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daizee said:
that's impressive.
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It really is. It's kind of hard to understand the settings, but after tweaking, got the results above. It's nice to be able to remove an unwanted power line, dates on the photo, watermarks, etc.

I have another script called resynthesizer that works well, but doesn't have the settings like inpainting does. Inpainting is actually a program you can purchase, but the GIMP coders added it to G"MIC, a feature rich enhancement in GIMP.

Here's the software itself: http://www.theinpaint.com/
 
Need some input. Kay's boy is a Navy diver and the issued knife (Benchmade) is great for cutting but he needs something that can be used to pry. Think BK 2 only stainless. Any suggestions?
 
Rick was at RnRK&T last night. He calls this "f***n' moo beer" over his Bud. :D Cracked me up.

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And in other news, some progress on a 'dashi batch and a paring knife. The long blade and bolster brass is Rick's. And apparently Kevin hasn't changed.

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Hey Trade, ask James Nowka either on Facebook or on Knife Journal. He's a diver who is a knife guy. He'll have the best answer for you. Personally, I'd go with the BK-2 leave the coating on it that way you only have the edge to maintain.
 
tradewater said:
Need some input. Kay's boy is a Navy diver and the issued knife (Benchmade) is great for cutting but he needs something that can be used to pry. Think BK 2 only stainless. Any suggestions?
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I'll bet Guyon will have a few suggestions. I believe he has a few ss diver's knives.
 
The Warrior said:
I'll bet Guyon will have a few suggestions. I believe he has a few ss diver's knives.
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Benchmade makes (made?) a 440C fixed-blade diving knife with a locking sheath. Not a bad piece of kit, but prolly not a prybar.
Is that the one he already has?
 
Chameleonbear said:
Hey Trade, ask James Nowka either on Facebook or on Knife Journal. He's a diver who is a knife guy. He'll have the best answer for you. Personally, I'd go with the BK-2 leave the coating on it that way you only have the edge to maintain.
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Water and salt water are two very different things. BK2 wont work. Have Bladite cough up one of his stainless Divtool's
 
tradewater said:
Need some input. Kay's boy is a Navy diver and the issued knife (Benchmade) is great for cutting but he needs something that can be used to pry. Think BK 2 only stainless. Any suggestions?
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The Gerber LHR I just picked up would be good. Not that I know anything about the requirements for that sort of thing, but one gentleman who has the Reeve Pacific said he'd rather take the LHR if he was carrying in theater. Bad part is, they're discontinued. Solid 3/16" stainless.

 
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What I was thinking was if he cleans the edge after he gets out it would work. But I'll be honest I've never been a diver, I've never been diving, so I don't REALLY know.
 
Chameleonbear said:
What I was thinking was if he cleans the edge after he gets out it would work. But I'll be honest I've never been a diver, I've never been diving, so I don't REALLY know.
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just salt air will eat carbon steel. It would be hard to keep sharp as the very edge would rapidly oxidize. Now if you bolted some zinc pucks inside the handle.... :D
 
Been a busy day, hope you guys are having a great weekend.

Here is a picture of my finished chopper from Giedymin. 14" blade, 20" OAL, .26" thick... He calls it the Deimos War Machete. Its based off his Forestman chopper design with a little different handle. Looks SWEET. Cant wait to get it in my paws :)

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james terrio said:
Elmax!
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Do you think there would be issues with chipping? I have read in a few different places that Elmax is a great slicing steel but in hard use can chip out easier than some other steels. Now i have NO personal experience with this myself but have been wanting to ask you about it.

I know Jerry made a big deal about the Elmax in his steak knives only being for slicing because of this issue, but not only him... Dan told me he tried Elmax a few times but it chipped when he tried using it as hard as other steels like 3V, 52100, and Vanadis 4 extra. Now i know HT, geometry, and everything else is a big factor too, but the people commenting on the chipping in elmax are not novices in steel or knife making so im curious what you think James?

Again i have no personal experience but i have been thinking about it for a while so i figured id ask....
 
worldwood said:
He calls it the Deimos War Machete. Its based off his Forestman chopper design with a little different handle. Looks SWEET. Cant wait to get it in my paws :)
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the Deforestation Chopper, you say?
I love that profile.
 
daizee said:
the Deforestation Chopper, you say?
I love that profile.
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HAHA that would make an awesome name, i like that a lot :D Deforestation Chopper!!! Man you should trademark that name LMAO

And thanks man, i really like the profile too, when i first seen the forestman chopper i knew right then i had to have a knife with a blade like that LOL.
 
De Forester :D

worldwood said:
Do you think there would be issues with chipping?
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In short, Elmax is the toughest stainless steel I know of. At the same hardness, 52100 and 3V will still be tougher. Vik and Psyop and I all beat on the Fugitive pretty dang hard, and Psy reports he still hasn't seen any chipping or rolling on the edge. Keep in mind, that blade is HT'ed at "only" 58Rc, and has an edge a little thicker than most of my stuff - specifically to help it hold up under rough use.

Grind anything thin enough and crank it up to 62Rc, yeah it can chip. But it's still true that 3V and other steels are tougher.

I'm really just guessing, because I'm not a diver... but off the top of my head I think a dive knife should mainly be stout and highly corrosion resistant. I don't think they do a lot of precise cutting down there, so I suspect a thick edge would be OK. I don't typically care for serrations, but that might be an application where they would really shine. In any case, strength for prying is going to come mainly from overall thickness. 3/16" or 1/4" stock with a sabre or even full-flat grind is pretty difficult to break without cheating, in almost any decent steel/HT.

All this reminds me that I have another finished heavy-duty Elmax knife I completely forgot about... all it needs is a sheath. Hmm..... I should be caught up with current custom orders early next week... maybe it's time for another testing video and passaround after that...
 
Thanks James, that makes a lot of sense, i think a lot of people probably take Elmax higher than it NEEDS to be, just because they can, and that is probably the reason for the chipping.
 
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