Poll: How many people are in for 20" CPK Notta-Katana

Would you buy 22" CPK Notta-Katana?

  • I'm in!

  • I'll pass..

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rxavage said:
I’m in. But contingent on cost and life’s circumstances at that moment in time.

I own many knives and various axes, more than I’ll ever need, but I still don’t own a single sword. I’ve been patiently waiting to find the right one, which would have to be legitimately capable of being used for its intended purpose. Not that it ever would be, you just never know. And of superior construction and quality. I don’t want anything fancy, it wouldn’t be for show or on display. I want a true warriors sword, something reliable, something you’d bet your life on, because it may depend on it one day. With that said, I believe Nathans craftsmanship, philosophy, and integrity demonstrate that he’d be the perfect choice for making said blade. I really hope the stars align for this one.
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I'm in the same boot as you with too many blades so I'm going to sell off some of my older ones to make room for this. There is no way that I'm not going to have one of these.🤗🤞
 
woodysone said:
I'm in the same boot as you with too many blades so I'm going to sell off some of my older ones to make room for this. There is no way that I'm not going to have one of these.🤗🤞
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I should sell some knives. I wish I could. But it’s extremely hard for me to part with one even the cheapest of knives. I’ve given many knives away; nothing greater than spyderco militarys or pm2s, and bm Griptilians, which I have multiples of anyways but i find myself replacing even kershaws or civivis. I can’t imagine the anxiety I’d have getting rid of a shiro or custom. How do y’all do it?
 
rxavage said:
I should sell some knives. I wish I could. But it’s extremely hard for me to part with one even the cheapest of knives. I’ve given many knives away; nothing greater than spyderco militarys or pm2s, and bm Griptilians, which I have multiples of anyways but i find myself replacing even kershaws or civivis. I can’t imagine the anxiety I’d have getting rid of a shiro or custom. How do y’all do it?
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I just imagine having the thing I own in one hand and the thing I want in the other. Which do I prefer.
I could use fresh money to buy stuff but with 6 sons and one daughter I feel bad spending on myself.
 
rxavage said:
I should sell some knives. I wish I could. But it’s extremely hard for me to part with one even the cheapest of knives. I’ve given many knives away; nothing greater than spyderco militarys or pm2s, and bm Griptilians, which I have multiples of anyways but i find myself replacing even kershaws or civivis. I can’t imagine the anxiety I’d have getting rid of a shiro or custom. How do y’all do it?
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For me it's easy, my collection is at a point where i have lost track of what i have, so it doesn't matter if a few older production blades are sold. Customs are going to my boys though.🤔
 
TommyGun56 said:
Two sounds reasonable:thumbsup: Natural Canvas with Rubber Inlays as an option sounds OUTSTANDING;)


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Love my Behemother with the rubber inlay scales. They are, without a doubt, the best looking AND best feeling/handling scales of my various CPK choppers (Terotuf being my other favorite).

I thought I recalled Nathan saying that he had no plans to ever do those again, due to the PITA of making the rubber inlays?
 
You have to suck the rubber down to a vacuum fixture and deck the shine off of it so that it can be bonded. And you have to get the holes in it.

You can't just bolt rubber to the tang it has to be bonded to a backer. And you can't screw across the rubber so the backer has to have cylinders to bolt across.

The end result was machining rubber and micarta into work pieces that you could then shape a scale from. The actual scale shaping process wasn't too bad. I mean, it was pretty bad. But all the steps that led up to it were worse. I didn't enjoy it.

Imagine trying to whittle a spoon from a baked potato
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
You have to suck the rubber down to a vacuum fixture and deck the shine off of it so that it can be bonded. And you have to get the holes in it.

You can't just bolt rubber to the tang it has to be bonded to a backer. And you can't screw across the rubber so the backer has to have cylinders to bolt across.

The end result was machining rubber and micarta into work pieces that you could then shape a scale from. The actual scale shaping process wasn't too bad. I mean, it was pretty bad. But all the steps that led up to it were worse. I didn't enjoy it.

Imagine trying to whittle a spoon from a baked potato
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Thanks for the reply Nathan, I am guessing that means no chance in Hell:confused:

Now I only want one:mad: (just kidding);)

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