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[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Waki! Asy grind

 

[Farchyld]

So much win in this thread

 

[Bako]

Dude, so much win in this whole SUBFORUM!!!

And I hope that Waki is lefty!!! Will it have diffy HT too?

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

So much win in this thread

Great talking to you and swing by here anytime! We have a lot of fun...

Dude, so much win in this whole SUBFORUM!!!

And I hope that Waki is lefty!!! Will it have diffy HT too?

Asymetrical grind so it works well either way! It was edge quenched so yes on the HT.

It's dirty in the pic, I was cutting all vegetation in sight on the way up from the shop! I am going to clean it up and etch it. The grind is a full flat to a zero convex bevel. Nasty!

 

[Bako]

Somomabitch! Tuna Maki, or scaley goodness? I think it'd look kickass with some CF inlaid silver twill. MILL TIME!

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Tuna Maki, lmao!!!!

Yes I'll do a cord wrap. It is hard to see but there is a hidden plunge so no scales. ...smooth! The tang is also tapered a bit.

 

[Bako]

Smoove!

 

[Bako]

I propose naming that knife "Teh Big Tuna"

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

I propose naming that knife "Teh Big Tuna"

I second that!

It is very tuna sword-ish isn't it!

That would be a good use. I kept the RC high at around 60, it is tough yet will hold a killer edge. The grain should be very fine too as it went through a serious heat treat!

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

I also played with some Alabaster this week.

Chisel Ground, Convex and Hollow Bevels. Stone age influenced design. The edge holding is pretty bad though...

 

[Bako]

I second your seconding! That was kind of the reason I called it that, too. I had a friend who ran charters off Cape Cod when I was in college, and I used to ride up in the tower of his deep sea fisher. The "Tuna Sword" was just a big Dexter Scimitar though.

I think the biggest Tuna I saw one summer was about 300 pounds. Some dude who fishes in the caverns off Delaware with my boss got a nearly 900 pounder a few years ago. He messed up and didn't get the prize for some lame technical reason though.

 

[Bako]

I second your seconding! That was kind of the reason I called it that, too. I had a friend who ran charters off Cape Cod when I was in college, and I used to ride up in the tower of his deep sea fisher. The "Tuna Sword" was just a big Dexter Scimitar though.

I think the biggest Tuna I saw one summer was about 300 pounds. Some dude who fishes in the caverns off Delaware with my boss got a nearly 900 pounder a few years ago. He messed up and didn't get the prize for some lame technical reason though.

 

[Bako]

A post so dumb, I had to do it twice!

And nice sculpture! I'll take it!

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

That is a big fish! I caught a tiny one once and it fought like crazy. 300# is nuts!

I got to go to a real fish market in Grenada where they have lots of nice tuna. We picked out a nice tail section for sushi...

Here are some pics of the market, scroll down. The link is one I googled and found http://www.hobotraveler.com/190_30_st-george-grenada-fish-market.shtml

 

[Bako]

Nice red snappers, too! I'd bet that Tuna came in around 75 pounds from the look.

 

[sloth357]

Bako two time Bako two time.

D- pics of the back side of that 'tuna blade' remind me of the steel? thanks! annnnnd let's have a great week!

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Will do! 18" of 3/16 O1 tool steel

Yeah time for a good week! I'm going to be busy, I have my mother-in-law and her mom coming to visit.

 

[Farchyld]

That's a special kind of busy D:

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

That's a fact!

 

[BLK]

tell me about it