The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

Now that you mention it, I think it switched to 18 some time ago. I am not sure off the top of my head when it changed.
 
Thanks guys. I thought the FK was 18 dps, but wanted to confirm. I didn't know on the EDC.

Much appreciated.
 
Musashidin said:
Is the field knife actually 15 DPS? The website shows 18 DPS.
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The angle is whatever is described in the sale thread where it was purchased. The first Field Knives were 15 DPS, but this was changed to 18 DPS.

I suggest staying above 13 DPS in 3V and there's almost no reason to ever go as obtuse as 25 DPS. 18 has a good combination of cutting efficiency and durability for a knife of this size in most applications and is the angle I use during heat treat evaluations and metallurgy development work.

In my opinion a person should sharpen their knife at the angle where it best serves their use and style, irrespective of the angle it came at. I put what I consider to be a good "middle of the road" angle on the knives we make, but some applications would justify changing to something more extreme.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
The angle is whatever is described in the sale thread where it was purchased. The first Field Knives were 15 DPS, but this was changed to 18 DPS.

I suggest staying above 13 DPS in 3V and there's almost no reason to ever go as obtuse as 25 DPS. 18 has a good combination of cutting efficiency and durability for a knife of this size in most applications and is the angle I use during heat treat evaluations and metallurgy development work.

In my opinion a person should sharpen their knife at the angle where it best serves their use and style, irrespective of the angle it came at. I put what I consider to be a good "middle of the road" angle on the knives we make, but some applications would justify changing to something more extreme.
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Thanks, Nathan,
I use a spyderco sharpmaker with the 20 dps and wanted to know if I was going to be reprofiling at this angle or just getting the edge. Just wanted to know where I was starting (next up was the Sharpie...)
 
I'm looking to get one of the FK's that recently went out. I saw a mention here that the last of them would be up for sale along with a pre-order thread for the EDC.

Any further news on if / when the last of the field knives might be up for sale? Will it be a pre-order type thread or is it going to be like the 30 LC?

Thanks!
 
SevenOfNine said:
I'm looking to get one of the FK's that recently went out. I saw a mention here that the last of them would be up for sale along with a pre-order thread for the EDC.

Any further news on if / when the last of the field knives might be up for sale? Will it be a pre-order type thread or is it going to be like the 30 LC?

Thanks!
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I seem to have seen a recent post by Nathan that 10 FKs were going to be offered for sale on Jan 20th, but either I can not locate that post or he has since revised it (I don't think that I've gone too senile yet to have just imagined it, but that could also be a possibility!). With that said, your best bet would be to try to work on your Keyboard-Fu on the Friday Sale Day, or get one of these uber fast gunslingers to proxy one for you (there are some guns for hire on here if you know your way around!). Trying to pry one out of a recent recipient is much harder but you could always try to work your charm on FK owners ;)
 
Thanks for the info, I was looking but I couldn't find that post either. I thought there would be a lot more than that for sale...10 does not instill much confidence, lol Terrible odds. My typing is light years faster than everyone I've ever run into so at least I have that going for me. Was too fast for the tests to measure back when they used to do those things. But I'm more banking on the Exchange, etc...I don't expect to get one of the 10. There are people that practically do these Friday sales professionally. Depending on what time I'll probably be at work anyway. I guess I'll just keep my eyes open for the Exchange.

Thanks for the quick reply though
 
We're doing 10 Field Knives on the 20th and some EDC right after that. We'll finish the last of the Field Knives after that and have one final sale of them, probably 15-25 of them, in February.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
We're doing 10 Field Knives on the 20th and some EDC right after that. We'll finish the last of the Field Knives after that and have one final sale of them, probably 15-25 of them, in February.
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Great, thanks for getting back to me, Nathan. I've recently discovered & become a big fan of your work. I think the Field Knife was quite possibly one of the most gorgeously done knives that I saw all year for 2016.
 
On the LC preorder I have yet to be emailed by Jo. Does it usually take awhile? I noticed Jo asked a few people to email so was concerned I missed my confirmation.
 
crossada said:
On the LC preorder I have yet to be emailed by Jo. Does it usually take awhile? I noticed Jo asked a few people to email so was concerned I missed my confirmation.
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You're a registered user so you do not have PMs through this site, which is a preferred way to get hold of folks. So Jo sent you an email from the site, but those are pretty sketchy with a pretty high failure rate. You might check your spam filter. Otherwise, please contact her at carothersknives at gmail dought com
 
Hi Nathan,
I'd like to improve the corrosion/pitting resistance of my D3V FK by forcing a patina. I've come across general recommendations such as soaking the blade in white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, or even mango juice!
Which would you recommend for this D3V steel, or do you think a forced patina won't actually enhance corrosion resistance that much??
Thanks!
 
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Karoi said:
Hi Nathan,
I'd like to improve the corrosion/pitting resistance of my D3V FK by forcing a patina. I've come across general recommendations such as soaking the blade in white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, or even mango juice!
Which would you recommend for this D3V steel, or do you think a forced patina won't actually enhance corrosion resistance that much??
Thanks!
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I don't know the answer to this. I haven't had much trouble with corrosion and haven't experimented with that.
 
Karoi said:
Hi Nathan,
I'd like to improve the corrosion/pitting resistance of my D3V FK by forcing a patina. I've come across general recommendations such as soaking the blade in white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, or even mango juice!
Which would you recommend for this D3V steel, or do you think a forced patina won't actually enhance corrosion resistance that much??
Thanks!
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I pretty much treat my knives like shit and have never had a single issue at all with corrosion/pitting on Nathan's blades. Cut meat, veges, wood, wiped each side of the blade one time against my pant leg. Done. No issues. You don't need to put a patina on it.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I don't know the answer to this. I haven't had much trouble with corrosion and haven't experimented with that.
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Ok, thanks anyway.

ExtraBaconPlease said:
I pretty much treat my knives like shit and have never had a single issue at all with corrosion/pitting on Nathan's blades. Cut meat, veges, wood, wiped each side of the blade one time against my pant leg. Done. No issues. You don't need to put a patina on it.
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I agree and also haven't had any issues with CPM 3V knives when using them at home or on camping/hiking trips further inland. This is obvioulsy not the case when I do excursions at the coast, where more frequent maintenace is required. That's why I usually take a "stainless steel" knife with.
I just thought it would be nice to improve the corrosion resistance a bit on my FK.
 
Karoi said:
I agree and also haven't had any issues with CPM 3V knives when using them at home or on camping/hiking trips further inland. This is obvioulsy not the case when I do excursions at the coast, where more frequent maintenace is required. That's why I usually take a "stainless steel" knife with.
I just thought it would be nice to improve the corrosion resistance a bit on my FK.
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I've taken my field knife fishing on piers, beaches and boats (sea not rivers), cut bait and filleted fish, its been around the block. Never had an issue. It's a really great knife steel. Put a patina on it if you want but i'm tellin ya, it is not necessary! :thumbup:
 
ExtraBaconPlease said:
I've taken my field knife fishing on piers, beaches and boats (sea not rivers), cut bait and filleted fish, its been around the block. Never had an issue. It's a really great knife steel.:thumbup:
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That's good to know extra! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I might not bother with the patina then...
 
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