Rade Hawkiins Mastersmith Test Knife - The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions

#1 04-23-2002, 10:28 AM

Posted for Rade:

10" blade, 336 layers of 1084/15-n-20 steel 15" overall and 1 3/4" wide and.220" thick guard and butt cap brass with desert iron wood handle. will be tested at Don Fogg's shop April 24, 2002.

#2 04-23-2002, 10:43 AM

Good luck Rade! You've made a beautiful knife, and it's a pity it's going to get beat up. We're all pulling for you!

Nathan

#3 04-23-2002, 10:54 AM

Good luck Rade.

#4 04-23-2002, 12:16 PM

That's the knife for the cutting / bending part of the test? Very fancy for a knife which is going to be destroyed, no?

JD

#5 04-23-2002, 12:23 PM

I wil be praying all day. Good luck Rade.

#6 04-23-2002, 03:02 PM

Good luck Rade! Not that you need luck, I think you're plenty good enough without it

Roger

#7 04-23-2002, 03:41 PM

We're all rooting for you! Give us a report when the smoke clears.

Good luck,

Coop

#8 04-23-2002, 05:55 PM

Good luck Rade, a fantastic knife. Gib

#9 04-23-2002, 06:43 PM

Good luck to ya Rade!

#10 04-23-2002, 07:19 PM

Interesting design. The tip of that blade is gonna be FAST.
Looks like a shoo-in to me

All the best.

ghostdog

#11 04-23-2002, 08:41 PM

Godspeed Rade. Best of luck.

Chris

#12 04-23-2002, 09:46 PM

RADE!!!!

Very cool!!!! good luck!!

Don Fogg is giving me the JS practical during the week of April 29 pretty cool!

#13 04-24-2002, 01:21 AM

That's got to be one of the nicest test knives I've ever seen!

I've often wondered how a clip would affect the bend test...cool!

I'm sure you'll do great Rade....give em all ya got!!!

Nick

#14 04-24-2002, 10:04 PM

JUST GOT HOME AND HAD A BITE TO EAT AND CHECK MY E-MAIL. DON FOGG IS A TRUE MASTER AND A GREAT HUMAN BEING. WE DID EVERY THING BY THE BOOK AND I EVEN MADE A DAMASCUS BILLET WHILE I WAS THERE. MY KNIFE DID A GREAT JOB AND PASSED ALL THE TEST-------THE FIRST STEP IS HISTORY NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS MAKE 5 KNIVES FOR THE JUDGES TO EVALUATE AT THE BLADE SHOW.

THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE FOR THE FAITH AND CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT. THIS TEST WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO "BILLYBOB FOR ALLOWING ME TO USE HIS SHOP AND EQUIPMENT-----THANKS,THANKS--REGARDS RADE

#15 04-25-2002, 04:42 AM

Well done, Rade- I had no doubt you'd pull it off! Congratualations!

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