us know how it performs in the field.
 
My word , that thing is thick. I cant tell from the pics but is it sharp ? How does the edge hold up ?
What will you use for a handle ? Paracord?
Pretty intense knife :)
 
lotus1972 said:
Last of all I never saw much functionality in the saw back on most WSK models but I did like the idea of having a notcher and a wire breaker ( just not at the front of the blade ).
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Sorry, I missed this part the first time I read it.
 
rebeltf said:
My word , that thing is thick. I cant tell from the pics but is it sharp ? How does the edge hold up ?
What will you use for a handle ? Paracord?
Pretty intense knife :)
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The quarter round because of the high convex grind is razor sharp, but the carving blade is beveled more like an axe incase I need to baton the knife through some log i'm going to split. As for the handle I have not yet made up my mind. I originally wanted paracord until I held it and found the first hole to be excellent for putting my finger through for finer tasks so now i'm thinking about other options my main considerations are based around functionality in the woods so the convex was logical to me and I'm going to refinsh it today with a scotch bright pad ( got that advice from reading the forums ) as it will be easy to touch up.
And it was my brother who actually made the knife. I never thought about it but he has been a metal fabricator and welder for years and had the steel and the machines to do what would have taken forever by hand.
The notches are also very functional and wide enough that they clean easily. I still think that the most wonderfull aspect of this knife for me is the fun factor. I can destroy saplings with a single swipe split logs and leave a whole three inches long and 1 inch wide when thrown hard at a tree:D .
 
Holy thickness Batman!

That has to be about the burliest knife I have ever seen. Enjoy!
 
I think it's great when someone actually thinks through what they want from a knife instead of just buying what's popular.

Tom Brown designed a knife for what he wanted and you redesigned it for what you wanted instead. It does look like fun, -- but try not to destroy the whole forest with that monster! :D :p :D
 
I cant imagine you can chop anything very well with 1/2" steel without it binding an inch in......my knife used for heavy heavy chopping is 1/4" at the spine and has a full 2" high grind to convex from .02"......how long is that grind? I would have taken that grind all the way back or fully convexed it to the spine....

Kudos to you for not just accepting what a company stamps out!

(and you'd be surprised how cheap some customs can be made if you dont want hand rubbed blades, mirror polished fittings and fancy embellishments)
 
Somehow I get the feeling that this came about as the result of a torrid affair between a large knife and a small hatchet. :D
 
TikTock said:
I cant imagine you can chop anything very well with 1/2" steel without it binding an inch in......my knife used for heavy heavy chopping is 1/4" at the spine and has a full 2" high grind to convex from .02"......how long is that grind? I would have taken that grind all the way back or fully convexed it to the spine....

Kudos to you for not just accepting what a company stamps out!

(and you'd be surprised how cheap some customs can be made if you dont want hand rubbed blades, mirror polished fittings and fancy embellishments)
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I never needed to take the grind all the way back because of the deep belly and weight. Due to the three inch width from spine to belly the sweet spot is moved to where it should be on the bottom of the belly. I had heard alot of complaints on the TB jr model by TOPs having the sweet spot in the wrong place and wanted to prevent this. In order to accomplish this I needed to draw out the blade in length and width and it became a great chopper. There was no need to bring the grind all the way back to the spine ( Although I have seen this done nicely ) because of the extra added weight. I think alot of a knife's cutting power ( with choppers ) comes not from the sharpness of the blade alone but more from ergonomics incorporated into the design.
 
That is, well.... I'm not sure what that is. I think a new word is required to describe that. How about "knatchet"? Or maybe "knax"? It's cool your brother is willing to make something, as opposed to buying something, for your birthday.
 
cool to look at. very impressive I don't think I would want to carry it for long periods of time. looks like it would break your wrist.
cool looking knife. just does not seem to practical being so heavy.
just my 2 cents.
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two points.
1. when wearing change sides so your leg muscles will develop equally, otherwise one side gets bigger and you'll walk around in circles.
2. if you break it you're doing something REALLY wrong
nice looking knife, even i couldn't break it. later, ahgar
 
After much thought and trying of different finishes and handle materials I think I finally reached my end product with my knife
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