Random Thought Thread

[Standard78]

I'm hoping the whatever-is-left-over from this batch:

Smelly hammer wood.

That sounds delicious!

 

[betzner]

My bet is that they will eventually choose a nice wood or edgecut antique micarta.

But one day, we want to see something with an inset of some fine stone, agate or best of all, pietersite.

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

My bet is that they will eventually choose a nice wood or edgecut antique micarta.

But one day, we want to see something with an inset of some fine stone, agate or best of all, pietersite.

I think some interior mammoth ivory would look nice. That or some really dark bog oak.

 

[Casinostocks]

I think some interior mammoth ivory would look nice. That or some really dark bog oak.

The new owner is a CA resident where mammoth ivory is prohibited.

 

[Casinostocks]

Smelly hammer wood.

That sounds delicious!

ICYMI, that quote was lifted from the the 6” UF preorder. Those were Nathan’s choice words for the full dress UF

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

The new owner is a CA resident where mammoth ivory is prohibited.

For me, it would be worth moving.

 

[Lorien]

Nothing says 'durability' like a perforated ricasso

 

[bluemax_1]

Nothing says 'durability' like a perforated ricasso

Honeybee concept for a fighting knife. Allows you to snap it off, leaving the stinger embedded...

 

[Casinostocks]

Happy 420 to Bob, Lorien and Tommy?

 

[Mike157]

Happy 420 to Bob, Lorien and Tommy?

Not that I’m there, but if you’re interested in visiting, our local university most likely has a big green meadow full of lots of people and a big thick low hanging cloud about now. Mike

 

[WValtakis]

Happy 420 to Bob, Lorien and Tommy?

There's others too

Of course I have four more hours on shift until celebration though...

 

[Mike157]

Thirty two hours of spindle time with thirty seven tools used and starting with a twenty four pound block of steel is frikken amazing. If people only new...

With the recent discussion of lignum vitae, I wonder how a nice piece might look for the dagger handles.

And Matty, since your buddy, the receiver of this knife, lives in California, I don't think that it would be too difficult to alter the address for delivery a bit farther north, do you? Mike

 

[Fullflat]

No Saturday special sale on hemp micarta scales today?

 

[Mike157]

Nothing says 'durability' like a perforated ricasso

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

 

[TommyGun56]

Happy 420 to Bob, Lorien and Tommy?

Thanks, but I started celebrating at 220

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Nothing says 'durability' like a perforated ricasso

That design does have some room for improvement.

#Not optimized

 

[Casinostocks]

That design does have some room for improvement.

#Not optimized

Young man, you're a knife/steel/design/development/execution/production phenom & maven, but "son" you ain't no #tag expert. So take it from Unc. Matty and do not repeat rookie mistakes again! #tags do not use Capital letters and there's no space! Ask your Kiddos You're welcome.

 

[UffDa]

Between machining the dagger and machining the fixture I used 25 slots of the 30 tool carousel. Of those tools, 12 were consumed and replaced during the 32 hours of spindle time, so this project has used 37 tools and I haven't even started the scales yet. The starting stock weighed a little over 24 pounds and is now down to 1 pound 6 ounces. There's a good reason people don't make knives this way, it's probably the most ridiculous project of its nature that I've undertaken, but it does allow something that is pretty unique.

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24 pounds and is now down to 1 pound 6 ounces??? Chips Ahoy!

 

[UffDa]

Nothing says 'durability' like a perforated ricasso

It's not meant to be used. It's just supposed to look cool for the mall ninjas. Even Jerry doesn't put 3 holes in his ricassos.

 

[betzner]

Happy 420 to Bob, Lorien and Tommy?

And to Chip, as well, of course, up north there.

Here, a bunch of people will be putting together a bondfire on the beach later but it's too cold, lol. I'll watch it from the balcony: