Rough scaled EDC

Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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I would like to thank Nathan and especially Lorien on this EDC, Lorien had Nathan send it out and I had requested non buffed scales as for me, I felt the buffed posed a safety issue, call me clumsy but now, I feel safer ;) And the knife and handle combo is most excellent, while not a harsh finish, it is still smooth to the hand, it does provide some tactile feedback while gripping and when wet, even more so.

Here are a few images taken today along with a closeup of the way Nathan does the handles prior to any buffing. Also I was fortunate that Casinostocks had a vertical kydex sheath available to buy, he had an extra and got that in as I prefer kydex for fixed blades, that plus I don't have leather thick enough and also just don't make fixed blade sheaths, only folders.

Carothers_nonbuff by GaryWGraley, on Flickr


Carothers_nonbuff_ by GaryWGraley, on Flickr


and the closeup I promised, here you can see the texture left from machining the scales, VERY well done !
By clicking on the photo it takes you to Flickr where you can then select to view all sizes and check out the full size to really see the closeup detail there is on the scales.

Carothers_nonbuff_closeup by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Thanks again Lorien and also thanks to Nathan for continuing to create excellent working tools for all of us !

G2
 
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Mr. G2, I totally agree with this ^Gent^ that you do take excellent photos :thumbsup:

BTW, your lanyard making skills are not too shabby either ;)
 
You're both very kind, and I thank you!

And, when ever you need something lanyardedup just pop an email and we'll sort it out.

I did not mention in the first post, as I felt it goes without saying, but, Nathan places an exceptional edge on these knives, very keen and bitey, and of course, if you find yourself without one of these knives in your kit, you need to rectify that when time and budget presents itself.

G2
 
Nice job capturing the definition in the scales! I've been going with the unbuffed on the field knives as well, much prefer it for the tacky grip. One thing to note, after much use, they will eventually wear in smooth like the polished micarta. I've found that a good bead blast restores them pretty well though. Thanks for the excellent photos!
 
Gary, hello, tried to find a way to PM u here, couldn't find it, would like to have u make me a sheath for my spyderco vallaton, its illegal to carry them concealed in my state
 
Thanks Hard knocks, if it gets to that I'll look for a bead blaster to and texture again.

And to reach me you can email me at

chiseledge@yahoo.com

G2
 
Gary, I appreciated your help with collating all the name submissions for the no name knife, and was happy to set you up with this one. I hope it serves you well and remains in your possession in perpetuity. You should be able to keep a good grip on it ;)
 
Thanks again Lorien, and that collating was an interesting exercise, glad to help out and glad you were able to help me get my hands on an EDC, they are such a well thought out knife, when gripped it becomes a true extension of your hand, fits so well, for my hand at least!

I use the kydex sheath with a piece of paracord to act as a stop, static cord type thing, the paracord is looped from the end of the sheath and then wraps around a belt loop, the sheath is slid between my waistband and body, when you grab the handle and pull, you pull the knife and sheath together until it reaches the end of it's tether and the knife pulls free, making it a very quick method of drawing the knife as well as a safer return to the sheath when done, since you will be holding the sheath in hand as you insert the razor sharp blade back inside, no mucking about trying to make a side entrance into my body ;)

G2
 
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I rubbed down the scales on my EDC and FK with green scotchbrite under running water. It takes the shine off without making it "fuzzy" like the unbuffed scales on my LC. It's a happy medium for me.
 
rough dirty hands will slap that handle into shape!
 
Been a little over half the year with this EDC, rascal has not had needed any touch up, while I've not been heavy handed with it, it has seen use and just today had to cut through some branches about 1 3/4" thick that was in my way but in an area that you could not swing a larger knife, had to 'whittle' cut through the base of the branch until you could snap it and cut it the rest of the way, and the grip was so solid, just exceptional in use and of course, 3v is still razor sharp, blade just got mucked up from the sap but that cleaned right off straight away.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

also changed out the bobtail fob with a new Viking rune type bead, very classy addition.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr


Thanks again Lorien and of course Nathan and crew!
G2
 
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