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The best payment for a knife #16410555 09/06/21
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,794 Anchorage Ptarmigan OP Campfire Regular
OP Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,794 Anchorage	I made my best bud a knife last year, and he’s now used it on 1 blacktail, 1 black bear, and 3 caribou without a touch up. He sent me this video after our last hunt. I’m no professional knife maker and only use the most basic 1084 carbon steel due to ease of heat treating. It’s really my only feedback so far and I’m pretty excited about how the edge has held up. I know there’s lots of far more skilled knife makers on here, but I think ultimately this is why we all do it. Just thought it was pretty cool.

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Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16410623 09/06/21
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,251 Likes: 1 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger
JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,251 Likes: 1 Northern Louisiana	Impressive results right there. Now with even more aplomb

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16410662 09/06/21
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,465 Likes: 6 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,465 Likes: 6 SW Georgia	Yep….we thrive on positive feedback like that. Proud for ya. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16412712 09/07/21
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,134 Likes: 1 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger
MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,134 Likes: 1 South Carolina	Great looking knife! Sounds like it performs as good as it looks! “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16412858 09/07/21
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,618 Likes: 15 MAGA B BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger
BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,618 Likes: 15 MAGA	That's really neat! You're obviously doing something right! MAGA

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Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16413873 09/07/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,520 Helena, MT elkchsr Campfire Regular
elkchsr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,520 Helena, MT	Good work!

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16424103 09/11/21
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,333 Likes: 32 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,333 Likes: 32 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Cool! What Rc is your target? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: The best payment for a knife ironbender #16424503 09/11/21
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OP Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,794 Anchorage	Originally Posted by ironbender Cool! What Rc is your target? Whatever Rc that will keep and edge like this! To be honest, I have no way of testing it, only going off of rough guesses based on others testing the same steel using the same techniques. I'd guess somewhere around 59-60 Rc. I tend to temper just a bit cooler as I'm afraid of the dreaded kitchen oven temp spike.

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16427515 09/12/21
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,180 Likes: 2 Georgia Mathsr Campfire Tracker
Mathsr Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,180 Likes: 2 Georgia	Great feedback! That is a good looking knife! I like 1084 steel and used a good bit of it when I was forging blades. Harry

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16455692 09/21/21
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New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 42,130 Likes: 11 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario	Nice P-Tar ! Paul. "Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"

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Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16469150 09/25/21
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2,151 Likes: 3 Idaho S smallfry Campfire Regular
smallfry Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2,151 Likes: 3 Idaho	Very cool!I like O1 and A2

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16469393 09/25/21
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Ky221 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,717 Likes: 7	I really like the knife in the photo. Great work

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16502503 10/06/21
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,328 Likes: 1 Michigan S sparkman10mm Campfire Regular
sparkman10mm Campfire Regular S Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,328 Likes: 1 Michigan	Very impressive.

Re: The best payment for a knife Ptarmigan #16542764 10/19/21
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,788 Likes: 1	Love the pattern. Great work. Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

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