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For handle material I like either horse stall mat or neoprene shoe sole material. I've been using oring material for pin stock with 18-20 pins that hold the rubber slabs on on the tang. This eliminates hard or hot spots in high impact cutting. I have used rubber inserts dovetailed into the tang that...

I used 5/16 thick steel and then grind a reverse distal taper the thickest steel is about 2" back from the tip, the end of the tang is about 1/8" thick. I grind the false edge through the handle. This geometry moves weight out toward the tip and toward the edge. It has rotational balance and a heavi...

My cutter knives were lighter than most with a weight of about 18 ounces with a reverse distal taper, putting as much weight as possible toward the tip. Most of them had a false edge moving weight toward the edge. With a negative blade angle the blade purchased the medium to be cut not slipping away...

Bob Skibitski (Crucible) and Bob Shabala (Niagra) are great guys. I envy the time that you got to spend with them.

Thank you for the kind words, I am humbled. It is an honor to work with Spyderco. They have the best staff and some of the coolest folks in the industry. Spyderco has the best of the market with its ELUers. I'm delighted that you folks appreciate my style and ergonomics. Designing for Spyderco has b...

Larrin has been involved in cutlery metallurgy most all of his life. Devin, Larrin's dad is one of the most knowledgeable custom Damascus steel producers and mentors I have known. We are extremely lucky to be able to benefit from Larrin's research and professionalism. I highly recommend reading any ...

Many of the design attributes would translate to a folder, it would be interesting to try.

Good job Larrin, I appreciate your efforts, thanks.

Ribbed steels work like smooth steels. The give more pressure but they don't have an abrasive action.

Steeling is a burnishing action for straightening a rolled or deformed edge. These work much better on Carbon steel and Stainless steels like H1 or VG 10. On stainless steels the flexing the edge back and forth an often lead to micro edge chipping that dulls the knife. A steel properly used should b...

Thanks Larrin, I'm looking forward to reading your efforts.

Thanks for the appreciation!

My Son Martin his wife Ann, and my wife Sylvia will be there. It has been a family event for us for over 25 years. I highly recommend the show, area, and especially the people.

This design had 5-6 prototypes where the design continually got smaller the flair at the butt of the handle was removed, the handle mid ridge was removed and the blade got shorter and the tip came up. This knife is very compact has a fairly large Spyderco hole and has good ergonomics for opening let...

The machine has a camera and a video screen for a close up photo of the edge, you can see the burr.

I sharpen edge down except the tip which is edge up right under a wheel. This prevents the tip from rounding off.

When I was an exchange student in Philippines, island of Mindinao I got up one morning and noticed a small brown snake wrapped around the leg of the dining room table. I pinned its head with a pencil captured the snake and put it into a jar. I showed my peace corp friend and we went to library to id...

I was contacted about consulting on this machine. I let the inventor know that I would help but would only tell the truth. I spent a half a day seeing the machine work. The original setting was too large of inclusive angle, the machine was reprogrammed to yield a less than 40 degree inclusive sharpe...

Support Knife Rights, maybe we will see changes to allow the import of this fantastic design!...Ed

I'll be at T 10 my son at T 11. Stop by and say hello.