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Would you rank it as less durable than G-10?

MUCH less durable than G-10.


The dealer the EDCF user contacted said that it was "stiff but bendable," not as bendable as Kydex but "probably more bendable with a little heat," which I thought to be a bit miraculous. Was that an overstatement?

I ...

OK, back to reality....

Having worked with Moonglow quite a bit, I can offer some observations.

My best guess is it is a polyester base, based on smell and how it works. Think polypearl, if you've ever worked with that stuff.

If you drop it it may break, or it may just deform, depending on how ...

Also try:

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http://www.texasknife.com

I'm loving the Butcher-F, Dave :cool:

Keep up the good work!

FWIW, real Micarta is cloth, or paper, and phenolic resin. Most folks who make home brew micarta use acrylic resin. It works, but you lose the one characteristic of micarta which makes some folks prefer it over G-10 and CF - the way it sticks to your hand when wet.

Actually, when I make my own ...

sal wrote:There are a few of us scheduled to go.

sal

Always a pleasure to see you and the wife at the Eugene show, Sal!

I always feel so privileged when I get a few minutes to chat. Lots of great designs on that table! Hope they ALL go into production! :D

Thought I'd add a couple recently finished.

First up, black canvas with OD G10 liners. Stainless hardware.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5387/blkod21.jpg

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Next up, Slate gray G10 over OD ...

Great work!

My guess on the wood on the Persian is Cocobolo.

It probably goes something like this:

1. Take apart your knife.
2. Draw an outline of how the blade section of the knife looks ontop of your mule.
3. Cut.
4. Angle the lock section.
5. Reassemble.

With a lot of paying attention between each step. :)

Lots of assembly/disassembly steps in there ...

OK, by request, I'm posting this here:

When Spyderco announced their latest Mule in CPM S35VN, I decided I wanted to do something different with one:

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2962/brokenmule1.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1541/brokenmule2.jpg


I'll probably end up enlarging ...

Doc,
Best wishes to you. I hope your break will indeed be short and refreshing for you.

Looking forward to your return and your most excellent commentaries.

Oh, by the way. Don't let the little people get you down. You are much loved and respected here and elsewhere!

vaa wrote:Heads up......Looks like they are available again. Get them while they last.

Outstanding! Thanks for the heads up!

Well, looks like I missed out on this one.... :eek:

Taz: Can you say when the Seconds will be available? Thanks!

Here is a Spyderco Chokwe with Gabon Ebony and a blue holographic underlay.








Thanks for looking! :D

While we are dreaming of the perfect Wharncliffe blade, lets make the blade edge offset from the handle for better access to the cutting edge on flat surfaces!

Seems to be a serious dearth of pix of the G4, so I thought I'd try to help fix that :)

Presentation (Front) side:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5568/g41u.jpg

Clip and lock side. You can see here how the liner lock projects above the scale line.

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Thanks for all the kind words, all! :cool:

Thanks for all the kind comments, all.

D1omedes wrote:Wow, fantastic job. How did you mill such awesome G10 handles?

No mill work. Drill press, dremel, sand paper and a blasting cabinet.... :)

Thought I'd better post up a little somethin' before y'all forget who I am! :)


Spyderco Tenacious with gray G10 handles and Ti flame ano backspacer:

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Peel ply CF will polish up like any other CF. Take it to 1500 grit paper, then move to a polishing paste. Automotive paint "medium cut" should work fine.

If you don't want to deal with the dust issue, wet sand!