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Tim,
You talking that special on the "Uthbert"? (sp?)
That was something else.
Kirk
"If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -Will Rogers
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Kirk
Yeah, that was it.
Man to have a hunting knife with a blade that performed like that. I haven't needed a sword for a while now.
Tim
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
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At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".
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The PBS special was by a good friend of mine, Ric Furrer.
I've also just seen in the thread some confusion about metallurgy and "cutting".
Make no mistake - GEOMETRY determines cut. Not metallurgy or heat treating.
Heat treating determines HOW LONG it will cut.
A properly heat treated steel can still be shaped so as not being able to cut anything.
And a piece of steel heat treated poorly, but ground and shaped correctly will cut just fine - although not very long.
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Tim,
You talking that special on the "Uthbert"? (sp?)
That was something else.
Kirk Ulfberht.
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Karl.
Good points you made ref heat treat and geometry.
Did I meet you at the fall knife show in Janesville WI?????
That was one heck of a sword you friend made and nice stuff on your web site.
Tim
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein
At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".
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Karl.
Good points you made ref heat treat and geometry.
Did I meet you at the fall knife show in Janesville WI?????
That was one heck of a sword you friend made and nice stuff on your web site.
Tim It could have been. I've had a table there the last three years. Ric's table and swords were right across from me. I won't be going back to Janesville.
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I am curious, what makes a one custom knife better than another, or a factory knife for that matter?
Is it a matter of style? craftsmanship? or do certain makers have the formula down for the proper temper, edge holding ability, ease of sharpening etc...
Yes
You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...
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