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Out of left field again...
I started a knife almost 10 years ago. It was the one and only time I've used O-1 to my recollection. I did not taper the tip correctly as this was a very early knife for me. I did an 8" hollow and got very thin at the tip.
I started a guard but the tip was just unforgiveable and I had no faith in it. I sharpened it and used it as a shop knife for a while. Then it was my favorite throwing knife. I practiced different finishes on it; sand-blasted, hand-sanded, polished, etched, etc. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that this was a #### good knife despite the poor geometry. Recently, I was refinishing an old gun. I looked at this beat up old blade sitting ingloriously on the corner of the bench, dusty and forgotten. I took the guard off and cleaned it up. I reinstalled it and ground the blade to get rid of the thin tip even though it performed great. Some fine tuning and a coat of Duracoat made it ready for the polished G-10 handles. Here she is..., a slightly modified version of Field Mate design. The last picture is post-epoxy and pin grinding. __________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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Very nice, Andy. I like the overall shape a lot.
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Like the knife, love the story/history behind it.
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I'll bet you're glad that you fixed it up! Looks great now
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