Sparkling Smile is a big knife, or it could be....

[David Mary]

To my recollection, it never rusted on me at any hardness. I live over 600 miles from salt water.

 

[Jabrni]

David, any plan to add a fuller or would that be an add-on? Not sure if it would be needed for balance.

 

[SharpBits]

I don't know what this means.

5160 or 8670 come to mind. AEB-L is my first choice, but you said it wasn’t available in Canada in .25 thickness. Maybe other steels are available? Just trying to find a way to make this happen without requiring a large upfront expenditure on your part.

 

[David Mary]

Maybe other steels are available?

We’re talking about sheets large enough that multiple blanks can be waterjet cut. I already determined that’s a dead end with Canadian suppliers.

 

[David Mary]

David, any plan to add a fuller or would that be an add-on? Not sure if it would be needed for balance.

My knife making process does not include hollow grinds. Fullers are hollow grinds.

 

[David Mary]

I already determined that’s a dead end with Canadian suppliers

However, I just did more leg work. Even though none of the sites list sheets in stock, I called a supplier I haven't used yet, and the owner and I chatted for 20 minutes. Turns out this supplier gets his steel from New Jersey Steel Baron, like I have been these past couple years, and has full 15" x 48" sheets in inventory. At this time he only has 3/16", but he said he's got some 1/4" on order. He also told me that he was a waterjet, AND does heat treating!

He's a one man operation, so he can't give volume discount pricing on heat treatment like the industrial scale of Peters Heat Treating allows, which might affect the price per knife to some degree. But since he is a one stop shop in Canada the uncertainty of potential customs fees is eliminated.

I'm going to send him the design for a quote in 3/16", and 1/4" and see what he says.

 

[David Mary]

 

[SharpBits]

Oh, this could turn out to be a very good partnership!

 

[David Mary]

I encouraged him to also set up a dealer account on Bladeforums.

 

[jbmonkey]

this look like it will be a great run. come on guys get on board. almost all Canadian made, and that's kinda cool. pricing is pricing is pricing, but sure need a third Canadian partner to make some leather sheaths for it.....

im in for the awesome clip point. if pricing gets easier on the wallet i might go for 2 of them.

 

[SharpBits]

I’m in for clip point as well, just hopefully late in the year. We know an awesome Canadian leather crafter or two, Sharp & Fiery and Lorien .

 

[SharpBits]

David, any plan to add a fuller or would that be an add-on? Not sure if it would be needed for balance.

Balance can be achieved with swedges as well. Nathan did that on one of his choppers versus the fuller on the previous iteration.

 

[Jabrni]

I’m in for a clip point as well.

 

[SharpBits]

The clip point is but I also like the spear point and Seax.

 

[David Mary]

I could also double edge these.

 

[jbmonkey]

I could also double edge these.

id have to think on that......

 

[SharpBits]

I could also double edge these.

Oh wow, an edge on the handle as well? Cool!





Oh, wait…

 

[David Mary]

Sorry I meant double handle.

 

[SharpBits]

Sorry I meant double handle.

World’s first clip point drawknife.

 

[Jabrni]

Sorry I meant double handle.

Is that the same as scales?