The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

[carnifex knifeworks]

#notnathan

Yes, it will just darken with age, no handling required. Ozone does it too I think. Up here in the thin air of CO, it seems to darken rather quickly. I just got this EDC 1.2 a couple days ago, and I wish it would stay this nice butterscotch color. But I will be able to see a pretty noticeable difference in just 30 days based on my past pieces.

I'm in utah, so hopefully it darkens as easily here!

 

[PolRoger]

So the two MC zombies a couple weeks ago and the two today are made from old MC stock or the new tweaked version?

#notnathan...

I believe that they are the last samples from the old MC stock.

 

[Casinostocks]

#stillnotnathan

The 2025 SC (Standard Chopper) will be a tweaked version of the old MC (Medium Chopper) which is not yet released in the wild. I am thinking that these FFS choppers are based on the old MC stock, freshly out of the ol' creek on the new property

 

[CPM-ROCCO]

I'm in utah, so hopefully it darkens as easily here!

I wiped them with some ballistol mineral oil before they went tanning. Good luck!

 

[bluemax_1]

#notnathan...

I believe that they are the last samples from the old MC stock.

Yep. I asked, and Nate confirmed, these are the old MCs, with buttholes (which I was actually trying for. I prefer using the rear lanyard. Forgot to set an alarm for the first sale. Only came in #11 this time ).

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Yep. I asked, and Nate confirmed, these are the old MCs, with buttholes (which I was actually trying for. I prefer using the rear lanyard. Forgot to set an alarm for the first sale. Only came in #11 this time ).

Didn’t even try, the Nap time was more important, plus I have enough already

 

[Murphjd25]

Dang. Nathan….hear me out…

Delta 3V steel toe boot inserts!!!

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Dang. Nathan….hear me out…

Delta 3V steel toe boot inserts!!!

Saw my buddy get his toes cut off by steel toes in a tractor roll over incident, not at all pleasant! Don’t know if D3V would have made a difference, but I doubt it. It was terrible

 

[bluemax_1]

Dang. Nathan….hear me out…

Delta 3V steel toe boot inserts!!!

Pffttt…
The characteristics that make D3V special, would be wasted on steel toe caps.

OTOH, steel boot blade inserts like the bad guy in the OG Roadhouse…

 

[bluemax_1]

Saw my buddy get his toes cut off by steel toes in a tractor roll over incident, not at all pleasant! Don’t know if D3V would have made a difference, but I doubt it. It was terrible

Sadly, the force it took to crush the steel toe caps enough to amputate toes, would’ve resulted in the loss of the toes anyway.

 

[Murphjd25]

I should have ran this idea past the cOcKs before posting this idea.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Sadly, the force it took to crush the steel toe caps enough to amputate toes, would’ve resulted in the loss of the toes anyway.

It was brutal, entire tractor tipped over onto him. It took a bunch of us just to tip it up and pull him out, but the damage was already done. Ambulance took him to the hospital. Something I won’t ever forget.

 

[ThemDawgs]

I’m curious how you would know if you were able to score something on the drop. Would I get an email or a message on here? If so what’s the timeline? This was my first drop attempt and not too optimistic I was fast enough.

 

[gunslinger387]

Nathan, if a delta 3V knife was sent in for DLC and it ruined the heat treat, what would be the result? Would it be like a normal 3V with a good HT or something worse. Would the edge become brittle or easily deformed?

 

[SharpBits]

I’m curious how you would know if you were able to score something on the drop. Would I get an email or a message on here? If so what’s the timeline? This was my first drop attempt and not too optimistic I was fast enough.

Look at your post number in the upper right of your Friday Sale entry post, if it is lower than the total number of knives offered for a given Friday sale, you are most likely in. If it is higher, then you are most likely out. Nathan said the total today was 25.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

Would CPK ever consider making a ferro rod notch an option? It would be very handy on the EDC knives. Here is a picture of what I am talking about.

 

[Cwilliams563]

Would CPK ever consider making a ferro rod notch an option? It would be very handy on the EDC knives. Here is a picture of what I am talking about.View attachment 2812803

#Not Nathan, but if it’s going to be called a Ferry notch, hell no lol. Even if not called a “Ferry” notch, still no.

He’s made a post in the past about a notch in the spine compromising its integrity. Depending on location, even worse, especially since his knives are all about utility and strength.

 

[dtmbinb]

Why is it so hard to carry a striker? A bit of old hacksaw blade works great. In a real emergency situation, use the actual blade near the sharpening choil.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

If it’s on a small knife, not a chopper, I don’t see how it could matter. Also, such a small radius seems very unlikely to compromise anything even on a large chopper.

Not hard to carry a striker, just handy to have a sharp edge that isn’t the true cutting edge on my main tool.

Why would any of you care, since it would be an option, and a super simple one to grind in on request?

 

[dtmbinb]

Oh, I don't care. I wasn't trying to be confrontational. I just know I won't be ordering that option on my CPK Neck Knife.