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Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Just picked this up from Win Heger, great guy by the way...very straight up! This is one of my favourite blade shapes, almost a wharncliff but with a slight up sweep to make it very practical for everyday tasks, 1/8" thick ATS-34 bead blasted blade is 3 1/2" long, scales are paper micarta, arrived with a belt sheath of kydex.

Great knife at a great price, hard to beat, I've been abusing it sort of at work the past few days, prying when it called for it, not HARD prying mind you but it is rugged! and sharp of course!;)
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Dammit Gary, How many knives you need:rolleyes: :p . It seems like every other day your posting a pic of a cool new knife. I'm not a big wharny fan but that almost wharny blade shape just looks like its begging to cut something. The handle also looks very comfy. Congrats on the pick-up.
 
Sorry James...I do get carried away, but I like knives and they must work well and feel good in the hand if they want to live in my house...This one is very comfy in the hand, the paper micarta sweeps down and acts as a nice guard, the point is low enough that you can really get it into action, cutting a pattern out or cutting into a cardboard box, works great and blade length is about right, a 3" would have been nice as well, but this one doesn't get in the way when you are using it and no one gets too alarmed when I wear it.
The kydex sheath works well, no worries when removing or returning the knife, I place my index finger along the spine of the blade and feel for the sheath when I return the knife, just snaps into place...

Reasonably priced as well, I like not to post $$ as time passes and people will look at this and expect the same price all the time, so I'd recommend contacting Rob or even Win Heger as Win had a couple of them...
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Gary the rivets have me intrigued, do they have a flat or domed top on the other side or are they flaired there also. What material do they appear to made of?

I think they would be quite effective as hidden rivets in a thicker handle.
 
George they are like Pem fasteners, pressed in and on the other side are torxs, neat set up...
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Gary
I like that one a lot. Warnclifs are starting to grow one me. I think I need, ok want, one.

You've got mail.
 
Originally posted by pyrguy
Gary
I like that one a lot. Warnclifs are starting to grow one me. I think I need, ok want, one...
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Wharncliffish type knives are very handy, this one could stand to be a bit shorter for everyday work but at 3 1/2" it still does well!

Hope you can get a hold of one soon!
That scan by the way was done by just placing the knife on my flat bed scanner and laying some material over the knife, it's an arm protector for one of our chairs, I just grab it through it over the knives for a back drop, leave the top cover open and just scan the knife, works great, I angle the knife to get the best scan and then rotate it to what position I want and crop it close to help keep the pic size down!
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Hope you can get a hold of one soon!
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Gary thanks for Win's address. I've got one on the way. Just waiting on delivery.

Win didn't have another one with the tan scales so mine has checkered G-10. I'll let you know how I like it when I get it.
 
This is a beautifully shaped knife for knock-about utility work, a little belly, a decent point, and a long straight portion. Would anyone do something like this in 3/32" stock? I've found lots of nice stuff like this in 1/8". Indeed I came away from the BAKCA show this weekend with three nice fixed blades in the 3.25-3.75" range, but could find nothing in 3/32" 1/8" is just thicker than needed in a blade of this size in my opinion. Can't find anyone who will work in 3/32" though.

Larry Brahms of Blade art turned me on to Mick Langly over here at:
http://www.bladeart.com/artists/mick_langley/mick_langley.htm. Check out the bird and trout knives at the top and bottom of the page. At 3", that blade meets my minimum length requirement (I would prefer 4"), but the specs don't say what the stock thickness is. This could be the sort of thing I'm looking for also (or anything in between). Anyone got any other examples in 3/32" stock?
 
Originally posted by matthew rapaport
Larry Brahms of Blade art turned me on to Mick Langly ... but the specs don't say what the stock thickness is....
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Matthew, you have an extra period at the end of that link, here it is without that;

http://www.bladeart.com/artists/mick_langley/mick_langley.htm

With the depth of the plunge lines I'd guess they are also 1/8" but wow I agree they look great! love that first one, my only pet peeve is the notch some makers place before the edge starts, if it's too abrupt it tends to catch things, on that Criswell he has a shallow ramp up notch and so stuff doesn't get caught, justs rides up and out.

But those Langly look very nice, tempted to get one anyway!

As to who would make one with thinner stock, I'd email Mike Irie or get a hold of Mick Langley and ask for a customized one with thinner stock, worse they can tell you is no!

Also highly recommend Murray Carter's work, the blade I have is just a hair under 1/8" but his san mai steel really cuts well!

http://www.bladeart.com/artists/Murry Carter_/murry carter.htm

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Nice one Gary! That modified wharncliff is a sweet shape and I can definitely see the utilitarian value to it. I'd like to see just a bit less "nose" though so that you get the point into slightly tighter locations when needed. My Griptilian is a good case in point in that I couldn't get the tip into a simple right angled space (trying to scrape a bit of paint off the inside of a door jamb). I ended up grinding a bit of it off and it now works much better.

I'm back to pottery for a few more weeks until the Christmas season passes and then I'll resume my knifemaking. That shape keeps calling out to me!
 
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