Testing...testing...HDFK (aka N.A.S.K.)

[Lorien]

I think Nystagmus was closest...

will have to touch base with this person, I owe them a design!

 

[Casinostocks]

will have to touch base with this person, I owe them a design!

I thought Ma' Jo was just jerking the chains!

 

[TommyGun56]

I Demand a Recount! I spent last night editing my posts!
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[ExtraBaconPlease]

found this on page three.....bump for the awesome pics/vids of the upcoming Fluffer

 

[LostViking]

On the outside looking in. But this thread still cracks me up!

 

[Burke]

I should engrave "FLUFFER" on the side of his, real shallow with a big ball mill, you'd only be able to read it if you hold it in the light just so.

Haha Nathan said big balls.

 

[JustinFournier]

Haha Nathan said big balls.

It was funny, but I'm sure it won't come to be.

 

[Lorien]

a reminder of how versatile, and aptly named, the HDFK is

 

[kingdmx3]

THis thread makes me even more excited to get one. Such an amazing knife !

 

[Lorien]

I've used this knife tons, and have it on my belt whenever I don't have a bigger knife occupying that space. I especially value having it on my side when I'm running the big saw, which is quite heavy to schlep around the bush, because HDFK's weight to handiness ratio is exceptionally good. I don't pinch the bar too often, but when I do it's good to have something to pry with.

with full body weight against the knife and against the log, the saw came free. No damage to the knife, of course

 

[Lorien]

now that I have a proper production model...

 

[Lorien]

 

[betzner]

COMPARISON OF NASK (pre-HDFK proto period) vs FINAL HDFK

Let me preface this to ask Nathan to correct anything that is wrong with this comparison.

I'm almost certain that I've never made a comparison of the pre-HDFK (NASK) and the final version of the knife, the HDFK. Here are some new images that show NASK before tweeking and the HDFK after tweeking. These mostly show the rather small but important differences that the tweeks made to the handle. The difference in hand is significant, though the tweeks were small.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

The changes look subtle but there are many of them and some are significant. The difference in hand and in function are substantial.

 

[Lorien]

speaking of function, I do enjoy using a knife and a baton to make kindling

 

[betzner]

Yeah, but it's so much fun just batoning bolts (well, almost):

 

[Elgatodeacero]

once someone shoots a muzzleloader at the blade of an hdfk and splits the ball in two, i will start to have real confidence in my blade

 

[betzner]

once someone shoots a muzzleloader at the blade of an hdfk and splits the ball in two, i will start to have real confidence in my blade

Man, ur a mindreader! How did you know that's how Nathan did the test??

 

[betzner]

A better shot of the NASK, with another tester (or would that be testee?), from an earlier post to the CPK images thread:

 

[untytled]

A better shot of the NASK, with another tester (or would that be testee?), from an earlier post to the CPK images thread:

Cool looking pair of testees !