New heavy duty knife maker

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Damn Jeff is that pine tar on that rope,and look at the left hand you have it all wrong your suppose to take that thumb and lay it across your fingers and give it a couple of knocks to make sure your grip is there.Ahhhhhhh man where is your glove and your vest,and you cant wear that hat when you ride.Whoops I didnt realize you were going down a mountain:D :D
 
Ahhh,Jeff I knew that would get ya,as for those face masks,I will never wear one,I think guys started wearing them a couple of years after Tuff Hederman bust every bone in his face,As for the vest,we have to wear them,I think that went into affect 2 years after Lane Frost was killed.
Now for the shoes I will never wear lace ups,those damn things look like Nelly Olsen shoes from little house on the praire:barf:
Every now and then me and you talk about bull riding so when I saw that picture I couldnt resist.As for chaps ive gone through 3 pairs in 2 years from being dug in a well.
 
Uh, just one question... What in the world is F-3V? Are you referring to CPM3V? If not, then what is its chemical make up and is it conventional or p/m? Thanks.

-Jason
 
I like the looks of the Last Chance. I am a real tanto blade fan ( american, and traditional). The blade seems to have a semi-tanto look to it. Looks like a solid knife. I wish I knew someone who had one so I could try one out. What does the black finish look like? Thanks, Reagan
 
I'm curious about some of the design elements of your knives. The foward guard has a cut out (hole) in it. What's the purpose? Some makers have them as a legacy of offering hand guards that were once offered and attached to these holes. What was attached, or will be to yours?
The handles look to be cross of Kasper and Busse. Who is your inspiration as far as knife makers go?

The PeaceMaker is nice. Is that an index hole on the handle?
Thanks in advance.

-SB
 
Eric,

Thank you for your open and honest response! I for one can accept that knives (and tools) made for a similar purposes will have a similar appearance. I will be interested to see what new things you bring to the table.
-SB

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Eric,

Thank you for your posts and since I did not do this before: Welcome aboard. It looks like you are jumping in right where the action is hottest. Just think how calm it would be it you had decided to make slip-joints!;) Hmmm...maybe you will?

Good luck!

-SB
 
They look umm...kinda familiar.:rolleyes:

I for one would be interested in how well they compare to Busse Combat, other than REAL similar profiles/warranty.
 
Originally posted by Brian Jones
I'll be heading into the woods for some R&R and heavy-duty knife work...:D
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Don't go easy... give it a harsh workout Brian! :D

Eric Fehrman
 
Originally posted by Danbo
Are these knives available for purchase yet?
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The store on our web site should be up and running inside a week, knives will be available to ship a couple weeks after that.

Originally posted by Vermonster
most have NEVER held one of these knives to give an accurate judgement.
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Everyone that we've given "evaluation" knives to all seem to agree that our knives have both a unique look and feel. I believe that if they look like another knife it is the fault of my poor photography... basically you need to hold this knife to appreciate it!

Thanks for the kind comments!

Eric Fehrman
 
Rhesus,

I hadn't actually intended for Jeff to post anything to the forums yet, but thats not Jeff's fault... I never told him that.

The reason I hadn't posted anything here on the forums yet is that I don't have our web page finished... once the web page is complete you will see better pictures that show you all the details of the knife.

Busse makes a fine knife, but ours are distinctly different. We did not design our knives to be like *anyone* else's.

Our handle design is quite unique, as is the choils, thumb ramps, and tip design... then there is the steel... the heat treat... the sheaths...

basically hold this knife next to *any* other and I think its unique features really pop out at you.

Just wait till I get some pictures up on our web page next week!

Eric

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Jeff,

Its no problem... my mistake not yours. Now the cats out of the bag so I better pretend to be a photographer and get some pictures taken and posted to our site!

In the mean time here is a picture of the "Last Chance", its our 5.5 inch blade.

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Eric
 
Jeff,

A lot of what you said is correct, but not all. I'm still kinda tight-lipped about our process... one thing that I wanted to clarify is that we do all of our own heat treat in-house.

Later,
Eric
 
Several people have asked to see our "Peace Maker" knife, since its the only one not shown in the picture Jeff posted. Our entire line steps in 2 inch increments from 9.5 inches down to 3.5 inches BUT the largest 3 all share the same handle and blade geometry... since the 3.5 inch is not a chopper but a skinning and choir knife we made several changes to it. We kept the thumb ramps, choil, and lanyard hole to give the line a consistant "look" but this knife is still completely different from the rest. This knife is made from 3/16th thick stock, NOT 1/4 inch like the others.

