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Evil D wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:14 am

Hmm I just got an idea. Now I just need a knife and a Dremel and the free time.

Might want a laser for that one

Thatd be an interesting one for sure

Toucan wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:07 am

Maybe a knurled pattern, but stippling would not be for me.

Now that would eata hole in the pocket

Evil D wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:53 am

A lot of companies are doing handgun stippling with lasers now, I wonder if the same can be done on a stainless handled? Surely G10 could be.

Not sure. The handguns I buy are all hand fit ans all the engraving is done by hand with tooling.

I got less than I was hoping for my Spyderco Advocate I posted above due to he sharpening, even though it was done professionally to a perfect mirror and razor sharp. I dont get that. So take a spyderco serrated edge. On a new one, the 40 degree side of sharp maker vontacts 1/32" of the edge. ...

Sharpening a knife should decrease the value to collectors as it's no longer new, it's used. Really, most stuff which is sold as NIB or LNIB or 'mint' is "used". If you've cut a sheet of paper with it it's used. If you've moved the clip, it's used. How are you even going to know if it's b...

Improves the value. A lot of people pay me to sharpen knives to a nice mirror edge

I prefer the smooth slabs on stainless knives. To make them grippier especially with wet hands, i use triangle and round jewelers files to cut about 30 grooves into the Police models i carry from time to time. Do you happen to have a pic of one? I like the sounds of that. A crosshatch pattern could...

Years ago there was a guy taking every stainless handle Spyderco he could get his hands on and I assumed used a drill press to put this swirl pattern all over the handle, then list them on eBay for ridiculous prices and called them custom. It's a little surprising the handgun stippling trend hasn't...

I prefer the smooth slabs on stainless knives. To make them grippier especially with wet hands, i use triangle and round jewelers files to cut about 30 grooves into the Police models i carry from time to time. Do you happen to have a pic of one? I like the sounds of that. A crosshatch pattern could...

It seems like a popular idea for people who dont mind paying a jeweler.

How many people like a stainless knife that is stippled? I see them pop up listed on line from time to time, they seem to sell for quite a mark up.

While I don't train with- or carry weapons for self defense, I can surely enjoy the historical aspect of it, and how mindset, techniques and designs have evolved over time. So in that context these older publications are of more interest to me than the contemporary literature. Thanks to the OP for ...

While I don't train with- or carry weapons for self defense, I can surely enjoy the historical aspect of it, and how mindset, techniques and designs have evolved over time. So in that context these older publications are of more interest to me than the contemporary literature. Thanks to the OP for ...

I trust the book is good, but at the moment I cannot afford it. "Street Steel" is almost $300 on Amazon. @MichaelJanich would you please reprint this book? I'd like to buy a copy!!!! This does pop up on ebay every now and then. https://www.ebay.com/itm/195615887794?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&am...

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As a side note, read the ingredients on any foam can. That stuff is garunteed to irritate any skin, which is why it lists topical numbing agents in the ingredients. And carcinogens.

Poraso green tub shaving soap is one of the best for sensitive skin. Works well for me. I have a whole shelf of specialty shaving soaps and thats my go to.

i think he was just saying that the blade shape wouldn't fit in most spyderco handles. that seems fairly obvious that blades and handles are typically designed together and spyderco wouldn't be shoehorning a tanto blade into a handle that doesn't cover the blade when closed. i'm not sure what the p...

What constitutes a tanto is surprisingly broad. This diagram of various tanto profiles with cross sections might interest some. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Tanto_blade_styles.svg Nice find. And these profiles are themselves just themes. My two seem to be variations on the Sh...