The "Ask Nathan a question" thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
The wood is Osage orange, African Blackwood and Cocobolo and one made of used popsicle sticks I found in a dumpster behind the elementary school that I pasted together just for you..
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Oh man! Matty gets all the good stuff! I’m envisioning how glorious that dumpster dive, reclaimed, laminated popsicle stick handle will be - with its wonderful rainbow of dye stains - the greenish fungus stains, the absolutely sinister black bacterial stains, and maybe a few blood and saliva stains from gum slivers received while chewing on the sticks. I so envy you, Matty. I can only hope that Nathan will go the distance and finish your corroded, 1/2” thick aluminum plate blade with a nice 24 grit finish, before he rainbow anodized it. For authenticities sake, I really hope that he doesn’t wipe all of the J-B Weld off of the spine where it squishes out from under the scales as he fastens them in place with multiple bent over bobby-pins. :p:D Mike
 
Mike157 said:
Oh man! Matty gets all the good stuff! I’m envisioning how glorious that dumpster dive, reclaimed, laminated popsicle stick handle will be - with its wonderful rainbow of dye stains - the greenish fungus stains, the absolutely sinister black bacterial stains, and maybe a few blood and saliva stains from gum slivers received while chewing on the sticks. I so envy you, Matty. I can only hope that Nathan will go the distance and finish your corroded, 1/2” thick aluminum plate blade with a nice 24 grit finish, before he rainbow anodized it. For authenticities sake, I really hope that he doesn’t wipe all of the J-B Weld off of the spine where it squishes out from under the scales as he fastens them in place with multiple bent over bobby-pins. :p:D Mike
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Don't forget all the boogers that Nathan promised!
 
Not a Q but an observation:

Out of sheer boredom, I looked up your wares on the Big Auction site. Man, even during this pandemic FUD, you're the knifemakers' rockstar. No CPKs currently for sale but a check of the completed, apart from one straggler selling below MSRP (unused UFK for that matter) every other one was north of your prices on here though you. I still think that you should try it over there when you produce enough basic ones to exceed your demand on here, over the Big River site which is a PITA because the $ will go directly into your own PP as you get the cha-ching from completed orders. On Big River, you have less control over your revenue stream from there.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Kephart. We're grinding the sheet now.

Integral Shiv

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Ahhhhhh the Integral Shiv, I made Need a Few of these:thumbsup::D

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moparsbob said:
And those who like old brit bikes/cars also need to have Whitworth tools....
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jlauffer said:
Wow...think I actually have a few of those from my dad.
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Was cleaning some stuff in the garage and found the Whitworth stuff I have. It's a socket set, made in the USA by Dunlap. Don't think I'll ever have an old British car or bike, so if anyone could use them let me know.

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Box_Opener said:
I finally picked up the knife that turned me on to Carothers, an HDFK (thanks a million, @dtmbinb!). I cannot wait to use it this summer. Is there any way to get non-black fasteners for it?
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Yes, its a standard 8-32 flat head cap screw. You can find them anywhere or ask Jo for some.
 
derrelw said:
Hey Nathan why do you not recommend acid wash finish for user knives? I love the look and planned to ask for it on a FK2.
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Like paint it shows wear. It's useful if you want a darker low reflection finish but once you use the knife some it will start to wear.
 
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