Full30 Knife Thread

Very cool, love it.

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Have you tried using a soldering iron to inscribe markings? Are used north runes to scribe out stuff, using Welsh and Gaelic.

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Cool! :+1:

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Very cool combination :+1:

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Dang it! I want one!

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@SAK…that thing is sweet…you got a link to where one can be found?

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That’s pretty cool! I like it.

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That’s a good idea. I haven’t tried that yet, but I’ve seen youtube videos on it. Another option I saw is to lightly carve out your design on the handle, then rub charcoal on it after staining the wood to darken and provide contrast to the carvings. I might try practicing that with a spare handle.

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Or, burn the wood with a micro torch and hand polish it back out. Hardened the wood to boot.

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Didn’t realize that hardens the wood. Good tip!

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Yep, a lost art from when we lived in caves. If I ever want a different look, i will wrap kerosene soaked cord around wood and light it on fire.

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Had this one made a few years ago. Sava is a master smith from the knife makers guild. He is from Yugoslavia. Blade is made from ball bearing steel hand forged. Micarta scales. Kydex sheath

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My contribution.
These are knives I use hunting or otherwise.
Had them for decades and use them as is apparent by the wear.
(My photo skills are not so great so I apologize for that)

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Puma White Hunter (Main hunting knife and awesome what you can use this for)
Buck General (Another awesome knife I use for general purposes as well as skinning)
Gerber MK II (Tactical knife I perfer it over the Mark I for length and serrated edge)

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How about some knives on Steroids?
(And yes that is a Quarter)

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Very handsome knives!

Puma: 1.4116 Stainless. Tough and very corrosion resistant. Does not hold an edge well, but easy to sharpen. Buck and Gerber: 420HC. Again, tough and very corrosion resistant. Again, does not hold and edge well, but easy to sharpen.

The White Hunter alone is $375 on Amazon, which is absurd. For $200, you might consider a Spyderco Sustain in CPM 20CV and spend a LOT (and I mean a LOT) less time sharpening knives.

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They have all done me well in my lifetime.
I will hold on to them.
Good info to know the alloys.
The Puma; I have never had a problem with it holding an edge.
But I do care for them.
The Gerber doesn’t need so much of an edge to serve it’s purpose.
If you catch my meaning… LOL

Thanks

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I find that fighting knives need to be extremely sharp. It is not easy to penetrate clothing.

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DPX Gear HEST/F milspec Niolox Steel, RotoBlock it locks the blade out,
Tungsten carbide glass breaker.

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Those are S-W-E-E-T!

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I wants me a rapier.

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