Pics and first impressions of the Lahar

The custom Lahar is pretty amazing! Combination of modern and old school.
Are the handles and bolsters Ti, and made of one piece on each side?
 
Kneedeep,

Glad you like the custom Lahar, that knife seemed to be the unexpected favorite out of the knives I took to the Tactical Invitational. The handles are made frome one piece (one front and one back). The bolsters, jigged Ti and echelon are all integral.
 
^^ I'm personally glad they did. I have no idea what use torx screws are good for unless you need to avoid having something tampered with by joe average. Just means you have to buy another tool whereas everyone has a phillips bit.

I remember the first time I saw a torx screw I was like "what? Gimme a break."
 
You can apply a lot more force to a torx screw without camming-out and stripping it, than with a phillips (as long as you are using the correct size driver). Phillips is definitely more convenient since you can get away with using one driver for more screw sizes, but you'll strip a lot more heads and bits.
In the smaller sizes you can pick up a multi-bit torx driver at Home Depot, Lowes, or Sears for about $5 or $6.

Kershaw also has a driver that works with all the screws on their knives, most of their dealers carry it.

Kershaw T-Tool
 
Tim Galyean said:
Kneedeep,

Glad you like the custom Lahar, that knife seemed to be the unexpected favorite out of the knives I took to the Tactical Invitational. The handles are made frome one piece (one front and one back). The bolsters, jigged Ti and echelon are all integral.
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You know, Tim, you're gonna have to do more of those for the sake of all that is pure. It would bring balance to the universe. (especialy if I could get one!)
Seriously though, that's one of the nicest knives I've ever seen. It's a great combination of heavy duty performance and quiet elegance. Nice work!
 
Thomas W said:
In case anyone missed the image of Tim's custom Lahar, enjoy.

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Wow! :cool:
 
Tim, would this custom Lahar's handle treatment (or something similar with the multiple textures) be doable in a limited edition (boutique run) production knife, or would it be too difficult or expensive to do?
 
kneedeep said:
Tim, would this custom Lahar's handle treatment (or something similar with the multiple textures) be doable in a limited edition (boutique run) production knife, or would it be too difficult or expensive to do?
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Oh I was wondering who was going to be the first to ask this question. ;)
 
kneedeep said:
You can apply a lot more force to a torx screw without camming-out and stripping it, than with a phillips ....
Kershaw T-Tool
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Consider me educated. Thanks for the info. I guess the increased torque factor is the reason it was invented then.

My personal favourite bit shape is robertson, but that's coming from a woodworkers (hobbyist only) point of view. Easy to apply a ton of force to without stripping, screws hold onto the bit while being waved around or inserted, and difficult to strip heads.
 
Thomas W said:
Oh I was wondering who was going to be the first to ask this question. ;)
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Well, somebody had to. Looks like a good alternative to natural materials to me. Looks like it would be incredibly difficult to do with that level of quality though.

dulleddown said:
My personal favourite bit shape is robertson, but that's coming from a woodworkers (hobbyist only) point of view. Easy to apply a ton of force to without stripping, screws hold onto the bit while being waved around or inserted, and difficult to strip heads.
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Robertsons are great, but they don't seem as popular down here as they should be. Usually you only see them in stainless for decking. I've seen a few big decking projects that wouldn't have worked without them.
 
GREAT CAMERA CLOSE-UPS....I think I can see some protons and nuetrons in some of those photos....LOL
 
I've owned Lahar for 3 months already and I love it.
parts fit tight, no free play on the blade, the knife looks great.
VG10 is superb for holding edge.
however, IMO ergonomics of the knife would benefit if the G10 scales were convex not flat.
 
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