Win a free Talonite (r) knife

Originally posted by viper5192:
Well, guess I'd better enter and put in the pertinent data.

Paul Vandine

vrichard6@qwest.net

Please let me know when to pick up my knife.

BTW know Paul Reynolds quite well, would take any knife he makes, any day.

Peace

Paul
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Hello Paul-V,

Thank you very much. I will take all the flattery you want to dish out.
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Won't help with winning the knife though. Tom Walz's son picks the winners.

I didn't know you were a Bladeforums member, glad to see you here.

Paul


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Paul
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Paul,

Your design looks great to me! (Would love to see a better representation...)

Don't worry about not understanding Tom Mayo's post:

"I'm glad Tom Walz added that message about Tom Mayo, I couldn't for the life of me imagine how his "Knife" description could even be termed a knife! Drove me nuts for a while (not a long trip either.

Tom once made me a talonite blade, a very large knife...about 3' long....no handle...no grind...just a bevel at the end for prying..., that ended up at about 8" long and looking like this by the time he was finished putting holes in it and grinding it:

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He ended up calling my 3' knife a "fuse trimmer, cigar cutter, bait knife...". It does all those tasks, and many others, well; despite it not being 3' long and being filled with holes!!

Michael

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You can tell a knife nut by their hairless arms....
 
3.5" utility blade, some belly and useful grind. Scales should be someting as hi tech as Talonite, like Titanium... a liner lock works well for me...

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"Life's tough, it's tougher if you're stupid."
copfish@aol.com
 
Just an idea here,: how's about a 4" blade, with a scalpel grind. The Talonite would be impervious to any nasties (rust,blood,etc.)
A skeletal handle, including adhering grip;
utilizizing Ti or?(must be able to be washed)
Strongest lock avail. No lanyard hole
Make some autos for friends. Good luck.

Survivital@aol.com
 
Originally posted by C4:
Your design looks great to me! (Would love to see a better representation...)

Don't worry about not understanding Tom Mayo's post:

He ended up calling my 3' knife a "fuse trimmer, cigar cutter, bait knife...". It does all those tasks, and many others, well; despite it not being 3' long and being filled with holes!!

Michael
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As it is, I have the blade and the lock bar mostly finished.
I don't have pictures of this style as the last one even closely resembling it I made some few years ago, before I had a digital camera. I have a couple of dark polorids that I tried to scan but too dark to see anything.
The mokumi is a rain drop pattern and the pin covers are of N/S outside ring, 5 copper inside rings, 5 N/S small rounds between the copper rings. This leaves a center area that is a star shape. The areas in-between are filled with a black resin. If anyone wants to see pictures of the pin cover material and the mokumi pattern, drop me an email. :-)

As is all his work that I've seen, clean, exquisite form and lines, executed with the skill that makes working with a hardened piece of metal look like nothing out of the ordinary. Beautiful!
Sounds like a very useful knife to me, (that's the best kind).
About 3' long? What in the world would you do with a 3' knife! A sword or bush breaker OK, but a knife?
Paul

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If I was fortunate enough to win such a knife
my preference would be for a drop point or semi drop point of around 4", which would be suitable for deer skinning which I do fairly often during hunting season.

Thank you Tom for the opportunity you have provided us through Bladeforums.

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Well, since it sounds like the blade is mostly finished I'll hold my preferences. Satin finish would be nice, on the blade though. Handle material? Micarta if synthetic is in order. With Mokume, some nice burl wood (maple maybe) would be better. Preferably stabilized.

For contact information, email me at:

pauldavidson@eudoramail.com

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but not holding my breath.

Paul
 
Paul R,

Sounds like you're well on your way to completing a fine talonite folder!

As far as Tom Mayo's post: my vote is for a very large knife...about 3' long....no handle...no grind...just a bevel at the end for prying.....out of .250" x2" stock, and of course I will be the winner of said device!!!!!!!!!

I think he was just looking for a BIG bar of talonite to drill holes in....
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Michael


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Originally posted by Paul Davidson:
Well, since it sounds like the blade is mostly finished I'll hold my preferences. Satin finish would be nice, on the blade though. Handle material? Micarta if synthetic is in order. With Mokume, some nice burl wood (maple maybe) would be better. Preferably stabilized.

For contact information, email me at:

pauldavidson@eudoramail.com

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but not holding my breath.

Paul
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Don't misunderstand! The knife I was talking about and the sketch shows, is the one I am making for Tom Walz . The contest knife is another knife.
Paul

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Paul
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thanks for this awesome opportunity. enter me please..
for my ultimate folder i would have a 3" blade (i am in maryland, one of the more conservative state about blade length)...probably like a green river skinner, something with a good belly, thumb disk or stud, file work in place of traction grooves, preferably liner lock but lock back would be cool too (i also like friction folders). bolster please: something curvy..and a pretty, burly wood handle/ or stag elk scales. all titanium parts is the best in my opinion, anodized. i will be sending email directly

[This message has been edited by jrpsycho (edited 11-12-2000).]
 
A small 3.25", 5/32 stock folder w/ a tanto or spearpoint blade and blk. palm, ebony or desert ironwood scales and titanium bolsters.

Does Talonite even come in 5/32 stock?

Thanks for the contest!

owlinthehood@yahoo.com
 
Tom it is not one of Paul's designs but how about a Don Maxwell F7-3 with walrus ivory scales?
eli112711@aol.com
 
I have been thinking about this knife for a while.

--A butterfly knife (about 5" long closed).
--Mirror polished clip point style blade.
--Integral, mirror polished bronze front/rear bolsters and liners.
--Matching Bronze rear flip hatch.
--The pivot area has oilite pivot bushings and PTFE liner bearings.
--Diamond Rosewood inserts in the handles with the pin heads recessed and filled.
--Removable pins that can be adjusted (as butterfly knives tend to "wobble" after a while) to keep that "new" feel to it.

And, of course, a truly NEVER rusting blade of Talonite.



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Matt Bronsil
Co-Owner "Right To The Point"
www.EKnives.cc
 
Almost forgot...contact information

KnifeManMatt@Aol.com

2 questions :
1) How good is Talonite for a butterfly knife?

2) How exactly do you select the winner? Just whichever knife seems the nicest or at random?



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Matt Bronsil
Co-Owner "Right To The Point"
www.EKnives.cc
 
A BIG bad hawkbill folder (at least 5" blade, better 6") with carbon fiber handles and a strong lock.
 
1. Talonite does come in 5/32.
2. Contest ends Nov. 24. We put names in a hat and the original Talon picks one. He is my bookkeeper's son, not mine. He is a neat kid and thinks this is fun.

3. We ran a contest to design a knife. Then we had a panel of judges vote for the best design. Eric Wong (Keninshiro) won that. His was a great design among a lot of great and really good designs.

4. This contest is simpler. All you have to do is send in your name to enter. We will gladly accept any suggestions or ideas anyone cares to offer.
 
Originally posted by KnifeManMatt:
I have been thinking about this knife for a while.
--Mirror polished clip point style blade.

And, of course, a truly NEVER rusting blade of Talonite.
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Hello Matt,
I see no reason that a butterfly blade couldn't be made from Talonite. I've also asked a few other people that work Talonite and they say not a problem.
One thing though, the mirror finish, to-date, no one has yes been able to successfully mirror polish a piece of Talonite. It seems that the softer Cobalt in the alloy buffs off faster than the chrome and carbides in the material which leaves a orange peel looking finish. I've managed to overcome this in other difficult to polish metals, but haven't had the results I would like in Talonite, yet.
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Paul


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