Recent content by Xunil

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I was inventing profanities on the spot the day it happened Ged. Uncle was in the bad books for some time after as I recall - he'd aparently left the knife on the front of the mower attachment when doing some cutting chore or other, and as he drove away he heard something rattle and bounce...

It was accidentally dropped on some rocks and driven over by a small tractor with a lawnmower attachment on the front, pulling a trailer loaded with firewood. A lot of firewood. As in, 8 feet long and 4 wide of heaped high trailer's worth of firewood. I know this because I made the knife and...

I think guards have their place in the right context. I am not a fan of the double lugged guards commonly seen on military knives but a smaller single forefinger guard can look nice and work well, particularly if your hands are cold and wet/bloody. You don't have to be stabbing to slip. I...

Current trends notwithstanding, you'd have to go a long way to better a Loveless semi-skinned or drop point hunter as a working knife. Guards - I like them :D

I think you probably know just how big a question that is Martyn, but I'll take a crack at some of the factors anyway :D The short and most accurate answer: I don't know, but I suspect economics forms a large part of the problem. The longer version, based on my own methods/experiences and what...

OK, here I go again, so feel free to go and do something more interesting instead while I go off on one... Some years back I had a bunch of CPM-3V blades heat treated by Paul Bos (the absolute God of heat treating) through a maker friend as part of a batch he was having done. I wanted to do...

They tend to be uniformly good regardless of the Smith. Issues are rare although I've had a couple that had lousy heat treating, which were exchanged under warranty.

Often (but not always) this can simply be down to the belt rotating too fast. Other factors like the quality of the belt, the grit type (aly oxide, ceramic, etc) and even the weight of the backing can also influence belt life but nine times out of ten belt clogging on handle material is because...

Smooth finish comes from the grades of grits used and making sure you don't move onto a finer grit before the marks from earlier grits are all gone. A belt grinder just makes things go faster, and generates more heat in the process. A speed controller is a great way to improve belt life...

Thanks for the confirmation - I figured they would be, but you don't know until you know, so... :)

That's a seriously nicely executed knife. Are they pins or bolts (professional curiosity ;) ) ? I've not yet handled a Deval bushcrafter but my curiosity is becoming well and truly piqued. :) I wish you long years of faithful service from your new knife, and thanks for the glimpse into your...

Don't start paying any mind to me for heaven's sakes. That'll end in trouble - no good will come of it, mark my words :) Here's something to ponder: Materials contract and expand at different rates, which is one of several reasons why scales on full tang knives can gradually move to the...

Visual and cosmetic appeal, for the most part, IMHO Liners can still shrink back slightly, given the right (or wrong, depending on your perspective) conditions and their glue-joint integrity can still be interrupted. The reasons quoted by Siberianfury are the alleged and hoped-for outcome...

Nice approach, but I have to ask, what's wrong with a knifemaker just learning how to grind properly ? :rolleyes: