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What I have been up to; Phat Bob, BK2 Mod, new file knife.

Nsvens89

Nsvens89

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I haven't been able to spend nearly as much time on here as I was before the semester started. School is going well so far which is good because I just want to graduate already. Not sure if any of you really care haha now to knife stuff. And we are off to my usual long winded post But Hey there are pictures!!!!! I might try to get some better pictures in the daylight tomorrow so they aren't so blurry........also it's incredibly hard to take a picture of your own pocket!


Phat Bob:
As far as knifes go I got my Phat Bob today. Man that thing is solid feeling. Everything I read was correct. Fit and finish is the best out of any knife I have ever owned (its also the most expensive pocket knife I own) Working my way up. It came from Ka-Bar pretty sharp. But after a few minutes on the strop it was SCARY sharp. I have only carried it for half a day so far so the verdict is still somewhat out on if it will replace my beloved CV sod buster (I'm thinking it will). My only gripes with the knife are the same as everyone else's that I have read. Don't like the eyesore of a hole for the reverse pocket clip. The grove for the thumb stud seems a little small but I am quickly getting use to it. and the jimping seems a little rough (that's kind of the point of jimping though so I can't complain too much) I think I will eventually make a small copper or steel plate to go in the unused pocket clip slot. I think that might look nice. I also really like how low it rides in the pocket. Just enough to grab on to ;)

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BK-2
Well I was sharpening my bk2 on the belt sander and laid the side down and took a stripe of the paint off.......Then said F%#k it and went to town with the belt sander. Not sure if I regret it but its done now so looks like I'm living with it. If I grow to hate it I have a reason to get one with the new coating :D I am also thinking of playing with the grivory maybe doing some stippling and painting. I like the feel of the grivory but not the black.

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File knife
Last time I was out in the shed I took the belt sander to an old rusted file and this is what started to form. I really need to get some more belts for my sander. Once this semester is over I need to pick up some nice ceramic ones in some different grits. I'm happy with it so far. I still need to handle it. My main concern with using a file for a knife is having the edge being too brittle but we will see once I get to use it a bit.

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I love my Phat BOB and that file blade looks sweet! Kinda like a thinner version of a Bark River Bravo-2
 
Thanks man the phat bob is sweet, There is a whole lot of improvement that can be made as far as the file knife but its really difficult to grind it while it is hardened. The lack of different grit belts also doesn't help haha
 
Nsven, did you temper the file first?
If not, it's WAY too hard to be a knife AND will ruin your belts fast. Temper it back to knife hardness and you'll save on wear and have a better blade. An hour or two AT 400deg in a toaster oven should do it. Bring the oven up to temp, then put the file/blade in, wait for THAT to come up to temp (15min? not sure), THEN start counting the hour. You can just throw the file in when you turn the oven on, but the oven WILL overheat as the elements are on full. You might have better luck with a gas oven on bake.

-Daizee
 
daizee said:
Nsven, did you temper the file first?
If not, it's WAY too hard to be a knife AND will ruin your belts fast. Temper it back to knife hardness and you'll save on wear and have a better blade. An hour or two AT 400deg in a toaster oven should do it. Bring the oven up to temp, then put the file/blade in, wait for THAT to come up to temp (15min? not sure), THEN start counting the hour. You can just throw the file in when you turn the oven on, but the oven WILL overheat as the elements are on full. You might have better luck with a gas oven on bake.

-Daizee
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The only thing I did to soften the metal was suspend the blade part in water with the handle protruding and took a plumbers torch to the handle so I cold then drill the holes

I had just assumed the temps that I needed were going to be way higher than what I could reach in the kitchen, Suppose that's what I get for not researching enough :foot: I will definitely try that before I go back to grinding it. I was trying to flatten the primary grinds on the sides out but the bugger was so damn hard it was taking forever. It kind of just made a really obtuse convex. I'm sure a sharper belt would have helped also.
 
I love the feel of the Phat Bob but after having it for a while now I am not really digging the aus 8, it rusts quickly and easily, (at least mine has even with cleaning and oiling), and it seems a little soft.
I damaged the edge pretty well, sharpening it and I wasn't doing anything I haven't done on quite a few knives at this point. Right where the edge stops near the grip the sharpening dug out a dip, even with me being careful.
It may totally be my fault, I am not sure, but with my Kershaw folders which are a different material, I have never had a problem with the rusting or sharpening.
I took it to a work sharp so I'm not looking for a return or a refund or anything, and it still works very well, just seems like the steel isn't what it could be.
I really like the knife too so its a little disappointing.
 
Been eyeing the bob for awhile, I have alot of pocket knives that I never use though already. Plus I have a hard time giving up the scarab/horus fixable spring loaders
 
This is my first knife in AUS8 so we will see how it holds up. The only rust issue I have ever had with a knife was my BK2 and that was admittedly my fault. I put it away wet because I was in the middle of something and by the time I remembered it had a little surface rust but nothing too serious. I noticed that at the spot where the edge meets the tang there is a TINY section of the edge that is unground perhaps that caused the problem with the sharpening? I have a skyline but the more I used it the less i liked it. after i took it apart once it had vertical blade play that I could seem to figure out how to get rid of, as far as edge retention it didn't come close to my sod buster in CV so I am interested to give a different type of stainless a try.
 
Suppose that's what I get for not researching enough I will definitely try that before I go back to grinding it. I was trying to flatten the primary grinds on the sides out but the bugger was so damn hard it was taking forever. It kind of just made a really obtuse convex. I'm sure a sharper belt would have helped also.
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You're not the first or the last. Keep going!
For encouragement, here's my first knife with exactly the same process on a hardened file. I tempered it halfway through.
Turns out it's THE TOOL for splitting frozen meat patties. I call it the Burger Splitter.
You have just taken the first steps toward an all-consuming hobby. :-)

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-Daizee
 
I actually like the aus8. My cold steel SRK is also aus8 and I haven't had any problems so far but we will see with time
 
That is some great info, I really should have done a little more research before just going at it haha. It is incredibly fun though!
 
I have always been impressed with the edges I've seen on Phat Bobs, but I just haven't been able to get over its looks.
 
First off, I like the Phat Bob. On the file knife I saw that some teeth were still up a little bit; if you try to temper it with the teeth still up, it may crack.
 
I love the looks of the phat bob I love drop points and green is my favorite color so it is a win win, with the exception of the pocket clip spot. still playing with ideas on what to do to that. anyone know the size of the screws for the pocket clip?
 
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