THE Hollow Handle Knife Thread

[heresthedeal]

noticed there wasn't one Kershaw in the thread.

This isn't the first one of these I've owned. the first one was purchased in Columbus GA. in 1986 a few days after getting out of AIT at Benning.

This one I got at a pawn shop, only deal I've ever got at a pawn shop. I saw it in the case, asked the price, was told 75.00 and that it was made in America.

I said, "no it's not" He said "yes it is". I told him if it is I'll pay you the 75 if its not then it's 20. He agreed and I got it for 20.

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[BladeScout]

Looks great:thumbup:

 

[bowie69]

noticed there wasn't one Kershaw in the thread.

This isn't the first one of these I've owned. the first one was purchased in Columbus GA. in 1986 a few days after getting out of AIT at Benning.

This one I got at a pawn shop, only deal I've ever got at a pawn shop. I saw it in the case, asked the price, was told 75.00 and that it was made in America.

I said, "no it's not" He said "yes it is". I told him if it is I'll pay you the 75 if its not then it's 20. He agreed and I got it for 20.

I'm curious about the Kershaw. Although I don't hear much about it, what I do hear is good.

 

[caine]

I knew a guy with one of those Kershaws and beat it up with no problems.

 

[Sam Wilson]

Sam, you're making me question if I need to change my order.

Very, very nice! :thumbup:

Thanks, TAH. Feel free to order as many as you like, lol.

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Sam,

I had my friend take the knife and the Sog Powerlock over to Eagle Industries (Big Black Oxide plater here) and match the finish on the knife to my Sog. They did an excellent job. Matches exactly and its been going strong for 4+ years now. The knife doesn't see a terrible amount of action so the finish is still new looking. I imagine if it spent a weekend as my only blade it might start to show some wear. It has chopped through two small logs so far and doesn't shown any wear yet. (Not a true test I understand) I also have a CRK Green Beret that is KC Gun coated and that thing has chopped a ***t load of branches, logs etc and it still looks great. I took it to Plaza Cutlery over the summer to have it sharpened and even they wanted to know what I used it for. I said "what it was designed for, no safe queens here". They just chuckled. Why own it if you can't use it, right?

I agree, 1SHOT. The knives are made to be used. I remember drooling over the CRK Green Beret when it came out. Great knife, and I'm glad you use it. And that black oxide treatment looks really cool, also. I have been thinking of offering it as an option, as I don't much care for bead blasting. I think bead blasting looks nice, but leaves the metal very vulnerable to rust. I have even had 440C rust on me when bead blasted. Carbon steel wouldn't stand a chance.

Sam, I think this is my favorite Wilson Custom so far. :thumbup:

Thanks, bowie69.

Sam, this is an awesome blade, I love it.

Thank you, Nitro74.

Your prototype looks great.

I'd like to give a sub-hilt a try. A goat skin wrapped grip may hold up.

Thank you. I learned a few things about the micarta handle doing that one, and I have cleaned up my silver soldering since that one. I was kind of rushing everything to see how the construction and micarta would turn out. But the latest knives have turned out quite nicely, in my opinion. As far as goat skin, I have very limited experience with it, but I have not found the pieces that I have used to be very durable. Maybe I got some poor quality ones, I don't really know. Let me know if you try it out.

 

[Sam Wilson]

Stelth and Heresthedeal, very nice knives. I can never get enough of the Buckmaster. And I have seen very few of the Kershaws around, as well. Cool. :thumbup:

Looks great:thumbup:

Thanks BladeScout.

I knew a guy with one of those Kershaws and beat it up with no problems.

Caine, that's a good point. In my opinion, that's a very important aspect of hollow handle knives. As long as people just treat them as normal knives, and use them as you would any normal knife, which to me means primarily cutting/chopping/reasonable batonning of wood, I doubt you will ever have a problem with any quality hollow handle knife. The problems start when people try and squeeze an even greater level of performance or strength out of a HH knife than a full tang knife, for some crazy reason. I have already wondered what I am going to do if somebody sends me a damaged knife and is mad that they messed it up doing chin-ups on it.

I need to write it up properly, but I will gladly warranty my knives if they are damaged during any normal knife related activities, such as cutting, chopping, reasonable batonning, or whatever you would use a knife for. I know how my knives are built, and they are ridiculously overbuilt for those activities. Truth be told, I will probably be glad to help somebody out that damages one of my knives doing something stupid, too. I mean, let's be honest: I did a video of me doing chin-ups on my knife. If I do stupid stuff, I'm sure others do too. And anything that can be made, can be unmade. Nothing is indestructible. That being said, I have a great amount of confidence in my knives, and in their durability, and believe that they will serve anyone well for a long, long time if used as a knife should be used.

