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 .
Will York said:
I hope we never make it. ;)

...and I'm sure you know what I mean. :D
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+1 to that - This thread keeps us away from the woods, sittin`in front of the computer - much better than beeing out into the woods with a...BASIC-8!!!


BRING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
While we are waiting on the Busse Combat Basic-8 LE, i would like to talk a little about a project of mine; got this new to me b7 lately, was told that it once used to belong to a well known gentleman on this forum. Stripped, used, buffed out and if you take a close lok at the choil, you would see that it has been sharpend more than once. What i would like to do is making it into a Basic-7 Fighter Version (see pic. on the right). Changing of profile on blade, adding a choil and maybe beat blasting and a convex edge.

What do you Hogs think?

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Pic. of the day - Second from left...BRING IT!!!!!!!!!!

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Do It!!!

One thing...your image indicates removing a lot of steel along the edge, which will mean the primary grind will have to be re-done--otherwise, the edge will likely be much too thick. Rather than go through all that, if I were looking at making the tip more pointy I'd consider just grinding a flat clip on the blade, starting about mid-spine or even a little farther back toward the handle, with a straight downward angle to a new, lowered point. It's easy enough to play with the clip angle until you have something pleasing to your eye, then grind away. Just a thought.

Go for it! (Must post pics. :D)
Will
 
Will York said:
Do It!!!

One thing...your image indicates removing a lot of steel along the edge, which will mean the primary grind will have to be re-done--otherwise, the edge will likely be much too thick. Rather than go through all that, if I were looking at making the tip more pointy I'd consider just grinding a flat clip on the blade, starting about mid-spine or even a little farther back toward the handle, with a straight downward angle to a new, lowered point. It's easy enough to play with the clip angle until you have something pleasing to your eye, then grind away. Just a thought.

Go for it! (Must post pics. :D)
Will
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Thank you Will, on your input. I do have in mind that the primary grind will have to be re-done. Anyhow, like your idear about the lowered point - will give it a second thought...
 
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