My first thought on this picture was "manual powered 1x72" - then I saw the little grinding wheel.
Passaround: Kippington Chevron Hook Grind
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My first thought on this picture was "manual powered 1x72" - then I saw the little grinding wheel.
Did this end or...?
Kippington
A small green parrot
Yeah, unfortunately the last people didn't write a review. I have the knife with me now, all polished up and SPF.
Carl Kotte
Senior Member
My bad as I was one of the last ones to use the chevron before it went back Kipp. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I recall enjoying this knife a lot. Profile, heat treat, balance f&f all top notch as expected from Kipp. The grind?! Well, first thing that struck me (and surprised me!) was how versatile the knife felt. I expected it to be a one trick pony; instead I felt I could pretty much use it for anything. The release was, as expected, very good. Over all, I’d rate it beige++
I recently received a new example of his chevron hook grind and I had the same experience. I thought I'd clearly feel the grind and so far I don't. Food release is amazing but it isn't just a potatoes and alliums knife, it does nearly everything well. His profiles, at least for me, shame a number of other highly regarded makers. Eventually I'll put up a short cutting video or two but for now my advice is don't pass up a chance to buy a Kippington.
Bico Doce
aka Big Dice / Bocce Ballz / Big Douche
What’s it going to take to get a chevron hook mass drop? Name your price and terms - a year wait, no problem; payment in bitcoin, we can make it happen. Ok, maybe not bitcoin but one of the other coins for sure
I fear the price might be Jules' sanity but if he 's willing...
Bico Doce
aka Big Dice / Bocce Ballz / Big Douche
Carl Kotte
Senior Member
Bico Doce
aka Big Dice / Bocce Ballz / Big Douche
It think that’s possible. He does the mass drop but on the condition that I am excluded from it. Sounds fair enough
I vote yes. It was an awesome knife to use. I propose 26 226s and 22 262s.
What about 26 225s and 25 226s?
That would work. Or maybe just 11 235s for your mathematician heart.
I'm pretty sure he'd rather take payment in scene girls than bitcoin, but you never know.
No, that would be both taking him up and not taking him up at the same timeSchrodinger's suggestion?
As a good real world approximation, maybe Kipp could either do or not do the massdrop, but also not tell anyone whether he's doing it or not, and only respond to inquiries about it with cat memes.
GrumpyCat says "But I won't know unless I get to try one, arghhhhh"
Maybe he could or could not do a Massdrop of proper handed knives...
Yay! Right-handed people unite! Like the Japanese makers that charge 50% more because "**** you lefty!"
spaceconvoy
Senior Member
Guess which country has a much smaller number of left handed people...
It's still somewhat stigmatized over there, but there are indications it might be slowly changing:
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/09/27/news/lefties-push-back-against-japans-righteous-spin/
Kippington
A small green parrot
I'll charge 50% less, but ship half of you a paperweight in knife-box. Probabilities...No, that would be both taking him up and not taking him up at the same time
Kippington
A small green parrot
I designed the chevron (and hook grind) because, as a knife enthusiast, I really love to use things like that in the kitchen. Making them on the other hand - they're a real pain in the backside, and the thought of scaling it up into a massdrop makes me feel sick.
Kippington
A small green parrot
I'll take rave girls, thanks.
WiriWiri
Senior Member
I designed the chevron (and hook grind) because, as a knife enthusiast, I really love to use things like that in the kitchen. Making them on the other hand - they're a real pain in the backside, and the thought of scaling it up into a massdrop makes me feel sick.
They do say that Australians are masochists, so I’m cunningly interpreting this as a wholehearted acceptance of the whole massdrop chevron shaboodle. Ta very much squire
Y'all, it's not really that hard to get @Kippington to to a Massdrop. You just have to phrase it correctly.
Announcing KKF Massdrop #4 by Kippington Blades
Terms are simple. For those lucky winners chosen, the relevant details will be as follows.
Sizes: There will be 2 options for lengths, "big" and "small".
Grind: All details are up to the bladesmith, and may vary from blade to blade.
Handles: Mostly wood.
Timeframe: The winners can expect delivery.
Price: $1k USD, or $2k AUD.
Please register your interest by commenting on this thread.
Announcing KKF Massdrop #4 by Kippington Blades
Terms are simple. For those lucky winners chosen, the relevant details will be as follows.
Sizes: There will be 2 options for lengths, "big" and "small".
Grind: All details are up to the bladesmith, and may vary from blade to blade.
Handles: Mostly wood.
Timeframe: The winners can expect delivery.
Price: $1k USD, or $2k AUD.
Please register your interest by commenting on this thread.
