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Post by jimiowa on Mar 25, 2009 7:31:53 GMT -5
Jim that is a nice looking knife!! Should be a good working knife.
I can see what your talking about on the fit and finish being a bit off. And that it is likely to be one of his early productions.
A bit of a gap betweent the scales and shank at the back of the handle and a little epoxy at the front and not as well polished as his newer products. Having one of his earlier knives could be a plus, just the same.
I agree I don't like the sheath at all.
I would want one that covers most of the handle with possibly a velcro fastener that you could thumb break.
Mind You I have yet to make a knife myself(that I would admit to) and it's easier to critisize others work whe nyo u have not done it yourself. No question you got a good knife at a reasoanble price!
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Post by jmarriott on Mar 25, 2009 8:05:29 GMT -5
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Post by jimh on Mar 25, 2009 8:15:34 GMT -5
Jim the $$ i paid for the knife is a very affordable and fair price. the sheaths he throws in are for the sole purpose of protecting the blade and not meant to be a piece of art. if you were to want that too then the price would reflect it. i will probably have a couple sheaths made this summer that are more in line with what i would like to have. but if i don't the knife is the importent part here. yea as soon as i mentioned the single rivet he said it had to be one of his earlier pieces. i am however an end user and not a collector for his knife so it is all a moot point. i'm still trying to figure out what kind of wood that is he used for the scales. i did notice the epoxy and the fit and finish where it all didn't match up just right. but again i intend for this knife to get bloody (hope it isn't from me this time)
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Post by jimiowa on Mar 26, 2009 8:09:33 GMT -5
Jim I did not meant to be too critical. It only makes sense that a craftsmans would evolve as his experience and skills improve.
And was Trying to point out that when a craftsman/artisan becomes well known the collectible value of the 500th piece he makes is sometimes less than the first 50 he makes.
You have a knife I would be proud to own.
And as they said on Hill street Blues "Let's be careful out there".
We don't want to hear you have injured yourself.
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Post by jimh on Mar 26, 2009 10:53:23 GMT -5
Jim I did not meant to be too critical. didn't take it as such, you had the same observations as i did. And as they said on Hill street Blues "Let's be careful out there". We don't want to hear you have injured yourself. yea, AGAIN! i had stitches two months ago, and then the other scout leaders took me up front of the troop two weeks ago to give me a "Special" Award last month for it.  i received the "Red blade award" |
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Post by jimh on Mar 28, 2009 0:26:01 GMT -5
so i emailed david Farmer the other day and he got right back to me. so i sent it in to him yesterday and he'll give it a once over, sharpen it and ship it back. i told him as long as i can get it back before the end of the summer i was fine. he replied back that it should be a week or two tops turn around time. i'll elt ya know how it is when i get it back.
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Post by jabba on Mar 28, 2009 11:24:49 GMT -5
I While it was shaving sharp when I got it... I used the Lansky on it and got it even sharper. Jabba Jabba, these knives have a convex edge on them. you do not want to sharpen them the convential way with a hard stone at a particular angle. you use a mouse pad with a sht of 320 wet/dry paper glued to it (use spray adhesive) then draw the knife backwards (stropping type direction) with only the edge down against the pad/emery paper. the convex shape of the blade will depress the pad and the abraisive will follow the shape of the convex edge. i hope this explains it. you can then got to an even finer sheet for a more polished/mirror look or finish. Well I guess I changed that on this one. I sure do like the flat grind, super sharp result of the Lansky kits. Everyone else seem to too, as I spend my whole night before deer season sharpening knives for everyone. Maybe I'll try to do it his way on the next one. Jabba |
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Post by jimh on Mar 30, 2009 12:28:02 GMT -5
well here's david's reply to me this morning after getting my knife shipped back to him for a once over.
"I got the knife in today. i made it about 5 years ago. The handle is zebrawood and the steel is 1095.
I thinned the blade close to the edge, to provide a nicer, more even cut. I sharpened and polished the edge."
so i should get it back by the weekend or first part of the week next week.
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Post by jimh on Mar 30, 2009 20:16:37 GMT -5
jabba, if you ever have an issue with that knife, just ship it to him and he'll clean it right up and put a polished edge on it. all he ask is that when you send it in you send a few $$ to cover shipping back to you. he doesn't give an amount for shipping, he just says to throw in a few bucks.
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Post by jimiowa on Mar 30, 2009 22:18:05 GMT -5
Jim That just convinces me more you and Jabba are working with a good knife maker!!
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Post by jimh on Apr 3, 2009 18:16:05 GMT -5
received the knife back today, it is ready to fully rock.  |
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