Help Me Pick the Next Fell Beast Steel: Z Tuff Vs. 52100

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

So, when is the pre-order ? (for Z-tuff)

No pre-orders necessary. It looks like from the feedback almost everyone wants Z Tuff so I'm going to go ahead and get the sheets ordered and get these underway.

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

Alright everyone, I just ordered enough Z tuff for 90 blades! Thank you all for the feedback!

 

[Private Klink]

I am a Bowie fan, and that Tyrant Bowie drawing looks outstanding.

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

I am a Bowie fan, and that Tyrant Bowie drawing looks outstanding.

Tyrant bowie is up next

 

[Private Klink]

^^^ That's great to hear.

 

[Private Klink]

Man, I didn't mean to be a thread killer.

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

One of the milled out prototypes will be be getting sent to me soon!

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

My CNC guy just sent me this. First prototype bevel done. WOW that is a thing of beauty. We will be making some adjustments but these are looking really good overall.

 

[adluginb]

How thick is that one? I like it that thick!

 

[ferider]

My CNC guy just sent me this. First prototype bevel done. WOW that is a thing of beauty. We will be making some adjustments but these are looking really good overall.

Outstanding…love the skeletonized tang, that will put all the weight where it matters !

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

How thick is that one? I like it that thick!

This is a 52100 blank and is exactly .135in thick. The Z Tuff blanks should be close to the same thickness after they are surface ground but will start life much chonkier at .156in

 

[adluginb]

Maybe I’m seeing a jig it’s on or something? It looks like it’s 1/4” thick? Ever made one that thick?

 

[13ninjas]

Maybe I’m seeing a jig it’s on or something? It looks like it’s 1/4” thick? Ever made one that thick?

Fooled me too at first. Looked THICK! Look inside the skeletonized handle and you can see it’s sitting on something and much thinner than it appears.

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

Maybe I’m seeing a jig it’s on or something? It looks like it’s 1/4” thick? Ever made one that thick?

You might be seeing the fixture underneath the blade. I can def see how this thing could look super thick! I've never made one thicker than .170ish stock. Even at that thickness they are prohibitively heavy. Going up to .25 thick it would need pretty much a full height grind to get the weight and geometry right. At that point, this thing would probably be more of a mega chopper/ baseball bat than a machete, but it would for sure smash stuff!!

One of these blanks weighs about 28 ounces or so before milling. A .25in blank would weight a whopping 56 ounces. Thats like a big gulp

Found the one I made that was 3/16th stock based on my bolo machete. It weighed 38.8 ounces. Yikes.

 

[Private Klink]

That prototype really looks great. I thought I would wait for the Tyrant Bowie but now I don't know ; I may have to get both.

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

That prototype really looks great. I thought I would wait for the Tyrant Bowie but now I don't know ; I may have to get both.

Get both, then you can dual wield.

 

[Private Klink]

Somehow I'm not surprised you said that.

 

[Brummie]

I still have a selection of Huntsman machetes (12”, 18”, and the 16” lite machete) as well as a variety of dedicated choppers, so not in the market for a new Fell Beast.

I’m interested to see the direction the Tyrant Bowie goes, though. If it looks like it will be a nimble blade, rather than just an out&out chopper, then would be tempting as a first knife in Z-Tuff.

 

[Albert Alcalde]

Will the liberator bolo be produced in the near future ?

 

[Huntsman Knife Co.]

Will the liberator bolo be produced in the near future ?

It would be a project for 2025. This year I'm going to do:
1. Fell Beast Legacy Prime
2. Tyrant Bolo
3. Tryant Kukri
4. Tropic Thunder Machete (new design)