Project Finished...no more sneak peaks :)

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here she is............................ILL POST WHAT THE OWNER POSTED. MY PICTURES THOUGH :)


Well, some of you may still remember a post in knifemakre's section of USN with three of my designs. All of them quite cool as you said, but finally I decided to go for the top one. And also finally I decided that I'd like Brian to execute my new camp toy...
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That was somewhere in May. After couple of months Brian sent me first email with two pictures, which you can see below... you can't even imagine, how happy I was! Oh, in the meantime we've changed the concept a bit, so now the grind allows for more gripping options and gives higher level of security for my fingerss ;D
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And than... heat treatment. Quenching, tempering etc. The knife has been made of 0-1, so with good HT that can really be a perfomer!
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OK, time to check the blade! Brian sharpened it to shaving shaprness and... chopped through 2x4. Now take a look and imagine the sequence: a) edge before chopping, b) 2x4 after some strokes, c) edge after chopping. Now that's what I call performance! Still shaving sharp! Notice that all chopping & shaving has been done with the marked area of edge only, so the edge really taken serious load of hits!

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Time for blade finishing, temperline etching to make it nicely visible, etc.
 
Also take a look at the comparison with other Brian's blades:
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Now time for handle. As I said here in May my preference would be green canvas micarta. And so Brian did.
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Ok, final handle profiling, final touch on the edge... and here we go!
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Oh, almost forgot about the maker's logo... now my "Camp Chopper" is complete! Handy tool. Not too big / not too small (more or less 5" blade as far as I remember), nicely balanced with slightly tappered tang, hammer-handle extention and two size steel pins. And the best part is... that the knife is already packed & almost on the way to me! Thanks Brian, that projest was FUN. Both for me, and I hope also for you. A lot of details discussed together, a lot of email trafic generated... and finally, after over half year, my knife is READY!
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Awesome!

I just did my first bigger knife from O-1 and had the same test results...stuff can really perform!
 
holy cow brian. talk about steppin out. this looks like nothin else i've seen you make, but at the same time it still looks like one of yours. very nice! are you gunna keep this design and continue makin it?
Alex
 
your right Alex....this was a big step for me. And to tell you the truth thats part of why it took so long to get to it....I wasnt ready. Then BAM.....it hit me and I made this knife in 5 days. Thats fast for me!! I was really surprised I pulled it off!
 
Looks great Brian! Looks like you've got a sorta recurve thing going on there.:D
Scott
 
Getting the knife back in the mail to you Scott......

YUP ReCurve all the way. It was tricky to grind :)
B~
 
Looking GOOD. I knew it was going to be a recurvey thing :D My only concern is the pointy part of the handle at the thong hole, i think i would have rounded that so i wouldn't poke myself with a pointy part in the dark :eek:
Brian are you going to add this to you line of knives so you can make more of them or was this a one time only thing? I bet the curve in the handle makes if feel great in the hand.
 
I'll make these I guess.............why not :) The pointy part is hardened so it can beat in tent stakes :)
 
Dead Sexy. I don't know if it would beat me in a french maid outfit but very nice, lol. Kinda expanding your range. Cool. Looks great but nothing taken away from its practicality. :thumbup: :thumbup:

By the way congragulations about your daughter. I'm glad to hear mom and everyone are doing well. What a blessing.

"Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward." Psalm 127:3
I think that about sums it up. :-)

Logan K.
 
Thats one cool knife, Brian. Man, I love the looks, and I bet it feels soooo good to hold. Hmmm... occurs to me now that I could say the exact same thing about Jessica Simpson! ;)
 
Looks good Brian. We'll be up your way this weekend, Charlotte , to visit the inlaws.... Hope you make it to TR in the spring. jc
 
Brian, I really like that knife! Can not force myself to be aroused by its sexual qualities. When I was younger (?) I only attributed sexual appeal to the feminine members of homo sapiens---still restrict it to the same, even though I have reached my maturity. Can't imagine getting my jollies by fondling a knife--Ha ha ---Sandy---
 
Thanks Fellas - Alot different than those first knives I brought to Track Rock huh :)
Did you see my new baby girl?
 
helmar4578 said:
Brian, I really like that knife! Can not force myself to be aroused by its sexual qualities. When I was younger (?) I only attributed sexual appeal to the feminine members of homo sapiens---still restrict it to the same, even though I have reached my maturity. Can't imagine getting my jollies by fondling a knife--Ha ha ---Sandy---
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