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Wildertools S-Curve Review (PIC HEAVY)

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That's IT.... I'm giving up knifemaking fer good! snif-snif

Actually Ken... hold off a couple days before resharpening... I'd love to get a looksee at the damage. To see it it chipped or rolled. Funny that its at the tip... Is that where you were chopping from?

Great review... honesty is all I ask... thank you muchly.

Rick
 
Magnussen said:
That's IT.... I'm giving up knifemaking fer good! snif-snif
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And about time, too. Your blades were starting to take control of my sanity.

Great review, Ken. Hopefully I see a buck like that when I am hunting. That would be nice. :thumbup:
 
Yeaaahhh baby! Mucho thanks for taking the time to do this man! :thumbup:

I loved that design ever since Rick put it up some time back! Its sterling performance in the Camp Knife Challenge only clinched my idea on how it would perform. She ain't just a pretty piece!
 
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Well, we know the design is functional thanks to the Camp Knife Challenge, but that is also a very visually appealing knife. Rick really brings a lot of soul and style to his designs. The sheath is amazing as well.

I realized that part of why I like it so much is that it reminds me of a larger version of the venerable Russell belt knife (like Grohmann manufactures now). I am surprised that more makerrs and manufacturers don't offset the handle. It can be a very functional and effective design element.

The nostalgia factor is off the charts with the reclaimed handle slabs. Very cool.


Congrats on your awesome knife, Ken, and great work Rick.
 
^ Me three! In fact, thats what appealed to me in the first place.

I once hacked a knife (if you can call it that LOL!) in my backyard with a similar design in my younger years and it worked beautifully :thumbup:.
 
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I want to qualify the edge damage critique. First, that was a macro shot at 200 mm telephoto lens about 8" away and then cropped further. The blade was also tipped into the sun in order to show the damage to maximal effect.

My wife looked at the thread and later said to me, "let me see Rick's damaged knife", like she was all concerned about it. I showed it to her and she's says "did you photoshop that damage in? I can't see it".

I point it out to her and she is still saying "I can't see it". So I says, "run your nail across the edge to feel it." She didn't like this prospect much, but the thought of calling me full of BS intrigued her enough to try it. Sure enough she did say, "yes I can feel them now, your photo makes it look much worse than it actually is".

[Okay Rick how is that??? Please stop threatening to beat me with my own shoes now..........No actually, I'm just teasing in the italics part of this post, Rick actually wants to see the knife so he can learn from it and my wife actually could not see the little pits in the blown up photo!]
 
LoL..... No worries Ken.... All knives get dull and ALL knives can get damage like that. I only want to see it to find out if it chipped or rolled. I'm not worried about rolls, dents or dings.... its the chipping that I'm afraid of. I don't want the knife to be too brittle. "Better to bend than break." is my moto.

Rick
 
Great review of a beautiful knife.
I am seriously envious.
 
The bonbe is very well incorporated into the overall design of this one!
 
Well, Ken allowed me to view the edge damage on the SCurve over the weekend. I am okay with how things looked. There was some deformation of the edge but no chipping. the edge still shaved amidst the dings which tells me its not too soft either. I'm pleased with the results and thank Ken for the opportunity to study the aftermath of his vicious destruction testing. He even showed me the hockey mask he wore during the ordeal.

Ken tells me that he plans to chew on the handle scales next... what a thorough guy.


Rick
 
Magnussen said:
Ken tells me that he plans to chew on the handle scales next... what a thorough guy.
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Preliminary tests suggest that the handle is woody but the epoxy-soaked hemp is more chewy.

Actually, I accidentally bonked the epoxy hemp with my baton a couple times while splitting some hardwood. That stuff is pretty resilient! It shows a bit of lighter colouring where I bonked it, but no broken individual strands or anything. <-- I'm such an oaf, I shouldn't be trusted with pretty things.

P.S. Rick - I fixed my baldric belt and it looks slick. I'll get a shot up when I return from New Orleans next week.
 
I don't promote it, outright... but all my work comes with "free touch-up" if the shipping is covered. I can fix the wraps, resharpen and refinish at no additional cost.

... Sorry, you are responsible for healing your own lacerations.


Rick


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I'm still trying to grasp the concept of you hitting that close to your hand while battoning. (8"+ of spine to play with)... it ain't natural.



lol
 
Magnussen said:
**EDIT to add**

I'm still trying to grasp the concept of you hitting that close to your hand while battoning. (8"+ of spine to play with)... it ain't natural.
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You bonk the knife with the baton to sink it in the wood. When its a tough split, you eventually pound the tip in further than the handle. So you bonk the handle side (not quite as vigorous bonking) to straigthen the blade. Thats when I got a bit to close to the wrap. BTW, my hand is way back at the handle, not on the wrap during batoning.

Give me an 8" knife and eventually I'll try to split a 7" round :D
 
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You bonk the knife with the baton to sink it in the wood. When its a tough split, you eventually pound the tip in further than the handle. So you bonk the handle side (not quite as vigorous bonking) to straigthen the blade. Thats when I got a bit to close to the wrap. BTW, my hand is way back at the handle, not on the wrap during batoning.

Give me an 8" knife and eventually I'll try to split a 7" round :D
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:grumpy:Worst technique ever.... you have managed to void your unconditional waranty.



Rick:p
 
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