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Stamping the makers mark on 103 before they go off to heat treat:

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Peregrin said:
Not a pile but I have whittled my choice, on most days, to one of these.
Of course there's always another slipjoint and either an OHO or fixed blade.
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Peregrin,

those are remarkable. Who made them?

eta - enlarged on the laptop and was able to read the makers’ marks. Beautiful collection.
 
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Horsewright said:
If ya break the 100 mark the cost for heat treat reduces drastically. Certainly worthwhile to send big batches.
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Makes sense! May as well take advantage of price breaks when possible.
At least that's the Costco/Sam's Club marketing philosophy. The larger the purchase the less the cost.
I wonder, if someone were to buy like a train load of... let's say T-Paper, or a whole boat load of... socks at what quantity would they become free. 🤪

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redsparrow said:
Makes sense! May as well take advantage of price breaks when possible.
At least that's the Costco/Sam's Club marketing philosophy. The larger the purchase the less the cost.
I wonder, if someone were to buy like a train load of... let's say T-Paper, or a whole boat load of... socks at what quantity would they become free. 🤪

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Have a buddy who has a degree in accounting. He followed me around one time when I was doing my own heat treat. He was writing down the costs of everything and came up with a cost per knife for me doing my own heat treating. This did NOT include time for straightening warped blades and many do. Chasing warp can be very time consuming. I was also limited to steels I could work with. Even way back then my cost was over 3x the cost per blade to send it out for HT. But the big reason? Consistency, consistency, consistency. I often get the phone call. Hey ya made me a knife and I want one just like it for my brother, son, grandfather, friend, wife, guy that works for me, etc. Well I can make him one just like it. Consistency, consistency, consistency. And now ya know why I send blades out for HT.
 
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Lots of makers get consistent heat treat doing it in-shop, but that’s not doing it 100/batch. Some do it 1 at a time :)
 
ErikMB said:
That's a regular old flotilla!

More canoes than most countries' navies!

I love the canoe pattern.

Mine sink when put in water, though.
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Thanks for the kind words! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:
My canoes are not really seaworthy either, and I'm not eager to buy a bunch of canoes so my canoe pattern knives can float!

- GT
 
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