The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
For what it's worth, every single knife that leaves our shop is "used". They are all "resharpened" and stropped. So not a single knife with "Carothers" on it is completely "new unused". They have all (100% every single one of them, without exception even the integral daggers) cut things. And not just one or two tiny cuts either.
Edge was keen and undamaged. I used many methods, including sawing, but just to put the HDFK through its paces. On the great majority I hacked through it machete style. I do twist the sheaf as I hack to move the already severed pieces out of the way as I go.Stems of some plants have a pretty high silica content, they can cause havoc to your edge. Not sure about this species. How was your sharpness afterward?
Did you "saw" with the blade to get thru the sheaves? Or did ya hack away machete-style?
I like! Nice Bunker Buster too!
Does anyone have a DTK Honey Badger to show next to the HDFK? Would love to see those two together...
Mine probably traveled about the distance as yours. It went to Charlotte, Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane, then Perth! The wait was terrible, but worth it!!She’s finally home after traveling more than 15,000km. Probably one of the most traveled HDFK.
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I’ve also noticed that. It’s probably just machining marks as you said?I’m not sure what this is in the fuller? Machining mark or something. Cleaned it and it’s still there.
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Blade is great , super sharp, light weight, handle feels great, this thing will really cut, much better cutting angle than my TGLBView attachment 811329
I’m not sure what this is in the fuller? Machining mark or something. Cleaned it and it’s still there.
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Yours would have traveled more! Yes, the wait is worth it. I should have ordered 2!Mine probably traveled about the distance as yours. It went to Charlotte, Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane, then Perth! The wait was terrible, but worth it!!