Photos! Post your CPK photos here!

Thanks, I'd like to save up for one of those field knives one day, but that'll be far down the road right now.
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Some outdoor shots today

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opposite side has LA for Lorien

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and a crop of that LA has what looks to be...a small heart ? :)

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Again, very nice work guys, extremely sharp rascal too. The paracord fob on there has a whipped area just after the knife to help keep it from flopping around, then a diamond knot, a small decorative celtic bead, ending with one more diamond knot. It works well to help aid in drawing the knife from the sheath.
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Gary- so sweet!
do you mind if I use your photos? (not for anything weird, or at least not particularly weird).
 
Most certainly can, and thanks
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Very nice. I wish we were not separated by a border or I would try and hire you to take pics of a bunch of Nathan's work. I can only imagine how good some of the ground finish or the wood handles would look with proper pics. Even the Butterscotch micarta. I can't even take one that is not embarrassing.

Then again, I'm using a broken iphone 5 so I don't expect much.
 
Thanks, that's too bad on the border thing, dangerous to traverse so I don't blame you, lost a knife going to a fellow in Canada, customs kept it, said it opened TOO easily, a Benchmade Axis lock, the person I sold it too took it in stride and did pay for it, as he knew it wasn't my fault, but I still felt bad, just wasn't right.

And an iPhone 5, that would be limiting but you can still get some decent images, just be sure to mount it on a tripod too.
I'll try to get a shot or two using my ipod touch, might give you some ideas.

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Gary those photos are amazing, but the subject isn't to hard to work with. You have brought out some of the minor subilities found in Nathan's work. Another nice fob in your signature style.
 
I spent a nice evening last night trout fishing. I brought my field knife along for the ride. I caught six nice trout.

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This knife keeps impression me. Keep up the great work Nathan!

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Gary W. Graley said:
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If anyone is curious, that's cut with a tiny .020" point tapered ball mill .003" deep on a big old 9,000 pound box way mill at its 6,000 RPM spindle redline. The cutter is so small you can't see it without opening the door and poking your head in with a flash light.
 
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If anyone is curious, that's cut with a tiny .020" point tapered ball mill .003" deep on a big old 9,000 pound box way mill at its 6,000 RPM spindle redline. The cutter is so small you can't see it without opening the door and poking your head in with a flash light.
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Cool to know. I also noticed you begin and end the cuts at different points on the box around Lorien's logo and the Delta symbol. Lorien's on a corner on the top right and the Delta on the bottom left, always wondered why but didn't want to bother you to ask.
 
JustinFournier said:
Cool to know. I also noticed you begin and end the cuts at different points on the box around Lorien's logo and the Delta symbol. Lorien's on a corner on the top right and the Delta on the bottom left, always wondered why but didn't want to bother you to ask.
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Sometimes there's a good reason to start and stop a cut in a particular place, but not in this case.

The Z axis spindle casing is a 700 pound casting. It's not real "snappy". So, on these tiny little moves it takes a moment to get into position. It takes about half a second to sort of ease itself in those last couple thou so it misses a tiny bit of the tool path. The other mills don't do that, so it's harder to see where the cut starts and stops, but they lack the balls to cut these materials and get a good finish and tool life. We're hoping to replace the big mill next year with something stout but faster.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Sometimes there's a good reason to start and stop a cut in a particular place, but not in this case.

The Z axis spindle casing is a 700 pound casting. It's not real "snappy". So, on these tiny little moves it takes a moment to get into position. It takes about half a second to sort of ease itself in those last couple thou so it misses a tiny bit of the tool path. The other mills don't do that, so it's harder to see where the cut starts and stops, but they lack the balls to cut these materials and get a good finish and tool life. We're hoping to replace the big mill next year with something stout but faster.
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I'm not certain, but I would be zero out of ten surprised if I was the only one who noticed there is a tiny bit of the path that gets missed. I never mentioned it because I think it's really nit-picking as I know you are focused on field finish, which this massively surpasses.
 
Took the knife to work day...is that a regular thing like take your daughter to work? :) probably not....but should be. In any event, it was quite the show of the day, people were amazed at the fit and finish as well as the keen edge, all said 'well done!' I just nodded and smiled and took my knife back!

Thanks for sharing about how that is engraved on there, I like that you have a little heart on there for LA ;) but I'm guessing it's meant to mimic his avatar/logo more.

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let's all just agree that it's a heart. Just for me :)
 
Casinostocks said:
Sir, will this ever go into production or is this another one of your harebrained ideas which you will lose focus of the next time a sharp and shiny object is dangled in front of you?! ;)
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I don't know what you're .. oo Squirrel!!!!

If this one finishes out worth a crap I'm gonna bite the bullet and buy the craftsman membership to list them. Even figuring my time at pennies on the dollar I'm afraid people will balk at the price but if nothing else I'll just have to look for another Field Knife to fill them both.

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