The HOGB8 Thread

Which style for the satin HOGB8?

  • Regulator blade and handle shape, with .30+" thickness, but in satin INFI

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Basic blade and handle shape, but with modest swedged clip and massive thickness

    Votes: 19 90.5%
  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
ragnerok said:
From my "Basic competition" back in post #2757 - We now have a winner!!!



Stump Buster; hit me with a PM with your shipping info and I`ll get the sheet shipped out to you. Thanks a lot to the rest of you Hogs!!!:thumbup:;)

Lets Drink:p:thumbup::D
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WOW... I just logged on to see if Jerry posted the GO GO GO and place my order and HOLEEEEEEE SMOKES!!!! I Was NOT expecting THAT!!! Thank You RagnerRok!!! Now if I can get Jerry to Asym my B8 before sending it out, that would be PERFECT!!!


Welcome to the sickness Mike!;) There's a good group of guys here trying to get this bad boy released and we can always use another voice at the council!!!
 
Will York said:
You were serious about the contest? Way to roll, my man--very cool. :thumbup:

Congrats SB!!!
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Thanks, man - got an ekstra sheet lately, togheather with a new to me basic-7...Dont need two sheets, but i do need a...

Basic 8-LE!!!
 
While we are waiting on the Basic-8 LE - Lets talk Basic-7;

Anybody noticed any diffrence in lenght of blades between the black coated ones and the smooth coated ones?

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^--- Very interesting! Definitely different choils and talon holes too.
Is the rough coat B-7 actually 7" long? Looks like 6 3/4ths to me.

Thanks for all the eye candy Ragnerok, your basic pix are AWESOME!!!!! :thumbup:
 
evltcat said:
^--- Very interesting! Definitely different choils and talon holes too.
Is the rough coat B-7 actually 7" long? Looks like 6 3/4ths to me.

Thanks for all the eye candy Ragnerok, your basic pix are AWESOME!!!!! :thumbup:
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Thats right - Talon holes and choils are different, too. As far as i remember, the smooth ones are Gen. ones, while the crinkel coated ones are Gen. two. Dont have the crinkel one right here, but lenght on the smooth one is actually 7 3/8".
 
I recently talked to one of the sheath makers who said that the M-INFI blades can vary up to 1/2" or so. Not just smooth vs crinkle, but many smooth ones can be different than other smooth ones.

I haven't had personal experience with this, but he seemed a knowledgeable fella. :confused:
 
Yep, the smooth B7's run a good 1/4" or longer than the crinkle B7's. The crinkle B7's I've measured have consistently been right at 7" from Res-C to point. Besides the difference in choil size, the smooth B7's--and the smooth B9's and B5's--also have thinner edges and are nominally better cutters than the crinkle, but the difference in use is not really significant IMO. The crinkles also may be a bit stronger in the edge, by virtue of being a tad thicker.
 
I've been comparing my B9's too (one krinkle one smooth). They seem to be the same length, but the krinkle coated one feels heftier. I'm curious if this is due to subtle machining changes between the two models or if it's that the krinkle coat is heavier. I'm kinda digging the extra heft. :)
 
Tom,

We're all here for the Basic 8. Even when discussion extends to the B8's Basic Brethren, it's keeping this thread active and helping our purpose.
 
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