Handle Requests & Suggestions
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Thank you everyone for the input. This is exactly what I was hoping for. Rest assured that we won't stop doing all the regular handle combo's, I was just looking for ideas and opinions outside my own.
I quoted a few ideas and suggestions below, but please know that I'll be referencing back here through all the posts when I'm drawing a blank in the shop as to what to try next.
Andy tries to do a roughly 50/50 split between tapered and full tangs.
Looking through the cut offs bin I found a small slab of carbon fiber, so that will be getting processed and put on some knives over the next couple of weeks.
Done! We love them too, but also don't want to over use them so they don't lose their uniqueness.
Thank you!
Ken has never done a metal bolster, but looking at them it seems like the process is all the same. This one will probably be a matter of convincing Mr. Roy. As will using bone or antler on a few knives. But we do have some lying around here...
There sure is. I'll start that into the rotation asap. I like it too.
Nice idea Phillip, thanks.
What exactly is thunderstorm kevlar? We picked up a small piece (20x20") of some woven, bulletproof material, off the giveaway table at the most recent GA Knifemaker's meeting (it was all shot up with .40's which was cool to see - but still plenty to use for handles). I've been a little hesitant to cut into it for fear of what it'll release into the shop. I also wondered about having that in your hand all day sweating and working and such, what kind of chemicals are in there and do you really want them that close to your open pores? Not that the material is loose or open or anything, but still, makes a man wonder.
Thanks again everybody.
Ken
I quoted a few ideas and suggestions below, but please know that I'll be referencing back here through all the posts when I'm drawing a blank in the shop as to what to try next.
Andy tries to do a roughly 50/50 split between tapered and full tangs.
Looking through the cut offs bin I found a small slab of carbon fiber, so that will be getting processed and put on some knives over the next couple of weeks.
I'd like to see more mosaic pins used
Done! We love them too, but also don't want to over use them so they don't lose their uniqueness.
Thank you!
Does Ken hate metal bolsters?
Ken has never done a metal bolster, but looking at them it seems like the process is all the same. This one will probably be a matter of convincing Mr. Roy. As will using bone or antler on a few knives. But we do have some lying around here...
There sure is. I'll start that into the rotation asap. I like it too.
Nice idea Phillip, thanks.
What exactly is thunderstorm kevlar? We picked up a small piece (20x20") of some woven, bulletproof material, off the giveaway table at the most recent GA Knifemaker's meeting (it was all shot up with .40's which was cool to see - but still plenty to use for handles). I've been a little hesitant to cut into it for fear of what it'll release into the shop. I also wondered about having that in your hand all day sweating and working and such, what kind of chemicals are in there and do you really want them that close to your open pores? Not that the material is loose or open or anything, but still, makes a man wonder.
Thanks again everybody.
Ken
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From Alphknifesupply:
Thunderstorm Kevlar™:
Thunderstorm Kevlar is made with layers of Kevlar fabric bonded with resin. Brass wires are woven through the fabric. The layers of fabric are very coarse. It looks almost like burlap. The material polishes very well. Kevlar is a true space age material. It is used in applications where light weight, flexibility and strength are required.
Not a fan myself, but some people like it.
Thunderstorm Kevlar™:
Thunderstorm Kevlar is made with layers of Kevlar fabric bonded with resin. Brass wires are woven through the fabric. The layers of fabric are very coarse. It looks almost like burlap. The material polishes very well. Kevlar is a true space age material. It is used in applications where light weight, flexibility and strength are required.
Not a fan myself, but some people like it.
Ooh...one other thought. There have been a few Fiddlebacks with 1/4 inch pins and they looked GORGEOUS. I think one was a bushcrafter that I still, more than a year later, kick myself for not buying. I can't find the picture at the moment...but here is the link to an Arete with 1/4 pins: Fiddleback Friday 5/3/13.
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Thanks Bamboo for the response! Thunderstorm looks like some pretty modern, cool stuff. I wonder about the brass wires though. I wonder, with continuous hard use, if the wires would become exposed.
Anyway here is a a few examples of it...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1069564-Thunderstorm-Kevlar-All-sizes-now-in-stock!!
Anyway here is a a few examples of it...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1069564-Thunderstorm-Kevlar-All-sizes-now-in-stock!!
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1/4" pins just scream old school Fiddleback Forge! I like them too.:thumbup:
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I copied and pasted this from the "regret" thread. I posted this there but this is an appropriate thread for it as well:
It would be sweet to see Andy come out occasionally with a few "old school" knives. Sort of going back to his roots. A more simplistic knife by his current standards and yet made obviously with today's advanced craftsmanship. A nostalgia line so to speak. There are handle combos such as this, old school nessmuks, etc... Just some out of the box thinking.
It would be sweet to see Andy come out occasionally with a few "old school" knives. Sort of going back to his roots. A more simplistic knife by his current standards and yet made obviously with today's advanced craftsmanship. A nostalgia line so to speak. There are handle combos such as this, old school nessmuks, etc... Just some out of the box thinking.
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These double bolsters are pretty nice looking, wouldn't mind having something like this myself:
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I'll take a Ladyfinger with a Stanhope window with mammoth tooth scales and the fiddle stamp.
Yes, I'm weird.
Yes, I'm weird.
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I've read that it can be an issue. That may have only been an issue with the "real" stuff and not the stuff made for use by knifemakers. In any case, if it's true, that's about the last thing I'd want on a user knife. I'm not a huge fan of the look anyway, but wires poking out would totally kill it for me.
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I agree, I think it would be great to see the pinecone more.
How cool does this SP look, really...
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Hey Ken,
There was a bishop from blade I think that made its way to bladeco. It had a green burlap handle with a green pinstripe. I loved the handle so much I was tempted to buy the bishop even though it is not on my 'list'.
I would LOVE to see a camp knife in that configuration, 3/16", black pins. Could you please make 10 of them so I could have a chance at getting one in the shark pool. I will send you a case of your favorite beverage.
There was a bishop from blade I think that made its way to bladeco. It had a green burlap handle with a green pinstripe. I loved the handle so much I was tempted to buy the bishop even though it is not on my 'list'.
I would LOVE to see a camp knife in that configuration, 3/16", black pins. Could you please make 10 of them so I could have a chance at getting one in the shark pool. I will send you a case of your favorite beverage.
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