The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

[dericdesmond]

Has an axe been mentioned?

 

[Blues]

You guys do realize this is the "Ask Nathan A Question" thread...?

(Sorry to be a wet blanket. Well, not really.)

Some posts are about to be moved to "Random"

ETA: Done.

 

[Sdmdm8]

So this is a random question for Nathan the Machinist .
Have you ever used a ball mill for fullering on a blade, are there any pro's/con's to doing so.
I was wondering if the fullers were milled into the ground blank before the bevels were ground it would save time in the long run etc.

Just wondering (of course all milling would be done before heat treating)

 

[NmFrank87]

I think the first will start to ship in four or five weeks

Nathan,
Is this timeline still correct for the Shiv 2.0 to start being shipped either next week or the week after that ? Thanks for your time and help I appreciate it greatly and I hope to hear from you soon!...

NMFrank87 AKA Frank Cervantes from New Mexico!...

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

So this is a random question for Nathan the Machinist .
Have you ever used a ball mill for fullering on a blade, are there any pro's/con's to doing so.
I was wondering if the fullers were milled into the ground blank before the bevels were ground it would save time in the long run etc.

Just wondering (of course all milling would be done before heat treating)

Yes

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Nathan,
Is this timeline still correct for the Shiv 2.0 to start being shipped either next week or the week after that ? Thanks for your time and help I appreciate it greatly and I hope to hear from you soon!...

NMFrank87 AKA Frank Cervantes from New Mexico!...

Yes

 

[vkp78]

^ 2 weeks

 

[Casinostocks]

Nathan, was this recent CPK-CC just a one off or are you planning on more of these as redux offering ?

 

[yoko]

Will the new run of Comp choppers be in V4E or 4V ?

 

[Caba]

Nathan, what is your favorite knife? What's your EDC knife? Cheers!

 

[Tools_and_Tights]

Hey Nathan! I recently saw a video on YouTube and was wondering if you have an opinion on the Bohler K890 steel?
Thank you for your time!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Nathan, was this recent CPK-CC just a one off or are you planning on more of these as redux offering ?

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One-off in 4V



Performed very well. It's the thinnest race knife we have ever produced. Ben just ran it in a race in Tennessee today and won the hell out of it. First place in the race and also won the points coin. The knife, as thin as it was, took no damage. Ben is one of the physically strongest cutters in the field and he is running the thinnest knife in the field. And he has a lot of skill. He wins almost every race he goes to.

Yeah, I need to do another run of race knives and, yeah, I think I'm going to run 4V next time.

 

[yoko]

One-off in 4V

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Performed very well. It's the thinnest race knife we have ever produced. Ben just ran it in a race in Tennessee today and won the hell out of it. First place in the race and also won the points coin. The knife, as thin as it was, took no damage. Ben is one of the physically strongest cutters in the field and he is running the thinnest knife in the field. And he has a lot of skill. He wins almost every race he goes to.

Yeah, I need to do another run of race knives and, yeah, I think I'm going to run 4V next time.

F YES YOU GENIUS


...... oh yes.... "in" lol

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Nathan, what is your favorite knife? What's your EDC knife? Cheers!

My favorite knife is an OG Behemoth chopper.

My everyday folder is a Shirogorov. Fantastic build. Edge stability is better than the Seb I used to carry, but there's room for improvement.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Hey Nathan! I recently saw a video on YouTube and was wondering if you have an opinion on the Bohler K890 steel?
Thank you for your time!

No opinion

 

[yoko]

My favorite knife is an OG Behemoth chopper.

My everyday folder is a Shirogorov. Fantastic build. Edge stability is better than the Seb I used to carry, but there's room for improvement.

Are we having a folder cut again

I think your shingorov and my ti/cf s90v military tied the last time hahaha

 

[DocJekl]

One-off in 4V

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Performed very well. It's the thinnest race knife we have ever produced. Ben just ran it in a race in Tennessee today and won the hell out of it. First place in the race and also won the points coin. The knife, as thin as it was, took no damage. Ben is one of the physically strongest cutters in the field and he is running the thinnest knife in the field. And he has a lot of skill. He wins almost every race he goes to.

Yeah, I need to do another run of race knives and, yeah, I think I'm going to run 4V next time.

Nathan - my CPK EDC is in 4V which I know very little about, and I was wondering if you could tell me about your 4V steel properties vs your D3V offerings of which we know so much?

My favorite knife is an OG Behemoth chopper.

My everyday folder is a Shirogorov. Fantastic build. Edge stability is better than the Seb I used to carry, but there's room for improvement.

What steel is your EDC Shirogorov? I have some in Vanax 37, S90V, M390, Elmax, and Cromax PM, but wonder what you like the most.

 

[SwarthyGnome]

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My everyday folder …. Fantastic build. , but there's room for improvement.

We talking a CPK improved folding knife???

 

[trevitrace]

Any interest in a trade? Like new sumo orange for axe or skinner, cash either way depending on condition of knife.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Any interest in a trade? Like new sumo orange for axe or skinner, cash either way depending on condition of knife.

Yeah. Maybe.

What kind of sumo orange are we talking about here? Do you have more pictures? You say, like new. How much you so we talking about here? Have you licked it? Or just smelled it? Were you licking your fingers between handlings? How much? Did you keep the skin?