Waved CF Small Sebenza w/ Narra wood scales

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kennyj

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Deal with it.

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Scales by Philip Dobson aka firebert, wave inspiration courtesy of Charlie Mike. Heat treat re-done to 61RC by Bos with triple temper. Grinding work and stonewash done by me. Long VERITAS/AEQUITAS bead by Jake Griner.

I still need to even out the convex edge profile a bit more, but that can wait for the next time it needs sharpening.
 
Glad to be a good influence ;)

Amazing attention to detail on the scales as well.
 
The scales are all Phillip Dobson. I wish I could take credit for those, believe me!
 
Neat. Love the scales
 
Can we get a photo w the blade closed? This is a real beauty.
 
The interesting thing about the scales is that the subtle burn effect on the edges of the front scale was NOT there originally. That happened over a few months of pocket carry. Not sure if it's dye from my jeans or what, but it looks really cool. Might be a unique feature of Narra wood, not really sure. If I ever get into making my own scales, I'm probably going to try duplicating the effect myself.
 
Nice to see Matt being a positive influence on someone. ;) Cheers to CM, the Wavemeitser and congrats to you on a nice job. :thumbup:
 
Can you still thumb it open pretty easily? That would be my ONLY apprehension about it. I don't like giving up manual opening to get a wave. If you can do both, you have a real winner. Looks nice to me!
 
The thumb opening is definitely not as easy as it used to be, but it's still not difficult. A bit awkward to get it started. A lot of the time, if I draw it closed for any reason (sheeple friendliness usually) I'll just catch it on the pocket seam from the outside slowly and open it halfway that way, then finish with my thumb. Doesn't draw attention that way, oddly enough.
 
Out of curiosity, why did you put the scales on a carbon fiber version over a plain titanium version?
 
"Deal with it" <-------------Love this statement!

I rather like it!
 
Ernie1980 said:
Out of curiosity, why did you put the scales on a carbon fiber version over a plain titanium version?
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In large part, because I wanted something unique. I have a particular love of both wood and CF, and it seemed like a good way to bring the two together. The lighter weight didn't hurt, either.

On a different note, I really liked the idea behind the Benchmade Megumi's handle design. Couldn't stand the knife itself, for a number of reasons, but I loved the aesthetics.
 
Not great. I think they put it through a light sandblast to remove scale. The finish also takes fingerprints like a mirror polish, and shows wear pretty much instantly. Hence, the stonewash I did.
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The one downside is that the lockup now happens more like 2/3 rather than 50%. Probably because I didn't bother to mask the lock face when I tumbled the blade. So, I definitely gave up some long-term wear and tear on the lockface in exchange for the heat treat and stonewash.

To make up for it, I make a point of not snapping it back when I draw it for utility purposes, so it doesn't deploy the blade 100% using the wave. I'll then let it gently lock up against whatever surface I'm going to cut. Doesn't really have a practical effect on deployment time, and I can always do 100% deployment out of pocket if I need to for any reason.
 
I guess that's a pretty cool knife, if you lose the wave :barf: But to be honest whenever I see a ti framelok with scales cobbled onto it, including the originals from CRK I can't help but think 'there's a knife dying to be a wooden, or micarta or whatever material, handled liner lock, and is trying to put on a symmetrical handle imitation suit' Of course YMMV
 
I think it looks good.

Honestly the lock up isn't bad at 2/3's. Not only that but if it bugs you, you can "fix" it by loosening all screws and pressing up on the lock side and down on the non locking side then tightening the screws again.

great work so far, really like the non traditional look.



wonder if his warranty covers this kind of flicking :cool:
 
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