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Hello knifenuts!
I'm just wrapping up this little knife design I've been working on and feel like it's time to show and tell a little bit. Q Factor is the name for this pattern, and it comes from the world of bicycles as a somewhat esoteric reference to the horizontal distance between the pedals, which coincidentally is not much different, (on my E MTB) than the overall length of this knife.
The S35VN blade is .156" thick, the hidden tang is tapered and the primary bevel has a smooth convex plane which I really like for the additional durability and quality of cut. I left it with a machine finish which is kind of new to me. It has a flat ground micro bevel, which was applied by hand via CBN stone, diamond sharpeners and ceramics. Length of the blade is about 3.5" and overall, the knife is about 7 3/8". The blade is held to G10 handle slabs with bronze pins, and the G10 frame is held in place on one handle scale with tiny stainless steel pins, (they're actually 14g bicycles spokes- HAHA!). Toughened epoxy keeps it all together.
These knives were ground freehand without the use of jigs, so the swedges and grind lines are all a little different. My priority was to have the edge as close to on center as I could achieve and I think I did pretty well with that. I could have done, and will do, better with the plunges but if you don't look too close they're ok
Q Factor was designed for the outdoorsy person who appreciates minimalist gear that's up to the task with a minimum of weight and size. The target weight for these knives is 100-150 grams, and I've built 4 of them all at slightly different weights, handle thicknesses and materials, and variations of tip location. The sheaths are designed for neck or pocket carry via removable clip
Thanks for looking!
Cheers!
I'm just wrapping up this little knife design I've been working on and feel like it's time to show and tell a little bit. Q Factor is the name for this pattern, and it comes from the world of bicycles as a somewhat esoteric reference to the horizontal distance between the pedals, which coincidentally is not much different, (on my E MTB) than the overall length of this knife.
The S35VN blade is .156" thick, the hidden tang is tapered and the primary bevel has a smooth convex plane which I really like for the additional durability and quality of cut. I left it with a machine finish which is kind of new to me. It has a flat ground micro bevel, which was applied by hand via CBN stone, diamond sharpeners and ceramics. Length of the blade is about 3.5" and overall, the knife is about 7 3/8". The blade is held to G10 handle slabs with bronze pins, and the G10 frame is held in place on one handle scale with tiny stainless steel pins, (they're actually 14g bicycles spokes- HAHA!). Toughened epoxy keeps it all together.
These knives were ground freehand without the use of jigs, so the swedges and grind lines are all a little different. My priority was to have the edge as close to on center as I could achieve and I think I did pretty well with that. I could have done, and will do, better with the plunges but if you don't look too close they're ok
Q Factor was designed for the outdoorsy person who appreciates minimalist gear that's up to the task with a minimum of weight and size. The target weight for these knives is 100-150 grams, and I've built 4 of them all at slightly different weights, handle thicknesses and materials, and variations of tip location. The sheaths are designed for neck or pocket carry via removable clip
Thanks for looking!
Cheers!
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