Those are all some pretty awesome blades...but that first Kephart just speaks to me. I love the look it. Just a well made simple looking tool meant to do its job and nothing flashy. I like all the glow in the dark stuff too but for an every day woods knife i always gravitate towards the simple looking workhorses... I'm thinking that top knife in the 4th pic down of post 19 is gonna be awesome...
Thanks. I'm looking forward to getting back on track, lots of great knives waiting to be finished. Everyone picked some kick ass materials. Jame's knife has bog oak carbon dated over 3,000 years old. Thanks man, working to it. It's been a rough time for me.
Glad to see some new posts Mud. I picked up a tip looking through your posts: put tape on the finished front of the scales to keep them clean. Have never thought of that. I will implement it on the next build. Great looking knives and scales.
Thanks man, I'm no expert by any means. But I'm more than happy to share anything I've learned by my own, or from others through various sources. Tape has saved my ass many times. lol Also works great when grinding your edge, if you have a really high grit finish- you can easily mar it. Either from debri flying off, or when you wipe the blade with your hand for whatever reasons.
Thanks for the kind words guys. I had to deal with a mess at home, just now able to jump on the forums again.
It's been a while, a lot of things have been going on since I lasted posted in this specific thread. Still going through some rough times, but I'll be starting on knives again in the near future as it begins to cool off. I'll start the revival with two prototypes I doodled tonight. The CR2.5 has really impressed me in its overall size. Very handy, more so than I thought it would be. So I decided to take a stab at it, with something very similar in size, but slightly longer handle. One of which is a mini kephart, the other a wharncliff shane suggested. Let me know what you guys think. I'll lay these out in steel soon.
Too many makers sacrifice handle length when decreasing blade length. A small blade can be very effective if the leverage is appropriate with the handle/blade ratio. Looks like you are nailing it with these.
Thank you sir! Gracias. They will be around 3/32'' thick- or however steady I can hold my hand. lol definitely thinner than they are in the photo. But it's the same at the very bottom one. lol Maybe I'll make an extra set for a pass around.