Nathan the Machinist
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Please understand what this is before buying it. This is a rough prototype of a new camp knife light chopper prototype. It has a coarse hand grind and tumble. The new heat treat hasn't been fully finalized yet. There are still some tool marks and heat treat scale on it. There are Rockwell hardness test marks on it. It has cut several nails along its length. If you want a nice shiny new knife, this isn't it.
It's made of CPM 3V at HRC 60.5 with a preliminary version of the newest heat treat that I believe is the finest heat treat for this material available anywhere. It's a little rough, but this is an exceptional knife with a combination of toughness and edge retention that will blow your mind.
The hand grip works great as a camp knife when held towards the front with good balance and dexterity. When held towards the back it fully fills the hand and offers control and reduced hand fatigue for extended hard chopping.
It has a forward lanyard hole (as used in competition cuts) and a hidden rear lanyard hole.
This was a collaboration with Lorien Arnold and Dan Keffeler. It is an exercise in geometry, weight distribution and ergonomics to make a light weight chopper that hits well above its weight. It's a large woods knife, with a 10" blade that weighs 17.1 oz that is somewhere between a machete and a camp knife. It's light enough to be carried on a long hike without weighing you down and it's engineered for performance when you go to use it.
This is a rough prototype without sheath. $SOLD. I guarantee you will love this knife. You can return it for a full refund at any time in any condition for any reason.
Dan doing what Dan does, with an early prototype:
[video=youtube;TvUsh5FijcY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvUsh5FijcY[/video]
~16 total length, ~10" blade, 3/16 thick, 17.1 oz, balances at the plunge. Edge is sharpened 20 DPS.
Thanks for looking.
It's made of CPM 3V at HRC 60.5 with a preliminary version of the newest heat treat that I believe is the finest heat treat for this material available anywhere. It's a little rough, but this is an exceptional knife with a combination of toughness and edge retention that will blow your mind.
The hand grip works great as a camp knife when held towards the front with good balance and dexterity. When held towards the back it fully fills the hand and offers control and reduced hand fatigue for extended hard chopping.
It has a forward lanyard hole (as used in competition cuts) and a hidden rear lanyard hole.
This was a collaboration with Lorien Arnold and Dan Keffeler. It is an exercise in geometry, weight distribution and ergonomics to make a light weight chopper that hits well above its weight. It's a large woods knife, with a 10" blade that weighs 17.1 oz that is somewhere between a machete and a camp knife. It's light enough to be carried on a long hike without weighing you down and it's engineered for performance when you go to use it.
This is a rough prototype without sheath. $SOLD. I guarantee you will love this knife. You can return it for a full refund at any time in any condition for any reason.
Dan doing what Dan does, with an early prototype:
[video=youtube;TvUsh5FijcY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvUsh5FijcY[/video]
~16 total length, ~10" blade, 3/16 thick, 17.1 oz, balances at the plunge. Edge is sharpened 20 DPS.
Thanks for looking.
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