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Wrong twice there, mate. You can't pay me to make a knife I don't like, one I don't respect. At the end of the day, it gets my name on it. The company wasn't one company; it was two companies. Two different companies, non-affiliated, supplying different services.

Sorry for the delay. These are the two on my website. https://www.stuartmitchellknives.com/hunters-outdoor#/dama-ns-horn-sgian/ https://www.stuartmitchellknives.com/tactical-utility#/tactical-sgian/

Potentially, yes. I might grind one of those blanks up and see how it feels. I think you are correct, Stew, I do think it was Marcus, yes. Thank you. I dunno, it just was. It would have been very cool though, don't you think? There isn't a need for it, be a bit boring if we only ever made...

I still have these in the workshop :)

Still take down construction, as you can see, so we then thought if the scales come off, make use of the space beneath them. Screws were proving problematic; there wasn't anything nice, anything cool on the market that we could use. Up steps one of the BB faithful, "I can help with...

Mentioned in another thread, but I think it is worthy of its own place. Many moons ago, 2007 in fact, the idea of an anniversary knife was mooted by the forum, for the old, as was, British Blades forum. A few things were decided: a blade length of around 180mm (7"), good and hefty stock, 7 or...

It might be tomorrow but I will sort it.

I have found loads of photos relating to the project in my old Photobucket, if there is any interest I could start a thread and show them?

The first-ever design/concept drawing. That was June, 2007.

Sorry, didn't get photos today, I will tomorrow though.

There was talk long ago of a BB forum knife to be made by me, prototypes were made etc, etc, I found some of the original blanks earlier today.

It is a nice material. Probably a little lighter in weight than normal G10, but I have never checked it like-for-like. Cuts and shapes nicely, no problems. I finish it down to around 400g, and I find that fine enough. Kydex moulds well around it, too, so there are no overheating issues.

Not a P90 but this is from a couple of weeks ago, 2mm stock SF100 steel. Blue/black Suretouch (G10 and rubber layers) and Starlight GITD liners.

Yes, same thing really. And yes, start there and keep an eye on it. That one isn't getting a blade mark; we have decided that sterile suits it. The lasering still works with the Cerakote though, it just burns through it. Good luck, and please keep us posted.

Ah, OK, I know where they will have been done then. Smithing is a bit of a dark art, and ideally, you would need a carbide-tipped hammer, but I am guessing you don't have one of those? Your warped blade will have a concave side and a convex side, if that makes sense, the inside and outside of...

Got my take-down Chute knife collected from Cerakote and finished today.

Yes, me too. I recall a time when all the hunters and outdoor knives we made were 5mm; I wouldn't dream of using that now. I only use 5mm for one of my knife models these days; all the rest are 3mm. The kitchen/cooking knives I make are mostly 2mm.

You can. Are they yours? Who heat-treated them? The process is called 'smithing'.

Those blanks would have straightened, assuming the HT was properly done. RWL is a good steel; I used it extensively before 2013, that being when I struck my SF100 deal. :)

I just copied this from my website. I often refer to it as a real-world steel; steel properties, corrosion resistance, edge retention, and re-sharpening are always a trade-off. The harder it is, the longer it might keep its edge, but that is generally because it is more resistant to wear, which...