The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

Not sure there was much thought behind the comment at all, truthfully. I saw the "F" word and those to "L" words just popped out.
 
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Know your busy and tired from Blade Nathan, but when convenient could you inform me on the Specs of the Bladesports Competition Chopper? Thanks
 
TommyGun56 said:
Know your busy and tired from Blade Nathan, but when convenient could you inform me on the Specs of the Bladesports Competition Chopper? Thanks
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I have in my possession two Dan Keffeler competition cutters that are his own personal racing knives with multiple championships on them. They're worth a small fortune and they're what he uses to compete, so I'm a little bit nervous about even having them. They're his current knife and the one that preceded it. We sat down and discussed the end goal and it will incorporate the best from both knives. The goal being the availably of outstanding competition worthy knives for competitors. I fully intended for this to be the finest competition cutter available and for it to be priced so that more cutting enthusiasts can get involved in competitive bladesports. It's a humbling task that I've been building up to. I feel honored that Dan wants to do this collaboration and I hope that I prove worthy when it's all done.

The knife will be a 10" blade, 15" overall, 2" width to fit within the competition parameters. It will be made of CPM 4V or Vanadis 4 E and I think our heat treat protocol for these materials is going to put M4 out of the game. The blade geometry and handle geometry were developed by Dan and we're going to stay true to it, no compromises. <--- IMO we will be the only ones who get this right. We've been working on the heat treat for this material over the last 6-7 months. I don't have a specific hardness yet, but probably 62-63, but you all know it's not the hardness, but the microstructure that really counts when you're pushing the envelope. The edge geometry isn't finalized yet, but they will come race ready, sharpened by me and honed to specific geometry ready to win out-of-the-box. I'm serious. We know what we're doing, it is going to be the best in the business, you can bet on it.

I'm a little stoked about it...
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I have in my possession two Dan Keffeler competition cutters that are his own personal racing knives with multiple championships on them. They're worth a small fortune and they're what he uses to compete, so I'm a little bit nervous about even having them. They're his current knife and the one that preceded it. We sat down and discussed the end goal and it will incorporate the best from both knives. The goal being the availably of outstanding competition worthy knives for competitors. I fully intended for this to be the finest competition cutter available and for it to be priced so that more cutting enthusiasts can get involved in competitive bladesports. It's a humbling task that I've been building up to. I feel honored that Dan wants to do this collaboration and I hope that I prove worthy when it's all done.

The knife will be a 10" blade, 15" overall, 2" width to fit within the competition parameters. It will be made of CPM 4V or Vanadis 4 E and I think our heat treat protocol for these materials is going to put M4 out of the game. The blade geometry and handle geometry were developed by Dan and we're going to stay true to it, no compromises. <--- IMO we will be the only ones who get this right. We've been working on the heat treat for this material over the last 6-7 months. I don't have a specific hardness yet, but probably 62-63, but you all know it's not the hardness, but the microstructure that really counts when you're pushing the envelope. The edge geometry isn't finalized yet, but they will come race ready, sharpened by me and honed to specific geometry ready to win out-of-the-box. I'm serious. We know what we're doing, it is going to be the best in the business, you can bet on it.

I'm a little stoked about it...
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This is just epic..
 
They sound FANTASTIC Nathan! Thanks for the quick and Detailed Response! Any Chance of a Pre-order forthcoming on these?
 
I have every bit of confidence in this project. I think it's just the ticket to get Jo her World title.

I'm super excited to get my hands on one, and see what Lorien's testing videos will be like. Of course, the hilarity that will ensue will be worth waiting for.
 
actually, gives me a tingly feeling when Nathan says it
 
ManOfSteel89 said:
You think testing is gonna differ from the norm? Those cutting competitions aren't exactly easy on blades so you gotta make sure it holds up I'm sure.
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I'd wager it's like a race car. Similar to the fragility of the RLC. You make a bad hit and you damage the knife. Get a little too wonky and warp the bevel. That being said, I love me some RLC.
 
ManOfSteel89 said:
You think testing is gonna differ from the norm? Those cutting competitions aren't exactly easy on blades so you gotta make sure it holds up I'm sure.
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the stuff I do in the bush is rougher on knives than Bladesports is
 
Our development is quite a bit more abusive than Blade Sports. The key is to go with the fastest cutting geometry that will hold up. Fortunately the designs and metallurgy we've been pursuing over the years keys in very well to that goal.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Our development is quite a bit more abusive than Blade Sports. The key is to go with the fastest cutting geometry that will hold up. Fortunately the designs and metallurgy we've been pursuing over the years keys in very well to that goal.
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Yeah, and if this non-user is able to get one, it will probably be the one he drops to the floor, while slicing the leg open on the way down.
 
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