Very cool

Big DJ said:
Loren, what steel is this?
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it's from a bar of ingot 154CM that I've been sitting on for awhile. It's a terrible bar of steel- sometimes hardens while I'm cutting it with the bandsaw, breaking teeth off and generally wreaking havoc.

Because it's such a nasty little knife, you should feel no hesitation to beat the shit out of it. It's definitely not ground for fine work! Really interested to find out how the steel performs for you over time. Use it in good health!
 
Lorien said:
it's from a bar of ingot 154CM that I've been sitting on for awhile. It's a terrible bar of steel- sometimes hardens while I'm cutting it with the bandsaw, breaking teeth off and generally wreaking havoc.

Because it's such a nasty little knife, you should feel no hesitation to beat the shit out of it. It's definitely not ground for fine work! Really interested to find out how the steel performs for you over time. Use it in good health!
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I like to beat inanimate objects that give me a hard time too... feels like universal justice.

Never seen a blade of yours without a beautifully ground edge - awesome work :)
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
I like to beat inanimate objects that give me a hard time too... feels like universal justice.

Never seen a blade of yours without a beautifully ground edge - awesome work :)
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well, thanks man- that's a great compliment, and much appreciated

this little guy's primaries are hollow ground and the secondary is flat ground. Because this knife was kind of a proof of concept, (not including the .18" thickness) I left it with a 50 grit belt finish which I would never do with a knife I was going to sell.

I've found it's pretty easy to have fairly good looking grinds at a low grit finish, but it becomes progressively harder to keep them looking nice as I go up in grit count. 220 grit is usually my minimum.
 
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