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[Gusbuster]

I would slice my love handle carrying and drawing a knife like that!

I don’t think so, Bill Bagwell carried his Bowies this way.

 

[bluemax_1]

I would slice my love handle carrying and drawing a knife like that!

Sooo... set one sheath for right hand draw and one for left hand to even things up?

 

[Jsega51]

Sooo... set one sheath for right hand draw and one for left hand to even things up?

All I would need is a couple of DEF’s and with 4 sharp edges, I could do maximum damage to myself and my clothes!

I do have a Mummert clip and a Ulticlip to put on some sheaths but I’ve found I just don’t care for carrying a knife IWB.

 

[SwarthyGnome]

I just watch a fella on youtube demonstrate the calvary draw with his 6 shooter and well, wow.
Hey Gusbuster , or Fonedork would y’all mind showing us how you do it in a short video?

I’m afraid I will end up like this:

 

[ferider]

 

[craytab]

Just realized my photos made it onto the CPK website! Nathan the Machinist do I set up a P.O. box for all the royalty checks or do you use direct deposit?

But seriously, flattered!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Just realized my photos made it onto the CPK website! Nathan the Machinist do I set up a P.O. box for all the royalty checks or do you use direct deposit?

But seriously, flattered!

Thank you for your photography!

 

[craytab]

Thank you for your photography!

I assure you, it is not me, it's the subject matter!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

can you believe I took this picture of Jo's comp chopper with my cell phone?



My old phone took really good pictures. Good enough for print. My new phone... not so great...


I appreciate it when folks with better photography skills and tools take good pictures of my work. I really do.

 

[craytab]

can you believe I took this picture of Jo's comp chopper with my cell phone?

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My old phone took really good pictures. Good enough for print. My new phone... not so great...


I appreciate it when folks with better photography skills and tools take good pictures of my work. I really do.

I can! All my pics are from my phone. Oddly enough, those pics of the Kephart were on my old Galaxy S7. Got a new S20 in December which supposedly has a better camera (3 of them!) but I swear the old S7 took better pics of knives. Maybe there are some settings on the new phone that I'm unaware of that would make things better. I keep saying to myself I'm going to look into it but I probably never well. Here's to old tech!

 

[Lorien]

'big knife for a little lady'...

 

[craytab]

It is not the potato knife, but it's no slouch in the kitchen either!

 

[duramax]

If only Buck Rogers had this knife !!!!!!

 

[dericdesmond]

My CPKs minus Behomother and another UF2. Though they look cherry Only one truly is. Prior to August never even handled one. Really enjoying them and all that goes into them. Thanks CPK.

 

[Benson X]

I was cleaning/organizing the shop this weekend and came across a serendipitous surprise!

I found a box of EDC scales I had forgotten about; some Black G10, Maroon G10 and a set of rough/unfinished Shadetree Burlap in Sapphire that Jo had posted up over 4 years ago!

I spent about 4 hours trying to sand/buff them by hand and it was quite the arduous process...

Started with 180 grit, then 400, then finished with some polishing compound and 1500 grit. I did a "final(?)" coating with some quality wax to fill some of the voids and try to get some luster on them. Not gonna lie - hand finishing this rough burlap is a chore and did not yield the perfect finish/quality that I've come to appreciate from CPK.

I will say the Shadetree Burlap has a FANTASTIC tactile and textural feel, esp. with a nice wax coating soaked into the exposed fibers and small pits/voids between the resin. At the risk of sounding pretentious - I'd say they have a silky, almost organic, feel to them compared to finished G10 or micarta; almost the soft underbelly of a snake or lizard. They seem very resilient and durable and I have no doubt with regular use they will naturally smooth and polish a bit more and the color will start to darken with time.

I have not installed them on an EDC (yet) and wondering if I should any more sanding or polishing on them...

The pics are not great - camera phone with shop LED and Fluorescent lighting and a few with using a flash to show the texture. The raw/unfinished pic is not very flattering but a couple hours later started to reveal a diamond in the rough. The fiber "striations" on the edges look fantastic! I will get them installed and try to take some better pics with natural lighting sometime soon.

 

[betzner]

7" FIGHTER PROTOTYPE

 

[Murphjd25]

LC is gonna be wrecking sh*t all week.

 

[Gusbuster]

 

[Private Klink]

That 7" Fighter Prototype looks really sweet !

 

[Gusbuster]

I was cleaning/organizing the shop this weekend and came across a serendipitous surprise!

I found a box of EDC scales I had forgotten about; some Black G10, Maroon G10 and a set of rough/unfinished Shadetree Burlap in Sapphire that Jo had posted up over 4 years ago!

I spent about 4 hours trying to sand/buff them by hand and it was quite the arduous process...

Started with 180 grit, then 400, then finished with some polishing compound and 1500 grit. I did a "final(?)" coating with some quality wax to fill some of the voids and try to get some luster on them. Not gonna lie - hand finishing this rough burlap is a chore and did not yield the perfect finish/quality that I've come to appreciate from CPK.

I will say the Shadetree Burlap has a FANTASTIC tactile and textural feel, esp. with a nice wax coating soaked into the exposed fibers and small pits/voids between the resin. At the risk of sounding pretentious - I'd say they have a silky, almost organic, feel to them compared to finished G10 or micarta; almost the soft underbelly of a snake or lizard. They seem very resilient and durable and I have no doubt with regular use they will naturally smooth and polish a bit more and the color will start to darken with time.

I have not installed them on an EDC (yet) and wondering if I should any more sanding or polishing on them...

The pics are not great - camera phone with shop LED and Fluorescent lighting and a few with using a flash to show the texture. The raw/unfinished pic is not very flattering but a couple hours later started to reveal a diamond in the rough. The fiber "striations" on the edges look fantastic! I will get them installed and try to take some better pics with natural lighting sometime soon.

Your Sapphire Shadetree are looking nice. I finished out a set of Electric Plum and Evergreen. The Shadetree were one of my favorite scale materials when I use to hang out at the Fiddleback forum.