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Starting to put together the blanks for S35VN grind #2 so.......
I plan on batch #2 blades ground and drilled and ready for heat treat by end of this month (or sooner),
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I will be grinding the blades for heat #2 of the S35VN steel this next week
and get them off to heat treat at Bos H.T.
Got a couple interesting requested customs in this batch.
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Received my knife today from Tim..It is outstanding and looks good too.
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Gonna work up batch #3 in S35VN.
Be a winter project with finished knives sometime in the spring of 2022.
Got some left over blade blanks to work up and some custom orders to work on.
See the pic on page #1 of this thread for the regular patterns.
PM me if any interest.
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Just a batch #3 reminder.
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Tim,
Is the #5 at .096" the same pattern as my M4 knife?
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No, the S35 blade is about 1" longer than your M4 knife with a little more gentle lines.
Another great general purpose pattern, at least in my opinion.
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I do have one of those small M4 blades left over and not handled yet if interested.
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Enough spoken for to make a nice batch for this winter/spring.
Having trouble getting thru to my steel guy. Should not be a problem.
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Tim,
Still loving the #6 in M4. Would be the knife that would take care of every buck that I’d shoot for the rest of my life.
S35V may be a better steel, but I’m a simple man, so don’t know how that would be possible.
Thanks for making it for me.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
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Frank
Good report.
Keep stuff that works and use the heck out of it.
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S35VN steel is in transit.
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Starting to cut out blade blanks in prep for flat grinding to thickness and to
remove mill finish.
That S35VN seems to be hard on band saw blades as compared to other steels I have used.
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my new Olt knife showed up in yesterday's mail. I could not be more pleased!. Tim did a slack belt convex on this one, and the handsome handle is dyed Camel bone, one of my favorite materials. Hair popping sharp, and easily cuts dry Ash, Oak and Hickory wood. The shape is my old design from 2011, but made longer. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/JqIvGxw.jpg) Sweet Geebus, that's beautiful.
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Used my new Skinner on 4 deer this year. A touch of the steel and it will shave hair. If you decide to make a boning knife please post the particulars.
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Check out pattern #4 in the pics on the first page of this thread.
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I've got a piece of mammoth ivory that i'd like to use for scales on a custom. You ever do anything with ivory?
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Yes, I have done a few with ivory, both ancient and fresh.
The rule for ivory is not if it will crack, but when will it crack. A lot of the ancient stuff already has
cracks and layer separations and outcome can be questionable.
What you got and what you looking for????
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If you decide to make a boning knife Check out pattern #4 in the pics on the first page of this thread. Tim's boners rock.... ![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_0022.JPG)
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