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I have been trying to find my ideal edc defensive knife. I've made several different models, then thought I might try remodeling my swick. This is what I came up with. It's straight out of heat treat so I've got a bit of work left to do. But what do you think? I like the ergonomics and esthetics bet...

I suspect it is for the same reason that Japanese chisels have hollow backs. Flattening the entire surface area of a fully-flat back is much more laborious in time and stone-wear than for a blade with a hollowed portion. Quicker and easier when hollow ground. Some of the wider Japanese chisels will...

Yeah. It's the groove and the grind that sets it apart.

I have recently started investigating and making Yakut (or possibly Saha) knives, and am ridiculously impressed with their performance. Consequently, I think it'd be a great addition to the ethnic series. The yakut has a flat face with a groove on one side, and a convex face on the other. This chise...

I'm in, but I'd like to re-gift the mule if I win. If my number is chosen, I'll run another random number contest to give the mule to someone who has a family member deployed over seas. We would then ship the knife to that soldier as a belated Christmas gift from the forum and the winner. I'll pick ...

Sounds like a winner. Not an unusual steel by any means, but a great chance to own a 20cv knife at that price point.

Nice concept. What ergos would you change on the next go round? I would try to find a way to widen the handle below the hole. As it is, the middle and ring fingers have to close a lot more than the first and pinky fingers, and that makes the grip feel unnatural when you're making power cuts (like w...

Holland wrote:Very nice! What steel did you use?

Thanks! It's 1/8" 1095.

Firstly, let me say that I made this strictly for myself and will not sell it or any like it. That needs to be said because parts of it are almost an exact copy of a Spyderco Swick. I really like the swicks, but I wanted one that was a bit bigger for having around camp or whatever. This is what I ca...

Is it time to revive this thread? Any word from Amsterdam about a release of the gauntlet?

That's interesting. I've been getting my best results with the blocks I made. I haven't used the polish tapes since making them. I would imagine that the polish tapes and super fine stones would work better than stropping if you can maintain perfectly consistent edge angles. For me the EP isn't desi...

Sorry to drudge up an old thread, but I recently made a couple strops for my Edge Pro and am thrilled with how well they work. In researching the project I found this thread and figured I'd tag on in case someone else wanted to make their own as well. You could simply buy a blank and glue leather on...

Just a heads up. Jeff said that these knives will be going up in price as they start to sell out. He said that it's an attempt to keep the eBay flippers at bay. So don't wait thinking they might drop in price later on.

Holy freaking home run batman! This is the first spyderco that's taken my breath away as soon as I unboxed it. Bar none, this is my favorite color combo. The orange is fantastic and the DLC is wicked. I want to use the crap out of it but I'm afraid of getting it dirty...quite the dilemma. If they go...

Got 2 ordered over the phone. Jeff is a standup guy!

It's funny. I just got off the phone with Jeff and asked him if he thinks the server will handle the traffic. He said, "Oh yeah, unless we're way underestimating the response." Well, guess what. Lol.

Here's hoping.

Here's a closeup of that shadow at the joint. Kind of a bummer.

Here's my 4V mule. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/cardwelc/Knife%20Stuff/1062AC72-18A4-465A-89FD-C22C2C0D5771.jpg The bolsters are stainless steel and are dovetailed. I'm not pleased with the joint between the bolsters and the wood, too much epoxy got between the two and created a shadow. In...

Mine have never moved. Primarily because I never use them. They stay nice and snug in their horizontal slots.

I'm making some dovetailed bolsters and scales for my 4v mule right now, and recording the process. Hopefully by the end I'll have a video tutorial to share. If so, I'll post the link here.

Handles are not tough and it's cool to have made your own.