Aloha ALL,
Welp, I got the "go" to share about some of my latest designs coming out of the Boker Plus Line. I apologize in advance for the terrible pics, but I was losing natural light pretty fast because it has been VERY Voggy here lately. Ahhhhh, nuthin' like the taste of sulphur in the morning!
Cripes...
Anyway, let's take a look at my misunderstood RNR FB!!!
Here is the RNR next to the EDIT:
YES...it is has a very odd blade shape. See, I like Kiradaishi's, but how the heck do you design a "new" one? I know a lot of them look the same for a reason, but...well, I decided to change it up a bit by adding a BIG belly to the underside of a Kira. Whoa!!! Looked kinda freaky, but when going through mock cutting with my proto, it proved to be functional. In fact, it was fun to watch the peers I shared my proto with go through all the, "cutting possibilities" with this odd shaped, RNR.
NOW...I have a real steel production prototype sent to me by Boker Germany. It is bead blasted 440C, and has Camo-Cutouts in the 1/8" thick handle. You can add a fob/lanyard at the furthest rear cutout, but I placed mine in the one right before it...to enable the lanyard to be gripped between my pniky and ring finger. Today, the RNR zipped through semi-soaking-wet cardboard (!!!), Gardenia branches, foam cups, yaaaaaaaaawn. It performed "Kira Push Cutting" very well...
I whittled on a broken clothespin and it yielded interesting results. When I used the RNR belly, the shaving was very thin and controlled. When I used the front of the RNR in "Kira-Fashion", there was a difference in depth. This I will attribute to the circular as opposed to a straight edge. I also cut some thick weeds to simulate cutting on a flat surface by using a "rocking motion" with the RNR. THAT worked great. I HATE them weeds pictured, but I had fun "Rockin' N Rolling" them into pieces!!!
The Camo-Cutouts afforded an excellent grip, and did not hurt the hand during use. The in hand shots show how much finger clearance ya get with the RNR! So basically, ya got a BIG belly for shearing cuts as well as an abrupt forward "kiradaishi-type" edge for push cutting, scraping, etc...In terms of SD use...Ho...THAT is a whole nuther story, but all I can say is: YEAH!!!
Now...let's move onto my G4. "G4" means that this folder can be gripped in "normal", edge up forward, "ice pick", and edge in downward: 4 grips! (D'Oh!!!) The scales are steel lined G10, and is a liner lock ala Walker. Blade is 440C and coated black. Initially, this had a Spyderco Civilian-ish blade, and a Flipper ala Carson...but once that new German Law was passed, the flipper was removed, and the blade shape had to change. BUMMER. However...
This G4 Wharncliffe is a lightsaber for sure!!! The handle is roomy for any sized hand, ya got "room to spare" during manipulation (with gloves or without), and for using the G4 as an impact tool. I had a co-worker today hit me with the pommel while the G4 was opened, and um, yeah it friggin' hurt!
Here is the G4 among some..."friends"...
I will take better pics when sunlight allows, but for now, whatcha guys think?
Mahalo MUCH for checking this out, and God bless!
Welp, I got the "go" to share about some of my latest designs coming out of the Boker Plus Line. I apologize in advance for the terrible pics, but I was losing natural light pretty fast because it has been VERY Voggy here lately. Ahhhhh, nuthin' like the taste of sulphur in the morning!
Cripes...
Anyway, let's take a look at my misunderstood RNR FB!!!
Here is the RNR next to the EDIT:
YES...it is has a very odd blade shape. See, I like Kiradaishi's, but how the heck do you design a "new" one? I know a lot of them look the same for a reason, but...well, I decided to change it up a bit by adding a BIG belly to the underside of a Kira. Whoa!!! Looked kinda freaky, but when going through mock cutting with my proto, it proved to be functional. In fact, it was fun to watch the peers I shared my proto with go through all the, "cutting possibilities" with this odd shaped, RNR.
NOW...I have a real steel production prototype sent to me by Boker Germany. It is bead blasted 440C, and has Camo-Cutouts in the 1/8" thick handle. You can add a fob/lanyard at the furthest rear cutout, but I placed mine in the one right before it...to enable the lanyard to be gripped between my pniky and ring finger. Today, the RNR zipped through semi-soaking-wet cardboard (!!!), Gardenia branches, foam cups, yaaaaaaaaawn. It performed "Kira Push Cutting" very well...
I whittled on a broken clothespin and it yielded interesting results. When I used the RNR belly, the shaving was very thin and controlled. When I used the front of the RNR in "Kira-Fashion", there was a difference in depth. This I will attribute to the circular as opposed to a straight edge. I also cut some thick weeds to simulate cutting on a flat surface by using a "rocking motion" with the RNR. THAT worked great. I HATE them weeds pictured, but I had fun "Rockin' N Rolling" them into pieces!!!
The Camo-Cutouts afforded an excellent grip, and did not hurt the hand during use. The in hand shots show how much finger clearance ya get with the RNR! So basically, ya got a BIG belly for shearing cuts as well as an abrupt forward "kiradaishi-type" edge for push cutting, scraping, etc...In terms of SD use...Ho...THAT is a whole nuther story, but all I can say is: YEAH!!!
Now...let's move onto my G4. "G4" means that this folder can be gripped in "normal", edge up forward, "ice pick", and edge in downward: 4 grips! (D'Oh!!!) The scales are steel lined G10, and is a liner lock ala Walker. Blade is 440C and coated black. Initially, this had a Spyderco Civilian-ish blade, and a Flipper ala Carson...but once that new German Law was passed, the flipper was removed, and the blade shape had to change. BUMMER. However...
This G4 Wharncliffe is a lightsaber for sure!!! The handle is roomy for any sized hand, ya got "room to spare" during manipulation (with gloves or without), and for using the G4 as an impact tool. I had a co-worker today hit me with the pommel while the G4 was opened, and um, yeah it friggin' hurt!
Here is the G4 among some..."friends"...
I will take better pics when sunlight allows, but for now, whatcha guys think?
Mahalo MUCH for checking this out, and God bless!
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NICE!!!!!!!
