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crimsonfalcon07 said:


Just needs a sheath and an edge. 3/16" thick, 9" blade, 14.75" OAL. POB in the middle of the ricasso. Peters did a great job on the HT.
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Damn Crim, your stuff is seriously coming along. I remember seeing one of your first, and thinking hes gonna be making some sick stuff soon, and I was right.
 
The Warrior said:
This was posted on another forum. Lengthy, but good:

[video=youtube;sJ_EiJstXPk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ_EiJstXPk&feature=youtu.be[/video]
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Thanks for putting this one up. Watched it last night and was really impressed how he uses bushcraft as a way to connect anthropologically. :thumbup: was pleasantly surprised at the complete lack of sensationalism and how knowledgeable and skilled he really is. Only bummer was 240P.... still totally worth watching, IMO.
 
worldwood said:
Yea the blade needs to be stretched out some on the design... The belly of the one already made up there looks a lot more practical.

And 5160 is tougher for the most part, i can agree to that, but the 5160 I have tried doesnt comes close in edge retention. Thats my biggest thing when it comes to steels. I dont care if its stainless, i take care of my knives, I dont plan on chopping a car in half or braking down concrete and putting that much stress bending the blade. Most the time i just plan on cutting LMAO and i want it to keep cutting everything i need cut as long as physically possible before i need to re-sharpen.


I have used ONLY a strop for the last year, with all my knives. I have used a friends sharpening stones to learn to sharpen on cheap knives, then returned the stones and i still ONLY use a loaded strop. Now I have to re-strop my 1095 after every use to keep it nice and sharp, not that i mind i love the steel and its easy as heck to sharpen, but 52100 i can use hard all weekend and still shave hair off with ease.

I got a blade now that im testing just how long it takes to lose its edge, the shave has just started to pull, but its still cutting hair and has been battoned through 27 pieces of firewood. Its getting a little rough now but i will continue to log its performance until it stops taking hairs at all. With a 1095 blade I tested it after going thru the first 5 pieces, the shave was already gone. this is a HUGE difference to me. I could not even go through 15 USPS medium sized boxes, taking them down to 2" pieces and still shave. It only took a second on a strop to get it to shave again though. But with the 52100 blade 15 boxes taken down to 2" pieces was a joke, the edge shaved like it did when i started.

I do my own test my own ways, these might not be good indicators to others but they a great indicators for me.


Im not knocking ANY steels, but if im going to pay to have something I really want made, im going to pay to have it made in the steel that works the "best" FOR ME PERSONALLY.
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I am right there with you buddy and completely understand. A lot of time when it comes to knives and steels its all a game of trade offs, and then what trade offs work for you the best. I actually just got my first piece of sr101 (52100) and I am really digging the edge retention versus other steels (CPM S30V-1095) so I completely understand where you are coming from and only time will tell for me what ends up being better in my eyes. I find it pretty interesting/cool that you are wanting a blade like this. Certain designs just draw to people and its very cool to see that.
 
For anybody that hikes in this area, i highly recommend this book.
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iwouldhurtafly said:
I am right there with you buddy and completely understand. A lot of time when it comes to knives and steels its all a game of trade offs, and then what trade offs work for you the best. I actually just got my first piece of sr101 (52100) and I am really digging the edge retention versus other steels (CPM S30V-1095) so I completely understand where you are coming from and only time will tell for me what ends up being better in my eyes. I find it pretty interesting/cool that you are wanting a blade like this. Certain designs just draw to people and its very cool to see that.
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Yup thats the biggest thing, its a personal choice! And to find whats best for you personally you have to test them out in applications similar to how it will be used.

So whats dog or rat did you get???

And i know its different, and prolly a pain to make, and most likely NOT the most practical for anything.... But from the moment i seen a khopesh i have been thinking how cool it would be to have one. A proper one. maybe not traditional, but crazy scary sharp and ready to freak everyone out LMAO

I also love seeing peoples taste in knives, its cool how some people can love the look of something and others just hate it, but when it gets really cool is when you have people, like the beckerheads for instance who share a lot of the same ideas of what they enjoy in a knife... seeing their other blade interests is always awesome!!
 
Thought id toast a couple beckerheads that really came through for me and my boys today. I won't say names, cause im not sure if they're comfy with it, but these two guys went above and beyond to help us out, and i am forever in their debt. I'm not ashamed to say that i wiped a few tears when i read the message they sent me. Thank you guys, this ones to you guys.

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Dont know, or need to know the specifics, but im glad things worked out for you, and I am also grateful such cool people are here!!
 
Double ditto, not to be confused with double dildo.
 
That just sounds illegal.


Man i dont know whats going on with my damn arm, but since i went from the laptop to this new desktop, my right arm is getting all types of cramps and pain in it. I think its the way i hold my arm up all day typing and using the mouse, but i never had any issue with the laptop and i used it just as much... the desk and chair is still the same... has to be the computer some how i reckon...

Get ur minds out the gutter too LMAO.. as i typed that i was thinking all the perverted responses id get LMAO, I do have a bigger better monitor now so who knows right? LOL
 
Try raising your chair a bit WW, or try moving your keyboard down some. That could be the issue. Or you could stop spanking the monkey looking at the new SR101 knives.
 
Ok after some quick googling, maybe its the way i put pressure on my wrist supporting my arm while using the mouse....

Im trying to use logic LMAO, if it was just the keyboard being too high, or chair low vice versa, it seems Id be having the pain in both arms... but i use my right hand for the mouse so it is up quite a bit more... HMMM.. Maybe i should try one of those gel wrist things.... I just lowered my keyboard and mouse a little, and imgoing to try and NOT put pressure on my wrist while using the mouse to see if that stops the issues.

And hey C-bear, we all have our fetishes LMAO
 
This is very true we do. I'll fully admit that!

It seems to make sense that the mouse would be the issue. Where the mousepad is in the middle of the board on the laptop where as the mouse would be separate for the desktop.
 
I bought one of these keyboard remote controls with a built in laser... which a laser on a keyboard is just silly... buti like it, i just cant type very fast on it.... It does work good though, and is bigger than most phone keyboards but still i prefer the full sized mouse and keyboard... Maybe i should get a better keyboard/mouse combo or something... More research into this is needed LMAO... This thing works excellent when i run my computer to my big screen tv and want to sit on the couch and surf the web and watch movies online though.. and hell the battery is staying good for quite a while and recharges from the usb... i like it, but it did not replace the keyboard and mouse like i hoped lmao

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My couch is 15 feet or so frm the computer, it still gets great signal... sometimes if im moving around the mouse wont track perfectly, but most the time it works flawlessly.
 
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