Here's a sneak peak...
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Respectfully,
Eric Fehrman
 
Originally posted by SharpBits
The foward guard has a cut out (hole) in it. What's the purpose?... Who is your inspiration as far as knife makers go?
The PeaceMaker is nice. Is that an index hole on the handle?
-SB
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The "Accessory" Hole in the forward gaurd is to attach a small, hardened block of steel that will extend under the choil. The Accessory Hole is not just a round hole but rather a "teardrop" shape to prevent the rotation of the steel block. This steel block can be used as a wire-breaker, and will have holes in it to accept standard screwdriver bits, etc. I still haven't got this to work as I want it to yet but I confident that we can offer a nice "Accessory" soon.

As far as knifemakers go, I probably admire guys like Rob Simonich and Trace Rinaldi most... these guys are *real* artists. I probably have the most knives from TOPS... they have a HUGE variety of knives. I like Becker if you want a quality knife at a very affordable price. I think Strider and Busse make *very* high quality knives. I also really like Chris Reeve's stuff, knowing he was a toolmaker and the attention to detail in his Sebenza's really inspired me to make knives myself - hopefully I can display the same eye for detail.

As far as my handle... I designed it first, and the blade itself second, to fit the handle. The design you see is the result of many revisions. I think its unique and couldn't really compare it to anything... maybe to my TOPS Anaconda??

Regarding the PeaceMaker, the tapered hole in the handle is for a firebow bearing but after we made it we did find that it works nicely as an index hole to spin from forward to reverse grip.

ThorTso, thanks for the kind words. If your Dad was a Toolmaker I'm sure he was a great guy ;-)

As far as sheaths go, they are very sturdy leather and are made for me by a local saddle maker.

Our web site will get alot of additions in 2 weeks and I hope that will answer more of your questions.

Respectfully,
Eric Fehrman
 
Originally posted by R.W.Clark
I am bothered by the fact that the gaurd has the same squared off slant as Trace's knives.

Also, what is wrong with working in your garage or basement!
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R.W.,

I think alot of these design issues can be cleared up when we get more pictures on our web page that shows the knives better, I'm just not to good at taking really good pictures and I think the angle that the knives are on, or the shadows are confusing.

For example, the front guard does NOT slant like Trace's do. Our guard is perpendicular with the knifes spine on the big models, and perpendicular with the knives handle on the 3.5 inch. The guard has a larger radius on one corner than the other... that combined with the angle of the pictures makes it look a little slanted but its not. The choil and guard are really deep and tend to "hook" around the finger.

Regarding the statement about not "working out of my garage" is a statement to describe *me* not a slam on other knifemakers. That was written in a letter to Jeff to introduce myself and our product, Jeff has a Tool & Die background and he had never heard of me before. If you are familiar with Tool & Die you know that many toolmakers start there own shop in the garage or basement... thats fine... but I wanted to differentiate myself from that kind of shop. We have our own quality control department, our own heat treat room, our own design department, we do ALL grinding, milling, and benching in-house... MOST small one or two man Tool Shops do not. So this was more of a Tool Shop reference not a knifemaker reference

I hope that answers your questions. I meant no disrespect.

Respectfully,
Eric Fehrman
 
Trace,

Our CAD software and Equipment are "must-have's" for the Mold and Die business... its compete or get beat!

Anyway, since we have all this stuff "laying around" it made since to try and make knives with it!

The fact that you do all this with minimal equipment shows what an artist you are... the fact that I do it with all my "stuff" shows that I'm basically a machinist at heart ;)

I started in my Dad's Tool & Die shop when I was 12, I can't get it our of my blood (even if I wanted too).

PS: I hope I don't get branded as the guy that hates basements and garages :)

Respectfully,
Eric Fehrman
 
Originally posted by JeffRandall
... let me say this is fine quality work
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Thanks Jeff, I appreciate your opinon.

I didn't figure anyone would notice they were flat ground. It just goes against my nature to leave the sides as raw stock!

I knew once you got your hands on it you would like it. Thanks again and have fun with your new knife!

Respectfully,
Eric Fehrman
 
Originally posted by Ryu
Buy inferior gear... do inferior work.
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I don't really think there is much here I can say that will address your concerns... based on two pictures you have judged our designs, our design intent, and the quality of our work.

I simply don't understand how one can look at only a picture and determine that it is inferior to something else. Clearly you are happy with your gear choices and don't want to consider something else, thats fine.

Eric Fehrman
 
Well, from here it looks like one helluva knife!!!!!!!! Well done and congrat!! I am only sorry that aI live so far. Perhaps it will be available on-line?

My late father was a fastidious Tool and Die Maker. One thing I learned is the attention to detail that they display in everything they do. My father even made his own dagger with a file and he used leather for the handle with a Lion's head for the butt which he had on an old military sword. What a beaut!!! Unfortunately my idiotic brother took it shortly after my Dad's death. My brother does not appreciate knives the way I do.

I look forward to some more pics and final specs, sheaths etc. and then finally, on to some field testing.....

All the best on your new product line-up.
 
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