That looks great Brian. The antique micarta and lime pinstripe look really sharp together. 5/32" SFT is stout for a Hiking Buddy, but with that high grind it should be a good slicer.
Andy and Ken are good people. I am glad that they hooked you up with just what you wanted.
Congratulations. Looking forward to more of your exceptional photos of this one.
Phil
Thanks Phil, I think so too man. I have always liked the look of this handle material in the FF posts, and at Blade, but I had never gotten to see it in natural light. With this grind it will be fine for me.
Yes they are. I had no doubts they would hit the mark, but man this is even better than I hoped. I'm really looking forward to getting it out in the woods
I know that the long search for this very special knife is over. After you are done working with it, you can start teaching your youngest daughter with it. Congratulations mist.
Yeah, I was going back and fort in my mind...TT, SFT, TT, SFT. In the end, the SFT is perfect in feel for me. Oh yeah. Andy and I have already discussed her Hiking Buddy. I'm not sure when he will find it, but I told him I want her's to be SFT 1/8 in some sort of pink or purple girly color so no boyfriend will want to run off with it in the future. When one actually makes the cut, I'll get him his own
Awesome Buddy, buddy! �� All that good karma you've passed around is coming back to you.
Michael
Thanks Michael, I'd like to think I keep my karma in good shape.
Nice bro!!!! I love the micarta on that one.
So how is the preparations going for this winter?? I have about a quarter cord of white oak left over from last season. It is definitely time to start growing the wood pile. I heard someone say the farmers almanac is predicting the first snow in October this year.....
Yeah, I think so too, and me too
Actually, no preps at all as of yet, been too busy trying to catch up since spring finally arrived. I have plans yet to implement... Eh what not right? The first snow last year was on Thanksgiving day, and I didn't see my yard again till mid March. The snow fall wasn't near as much of an issue as the prevalence of the -30 something wind chills.
Nice HB Brian I really like the combination of the lime pinstripe over the black it really makes the scales on a knife look great.
Mick
Thank Mick. I really like this combo too. They know my fondness for earth tones and have an uncanny knack for putting together awesome handle configs I'd never think of. I love the way the colors pop on this one.
Nice blade man. There's something about a lime green pinstripe.... It makes the blade really pop!
How do you like 5/32" for that size of blade? I'm getting real picky in my old age. 1/8" is as thick as I care to go now.
Yeah, the lime green is definitely one of my favs.
I'm the odd man out there, and I know it. But I think that stems from I don't just use my knives as knives, Ones I like I have on me a lot. The ones I have on me are the ones that get used for instructional purposes, and I can be a bit rough on them. I tend to like 5/32 up to about a 4.5 to five inch blade, and after that I like to jump up to 3/16. I couldn't be happier with this one, I think with this grind it will handle anything I ever want to do. We'll get to see as I go about the business of dulling the blade with a patina before the article
