Ryan "biohazard" customs

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chrisJohn

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Does anyone have his contact info? Thanks and take care




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"Women bring life into the world
and much death, for they sway the
destinies of men." -Anneas
 
He's really starting to generate some interest!
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Wait until the public in general "discovers" Steve in a few months.

I think that CRK&T collaboration (Number Seven/ZigZag) due out soon is going to really log jam his wait time.

John
 
Durn, they would pick #7
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Reminds me of the Spyderco Native. A fixed blade collaboration would be a cool thing also.
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I agree that the "Number Seven" is the most bland of his designs. I think CRK&T might be worried about scaring the "Sheeple" if they went with, say a Number One.

People would run, Building would crumble, Babies would cry, Al Gore would get elected . . . . well . . . alright, maybe not that bad . . but babies would cry.

John
 
I'd cry if CRKT made a number one, I could have saved myself $300! BTW, I haven't heard back from him yet
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are Steve's knives ground on one side or two?

If one side, appears he's made the same mistake that Emerson made....wrong grind side for right handers based on the pictures.
 
I sorry, I'm not trying to be sarcastic. (I was accused of that once)

I just get a big kick out of the "left side, right side, wrong side, right side . . . one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish" discussions.

Sorry if I offended anyone . . . it will not happen again.

John
 
john its a fact that the (tactical) crowd is as fashion driven as women's clothes. rightys contenue to buy lefty chisel grinds and complain when they they roll over.

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I've seen Ryans with the grind on either side. I think he puts it on the side requested by the customer, or failing that, the side he believes most useful for that particular knife. Most recently, I saw a folder he made for a lefty that had the grind on the 'correct' side for a southpaw.

My take on them is that function dictates all, and that fashion is absent in his decision-making process.
 
John,
I am not an expert on which side the grind should be but when I asked Greg Lightfoot why he did a right side grind, he told me that the Japanese always believed that a right side grind would lead to a more precise cut for a right handed person, while on the phone with Greg, I checked my Japanese sashimi knife and sure enough, the grind was on the right side. This knife is of carbon steel and yields very square and precise cuts on raw fish. In the combat world though, I don't think it matters whether the cut is precise or not!
 
I have agonized over this "right/wrong" chisel grind thing since I first saw that old Emerson CQC-6 ad in the late, great Fighting Knives magazine. (Man do I ever wish that I had had the $$ for one (or two) 6's back then!).

Anyway, my analysis is as follows: For a right hander, doing utility type tasks, the blade should be ground on the right side of the blade. When I cut things on a flat surface with my CQC-7B, I find that I need to tilt my wrist up at an awkward angle to get a straight, downward cut. Using my Stiff KISS (which is ground on the right side), I get nice, square cuts with a comfortable wrist position. Think of the way an actual wood chisel is ground and you'll agree.

Photography, display and fondling of knives is another matter. For these purposes I would prefer that the grind be on the left side. That way when the knife is in a display case with other folders, it can be shown clip side down, pointing in the same direction as the others. Otherwise one could not see the nice grinds...

Now, for fighting purposes it really doesn't matter. I have slain many boxes, retired pieces of furniture, and even an old ghetto blaster with my CQC7, and the grind side did not impede my progress in any way
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Now, just to stay on topic, I truly cannot believe how reasonably prices Steve Ryan's customs are. I am a pessimist, so I had naturally assumed that his pieces were astronomically priced like Emersons and (cough) JSPs. Now I see his catalog, and the fact that I can secure the knife (probably knives!) that I want for only $25 each, and then have a year to save up the rest, well that's just perfect. I'm getting my order in for at least a Warlock, and then maybe a Model Four or Seven at the same time. Wow.

PM
 
John,
Thanks for the scan of the catalog. In a '99 issue of American Handgunner, Ryan's knives were profiled with beautiful photographs. I have decided on a Model 7 Lt. Weight and a Model One with serrations. I am going to use the Model 1 for kayaking where the hook on the blade will make an excellent trap for cords, rope and assorted things that one can get tangeled in.
 
Thanks John for the pics of Ryan's work. Which model or models are you ordering? My favorites would have to be the #1, #2, and #5. Also, the Dementor. Which handle configuration do ya like best?
 
I ordering up a model One and a model Five today. As for the scales . . . . I contacted Steve and I am having him do plain, dull Green Micarta (ala CQC6).

John
 
John, I thought about a model 5 but would not carry it in Wisconsin where it would be viewed as a concealed weapon and not a tool. I can carry the Model 7 and convince (I think) an officer that it is a tool and if the Model 1 is on my Kayak Rescue Vest, it will be viewed as a tool. Since you are located in Florida, I assume you have a concealed carry permit. I also have a Florida concealed carry permit but we do not spend a lot of time at our place in Clearwater. Since it does not appear that Wisconsin will ever pass thier Personal Protection Act with concealed carry, my wife and I will be Florida residents in a few years!
 
FWIW, I have CCW permits in several states (I travel).
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Unfortunately, not all states allow permit holders to carry "menacing knives". A couple of the states I have permits for, have "pistol/revolver" permits only.

And I was just looking over the catalog and noticed something . . . . what is a model Six?

John

 
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