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J_elky told me to check this guy out, so started following his work on IG. He grinds his blades thin. 0.08” Magnacut @ 63 hrc. My first half tang. Lightweight and feels great in the hand. A chopper its not…
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I like that a lot Dave.
I might have to get an order placed with him. I love a thin, slicey blade.
Enjoy that one buddy
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Does he have web site?
Thanks
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Does he have web site?
Thanks I dont think so.. Instagram only..
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Very nice! That will work quite well. I checked him out on IG, and indeed he has many nice designs.
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Checked with my rinky dink kitchen scales…. 3.10 oz.
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BigDave; Good evening to you sir, perhaps early morning already in your part of the world, regardless I trust your weekend went according to plan.
Thanks for sharing that new blade maker with us.
I really like the shape of the blade and the handle.
Honestly a half tang is something I'm not sure I've heard of before, but really why not?
The weight is amazing!
As others mentioned, I too like a thin blade more and more, especially for peeling hide which I suspect that's going to excel at.
Thanks again and all the best in the upcoming week.
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Dwayne,
Always enjoy your posts.
All is well down south. Summers coming. Already getting hot and humid.
Not sure who made the first partial tang knives.
I’ve seen some older Phil Wilson knives like that. Maybe he was the first.
More recently Big Chris Custom knives makes some like that.
Not ideal for a chopper or bushcraft knife used for batoning, but should work well for a slicer.
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Per Phil, Wayne Goddard started the partial tang design because he wanted to make knives from planer blades and they were too short for full tang construction. He did say he'd seen others, including Bob Loveless make some knives that way.
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First thing I typed in my earlier reply was "nice knife, Dave." Don't know how I blitzed that away...
Anyway: Nice knife, Dave!
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First thing I typed in my earlier reply was "nice knife, Dave." Don't know how I blitzed that away...
Anyway: Nice knife, Dave! Thanks! Thanks for the history of the partial tang.. Something about “necessity being the mother of invention” 😁 I’ve been meaning to order Larrin Thomas’ book on History of Knives..
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It's a great book Phil is in there!
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My brother and I made some around 2003 or 2004. We were by no means the first to do so either. We were making our version of an old (very old) Remington knife that was likely some sort of butcher knife. I always thought it was a good way to make a knife out of a short piece of steel. It's not the easiest way to make a knife especially if you make it with a one piece handle. But it makes a knife that is lighter than normal, that can have the weight forward if that is what you like. I like the one posted here! It looks like a very functional knife to me.
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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This one's pretty close to yours. Magnacut at 64, .008 behind the edge, 14* per side, 600 grit...
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A couple, he’s no Ingram or Meneffee but makes a decent blade
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