Neil Blackwood Mini Hawksbill

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Gene

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I also received my Blackwood Mini Hawksbill. I must say this is one finely made neck or belt carry blade also. Very nice grindlines and edge geometry. Overall workmanship is very good. A hawksbill can be a very useful utility tool and this one is no exception. It has a very, very fine, thin tip about like the tip on a Spyderco Civilian. It works well for cutting boxes, string, etc., but with the tip being as fine as it is, I would suggest keeping it needle sharp for "emergency" purposes.
I did have a problem with resheathing the knife. I found the tip was making slight contact with the bottom rivet when fully inserted into the sheath thus blunting it and folding a minute part of the edge over. Also, with the curvature of a hawksbill blade, you have to be careful to not cut into the sheath when replacing it. I'll have to be real careful from now on reinserting the knife. It's the tip that makes this thing so damn "wicked". That's the only problem and it's with the sheath, NOT the knife. Thanks Neil and nice job.
 
Congratulations, Gene! I predict the more you carry and use it the more you'll come to appreciate it. Mine has seen quite a bit of use and will tackle just about any job. I'm curious about what handle material you chose?
 
Hi Rich,
I went with red G10 with a white spacer. I actually was going with red, white and blue but we won't get into that.
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I love "loud" or stand out scales. This red is more subdued than I had expected though. Yes, it's a great little knife and would be especially well suited as a great backup blade.
 
Gene,

Is the "mini" the same as the "small"?

I really like what I have seen (and own) of Neil Blackwood's knives. And I really like his sheaths. I am sorry to here that your sheath isn't "just right"

Even Cliff Stamp said, about his Small Hawksbill sheath:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">The sheath retains the blade well. Securing it is non-trivial because of the blade curvature, but I would assume this will become second nature after awhile.</font>
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See this thread for more comments on a Blackwood Hawksbill:

http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/002069.html

Hope this helps...

Michael


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Gene,
You HAVE mail!
While I was doing the final fitting of the sheath with my heat gun, it seemed fine. The knife was in and out of the sheath at least a dozen times. I try to make them so that the point of the blade doesn't remove plastic when the knife is drawn!
I know that having to send a knife back right after it's recieved is not
good and for this I apologize. Not only is there a problem with the sheath, I mixed up the color combination of the handle!
I will be GLAD to re-do the sheath, probably a little larger to give the knife more room. I'll also put the RIGHT color materials on the handle. Shipping both ways is also on me. My only concern is getting it RIGHT!
Neil


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Hi Neil,
Didn't get any mail but thank you for the more than generous offer. I think I WILL send it back for a resharpening of the blade tip and a general checking out of things. Thanks Neil.
 
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