Sam :thumbup:

 

[TAH]

In my opinion, that's a very important aspect of hollow handle knives. As long as people just treat them as normal knives, and use them as you would any normal knife, which to me means primarily cutting/chopping/reasonable batonning of wood, I doubt you will ever have a problem with any quality hollow handle knife. The problems start when people try and squeeze an even greater level of performance or strength out of a HH knife than a full tang knife, for some crazy reason. I have already wondered what I am going to do if somebody sends me a damaged knife and is mad that they messed it up doing chin-ups on it.

I need to write it up properly, but I will gladly warranty my knives if they are damaged during any normal knife related activities, such as cutting, chopping, reasonable batonning, or whatever you would use a knife for. I know how my knives are built, and they are ridiculously overbuilt for those activities. Truth be told, I will probably be glad to help somebody out that damages one of my knives doing something stupid, too. I mean, let's be honest: I did a video of me doing chin-ups on my knife. If I do stupid stuff, I'm sure others do too. And anything that can be made, can be unmade. Nothing is indestructible. That being said, I have a great amount of confidence in my knives, and in their durability, and believe that they will serve anyone well for a long, long time if used as a knife should be used.

Are you saying I shouldn't do chin-ups on my knife? Cancel my order!

Well written, Sam.:thumbup:

 

[heresthedeal]

I'm curious about the Kershaw. Although I don't hear much about it, what I do hear is good.

I abused the first one and it held up to an 18 year old kid in Germany who spent more time in the field than on main post, so it did pretty well.

the one I have now spends all it's time in a box, in the woods I almost always just use a mora, if cutting wood a hatchet, or at least a machete.

I will say the saw teeth on the back will go through a 2x4 in a hurry.

 

[Sam Wilson]

Are you saying I shouldn't do chin-ups on my knife? Cancel my order!

Well written, Sam.:thumbup:

Thanks, TAH. By all means, do chin-ups to your hearts content. Just do them at your own peril!

I abused the first one and it held up to an 18 year old kid in Germany who spent more time in the field than on main post, so it did pretty well.

the one I have now spends all it's time in a box, in the woods I almost always just use a mora, if cutting wood a hatchet, or at least a machete.

I will say the saw teeth on the back will go through a 2x4 in a hurry.

I'm not surprised by that at all. In my tests, even a blade that was decently fitted into the hollow handle and epoxied there held up just fine. And that was with no mechanical fasteners. I think about it like those old screwdrivers and hand tools that had the clear epoxy handles. You know the ones where you can see the shank of the screwdriver through the clear/yellow epoxy handle? Basically it's just epoxied in place, and while I've seen some of those handles shattered from GROSS abuse, I've never so much as seen one start to wiggle, much less come loose. It all comes down to being reasonable, to me. Nice post, heresthedeal.

Sam :thumbup:

 

[bowie69]

For fun, I just ordered some parts of an old Carl Schlieper survival knife. So far, I was able to order the blade and the hollow handle. I will need the hand guard and pommel cap eventually (and a sheath). I know it's not really "making" a knife, but at least it is "assembling" one.

Besides the nut and threaded tang attachment method, I think I will use some JB Weld for extra strength.

I won't do chin-ups with it though.

 

[caine]

Alot of test and reviews in the 80's on HH knife were straight abuse. I reading alot of crazy HH stuff in varies knife mags that I would never do to my knife. I LOVE HOLLOW HANDLE knives and use them.

 

[TAH]

For all First Blood fans - In Rambo III, do you think that Stallone should have used the Hibben HH Rescue Knife like originally intended or was it time to make the change to a Bowie?

 

[cricketdave]

He should have stayed with the rescue knife, you can see him using it going through the mine field. Much more interesting blade than than big bowie.

 

[SENGVIN]

He should have stayed with the rescue knife, you can see him using it going through the mine field. Much more interesting blade than than big bowie.

Although I like the bowie a lot I agree with your statement +1

 

[Nitro74]

I think that from a knife lovers perspective the rescue would be the better choice but from a movie makers perspective the Bowie adds something new to the character ( a new tool that gives him a new look).

 

[TAH]

I, too, think he should have carried the Rescue in Rambo III, since the first three films were basically a trilogy and the HH design was his knife of choice in the first two films. However, the short machete in Rambo IV fits the tone of that movie perfectly.

 

[cricketdave]

Yeah I liked the rough machete from rambo IV. I guess my dislike of the bowie comes from handling a few of them. Just awkward in the hand and not nearly as useful feeling as the lile knife I originally had.

 

[Nitro74]

Don't get me wrong, I like the rescue and think they should have gone with it. I was just trying to rationalize why they went with the Bowie for the movie.

I agree about the machete, it really fit the story perfectly, looks good too, I like it.

 

[bowie69]

Been quiet around here lately....

Anybody get a new hollow handle for Christmas?

 

[cricketdave]

Saving my extra pennies to pay for the Martin 7inch version I ordered. I may have to buy a boker apparo to mess with in the mean time until its done.