Random Thought Thread

bluemax_1 said:
I think that's how the paintless dent removal guys do it. Watched some videos of it before. Looks somewhere between art and black magic 😅
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This is true but they wouldn't be able to fix that, they can not work the body line back out in that area and that kind of dent

We have a real good paintless dent guy that will come in some times
 
sonofaghost said:
I carry pepper spray (that my late Dad gave me) but thought this cutie was just gonna sniff my leg as I rolled by
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Had a discussion about this topic (people having their dogs off leash in public, where they're supposed to be leashed).

I had something similar happen in my early teens: some yappy little shit ran up while I was riding my bike and nipped the back of my ankle right around the achilles. Got infected and took a few months before I was back to 100%. Nowadays, I have zero tolerance for a-holes and/or their a-hole dogs.

One thing that I've come to understand over the years:
Inconsiderate a-holes will only change their behavior if/when the consequences are a significant inconvenience to themselves. They do not change their behavior readily due to negatively affecting others.

I love dogs, but a sure way to train the stupid owners to keep their uncontrolled dogs on a leash, where they're supposed to be leashed, is to liberally blast the mutt with pepper spray when it runs up on you.

When the owner has to deal with their nice, peppery dog, THEN they'll learn to change their behavior (especially if they had to drive to get there. Have fun riding home with the pepper sprayed dog in your vehicle).
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
It's 5/16 of an inch thick bro
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This one cuts pretty well. A little thinner (.28" thick, 10" blade) but not much. Just saying.

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What benefit is there to that much thickness?

When I see a design like that. I ask myself, how would I improve that? Well, decking it down a little thinner would improve it. It is heavy in a design that doesn't work well with the weight. If I want something that hits with some authority, there's better ways to put that weight into the blade and just make it thick. If I want a reasonably sized knife that cuts well, I don't think I want it to be 5/16 of an inch thick. Quarter inch thick is pretty ridiculous on a knife that size and that's what we did with the SDFK. I simply can't envision a knife that size even thicker. Why? What is this design attempting to do? What purpose does it serve?
 
Thought experiment

Imagine you are forging it and you could distribute the weight any way you wanted it. Would you stop with that? Or would you smash it down a little thinner? You're not giving up any needed strength going thinner and it would cut better. The weight would be the same and it would cut better. If there is a tweak that you can make to the geometry that would make it better, you should make that tweak. Don't just go with 5/16 because that's what you've got. That's a design compromise that doesn't need to be there.

While I would normally optimize a design and then order material to match, this is a screwed up situation where I already have the material and I need to figure out a design that is optimal in that configuration. 5/16 at this length ain't going to be a cutter. Which has got me down to bottle opener, tactical screwdriver etc, or a semi integral dagger.
 
trevitrace said:
How else you gonna extricate yourself from a downed helicopter's fuselage?
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Okay. This is a good thought experiment. You have a quarter inch SDFK and you have a 5/16 SDFK. The clock is ticking. Which one of those do you want to use to cut through the skin of a helicopter?

And you did not bring a 15 lb sledge with you. Because helicopter ride.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
What benefit is there to that much thickness?

When I see a design like that. I ask myself, how would I improve that? Well, decking it down a little thinner would improve it. It is heavy in a design that doesn't work well with the weight. If I want something that hits with some authority, there's better ways to put that weight into the blade and just make it thick. If I want a reasonably sized knife that cuts well, I don't think I want it to be 5/16 of an inch thick. Quarter inch thick is pretty ridiculous on a knife that size and that's what we did with the SDFK. I simply can't envision a knife that size even thicker. Why? What is this design attempting to do? What purpose does it serve?
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Tactical sharpened prybar, touted as 'unbreakable/indestructible'.

I don't think some folks are getting that you're working within the constraints/ parameters of the EXTRA material around the shape of the CPKhuk, i.e. there are limitations on not just the length, but the width/height of the blade as well, meaning it's limited to a narrow, thicker blade of limited length (despite you mentioning that this is exactly why you're thinking daggers).
 
Grenock said:
I hate to say it, but you probably need to be involved. I mean have you seen some of the stuff he has done lately? He made a bowie, not a very good one mind you, but he actually tried to make a bowie.

On further thought, you just need to move to NC and take over.
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my thought was a smaller, weapony khukuri sporting the same type of fuller as the full size one, which decreases mass and also allows more fine tuning of the primary bevel angle
but daggers are awesome, and the man has spoken!
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
What benefit is there to that much thickness?

When I see a design like that. I ask myself, how would I improve that? Well, decking it down a little thinner would improve it. It is heavy in a design that doesn't work well with the weight. If I want something that hits with some authority, there's better ways to put that weight into the blade and just make it thick. If I want a reasonably sized knife that cuts well, I don't think I want it to be 5/16 of an inch thick. Quarter inch thick is pretty ridiculous on a knife that size and that's what we did with the SDFK. I simply can't envision a knife that size even thicker. Why? What is this design attempting to do? What purpose does it serve?
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I truly understand your thinking , truly do. But from a collector / hobby point of view, well at least mine. Some knives just need to be for fun, for the hell of it. Just hearing your ideas of how to improve something at this thickness, makes me want at least four !!!!!! For a purpose , oh what fun that beast will be and tons of smiles it will give !!!!!
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Okay. This is a good thought experiment. You have a quarter inch SDFK and you have a 5/16 SDFK. The clock is ticking. Which one of those do you want to use to cut through the skin of a helicopter?

And you did not bring a 15 lb sledge with you. Because helicopter ride.
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I'd take the 5/16 SDFK over a dagger any day. :)

And BTW, my picture showed a hollow grind.

Don't get me wrong, love your designs and how well thought out they are of course, I'm just a user, but you were asking for input :)
 
trevitrace said:
How else you gonna extricate yourself from a downed helicopter's fuselage?
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Nathan the Machinist said:
Okay. This is a good thought experiment. You have a quarter inch SDFK and you have a 5/16 SDFK. The clock is ticking. Which one of those do you want to use to cut through the skin of a helicopter?

And you did not bring a 15 lb sledge with you. Because helicopter ride.
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This thought experiment reminded me that it is coming up on 33 years since I lost my friend and colleague, George Saenz, during a nighttime narcotics helicopter pursuit over the Florida Straits. (The SRT I was a member of had the privilege of doing an entry and arresting those responsible at a later date. It didn't bring him back, but there was some satisfaction in "getting some" for George.)

Please read about him here and spare a good thought for a true gentleman whose life was cut short in its prime. It's just a brief report on the "End of Watch" site.

R.I.P. George. Never far from my thoughts.
 
Anytime a photo of a CPK-Dagger finds its way to the General Discussion or another part of this Site which has not heard about CPK or does not follow as religiously as the CoCKs or wannabe CoCKs, that draws nothing but abundance of positive reactions piquing curiosities about its maker. Personally speaking, I'm willing to wait for up to 5 years for one of those I.D. preorders to fulfillment.
 
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