Tip strength

If you really want a rock solid tip system, do some reading and searches on the Bess-Wedge. Brent Beshara is a great guy who came up with a really strong tip idea.
 
I've had the pleasure of examining a Boker knife like the one below, ground in the "Besh-Wedge" style... seems weird at first but the more you think about it the more sense it makes. Unless you absolutely need a needle-point on the tip, and if you like double edges, it's definitely worth considering.

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I keep wanting to grind one like that and see if people like it, but I don't want to get sued... I'm not sure Mr. Beshara would like it too much if I "stole" his idea. :o
 
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Brent is a good guy and is not one of those possessive types. I sent him an email telling him of a project I had in mind. I asked his permission to use the Besh-wedge grind and said I would credit his design. He sent me a nice return message, giving his permission, with detailed drawings of the tip and grind on many blade styles to make the whole process easy to understand.
I still have a lot to do on the project, but it is a large dagger made in damascus steel with damascus hardware and a fluted ivory handle.

I would suggest you email Brent.
http://www.beshknives.com/
 
I will check it out, if I do end up trying that I will make sure to get permission first. I don't sell knives either, just like to learn new things. Thank you very much
 
Brent is a good friend. We have bunked together at the shows and he is my mentor's(Wally Hayes) best friend. He gets very excited about custom makers using the Besh Wedge. Great guy.
 
Rick Marchand said:
Brent is a good friend. We have bunked together at the shows and he is my mentor's(Wally Hayes) best friend. He gets very excited about custom makers using the Besh Wedge. Great guy.
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I remember you mentioning that before :thumbup: If I get his OK, I will definitely give his grind style a try and credit him for it.
 
bladsmth said:
Brent is a good guy and is not one of those possessive types. I sent him an email telling him of a project I had in mind. I asked his permission to use the Besh-wedge grind and said I would credit his design. He sent me a nice return message, giving his permission, with detailed drawings of the tip and grind on many blade styles to make the whole process easy to understand.
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I'm pleased to say that Brent has already responded to me with the same permission and details to help me. He asked only that I be sure to use the term "BESH Wedge" when describing the grind style, and seems genuinely excited to have other makers "use the BESH Wedge geometry and develop it further." ( that's a direct quote from his reply to me)

If you're interested, just email him. :thumbup:
 
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