Utility/EDC dressed in all black

[J. Doyle]

Here's another one headed out the door. This collector asked for something "tactical" as dark as possible. I don't like that word because everything is tactical now days. Quite a marketing ploy. This same knife could easily make a nice hunter/field knife.

Specs:

1080+ steel, .182 at the ricasso
8 1/8" overall, 3 7/8" blade
Black g-10 scales and pins
Tapered tang
Aggressive thumb notches but have all the sharp edges and corners knocked off
Contoured scales

This feels really great in hand.

 

[Matt Brook]

That's really nice John!

Good job. Id be happy to own that!

Matt

 

[MaxCutter]

That is a really good looking EDC John!!!

 

[BMK]

Nice work. What do you use to make the notches (chainsaw file and file guide)? Also, when you figure out why non-tactical people desire "tactical" gear, let me know I carried a shiny non-tactical Randall model 18 when I was "tactical" - lol

 

[J. Doyle]

Nice work. What do you use to make the notches (chainsaw file and file guide)? Also, when you figure out why non-tactical people desire "tactical" gear, let me know I carried a shiny non-tactical Randall model 18 when I was "tactical" - lol

Thanks guys.

For the notches, I used a chainsaw file, freehand. I was just careful to keep them straight. I put them in after heat treat. I used a small file to knock off all the sharp edges and corners, then hit it with the buffer.

 

[defaultuser]

Outstanding! Beauty in simplicity. Only thing I'd prefer is less agressive thumb grooves. I really dig the handle contour.

 

[Angus McGunnigl]

Classy knife.