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I got a question-
Nathan, would you be so kind as to walk us(me) through the heat treatment process for a thick and large knife, (looks to some like a khukuri) of A2 please?
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Nathan, in sticking to the topic regarding your use of synthetics, perhaps you can shed some light on this... if you were using a given material, perhaps one of the Norplex products, and you were acquiring it oversized and then machining it to your specifications, and assuming the standard deviation was somewhere within .02mm with a regulated trajectory of approximately half of its resonant frequency, would you expect that it’s covalent bond would allow for consistent dynamic tension?
Asking for a friend.
That’s the key to good bullshit, amiright?![]()
If you're hell bent on achieving linear elastomeric coupling utilizing covalent bonds rather than the consistent spring rates of non-Newtonian (Brownian) metallic bonds I'd suggest you look into the newer carbon carbon composites. While conductive, it is still technically an organic synthetic. I guess it depends on your application. Is this your penis enlargement device? I'm not sure why you don't just keep using the garage door spring.
On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 is K18), how awesome is going to be Utility Fighter 2?
I don’t think Nathan releases anything that doesn’t score 9.9999% using that scale. Even then, he probably wakes up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night thinking about how to improve that last .0001%.
The Utility Fighter amazes me every time I pick it up. It is so well balanced, nimble, and maneuverable feeling. I can’t imagine the UF2 being any less so.
Phil
Hello Nathan. I am quite excited to receive the weaponized K18. My question is regarding the profile of the blade: is the profile much different than a typical K18? Could you take a picture with the weaponized in front of typical K18?
My concern is I will need a sheath and the easiest potential here is an Azwelke.
Thank you.
Me love kydex long time, BUT, that mf’er deserves leather. Chad, Bill, Paul or that narrow assed Canadian should be putting skin on this one.Hello Nathan. I am quite excited to receive the weaponized K18. My question is regarding the profile of the blade: is the profile much different than a typical K18? Could you take a picture with the weaponized in front of typical K18?
My concern is I will need a sheath and the easiest potential here is an Azwelke.
Thank you.
No, stock thickness is the same, but the grind is more acute, thinner behind the edge as normal FK2.Apologies, I can’t figure this out. What’s a “hard thin” field knife? I know what a field knife is and I think it’s in 3/16” stock from what I read on the website. Is “hard thin” just a different heat treat and thinner stock?
No, stock thickness is the same, but the grind is more acute, thinner behind the edge as normal FK2.
And it's a plate martensite, harder, but not as ductile as Delta 3V. If you are cutting a lot of soft abrasive materials, it's a good choice. If not, go for normal FK2
Hello Nathan.I would think a standard sheath would work.
I will take a picture on Monday for you.
If you would like, I could send this directly to a sheath maker for you.
Thanks for the reply.
And that does it for me. I’m out. There is zero chance I will ever carry a 3/16” stock knife.
Well darn it. I watched a few ofNathan the Machinist videos on YouTube on the field knife and now I’m conflicted.
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Thanks for the reply.
And that does it for me. I’m out. There is zero chance I will ever carry a 3/16” stock knife.