Recent content by CrisAnderson27

Thank you Wildboar, for sharing my update here. Things still aren't in the clear...and my shop situation is less than ideal...but I'm working on it...and still working hard to get these orders out. To once and for all (and finally...I will not engage in any discussion that appears combative...

I just want to say that I get where the customers are coming from here, but I also completely understand where Dave is coming from as well. Dave and I have had our differences in the past lol...but I know full well that we all get hit in the knees on occasion and have to catch up. In this...

Its called "oosic" 😊

No problem! Glad to help out 😊

Nice grind there. Just to clarify...stiffness isn't really a factor of what kind of steel is used. It's determined in some part by geometry of the grind (diamond, v, convexity, etc)...but more so by pure thickness of steel. Your blade is most likely more stiff because it doesn't have...

Nothing wrong with an edge that thin if its heat treated properly. Nice pick up 😉😊.

That can definitely help. It's probably also due to other factors as well. Profile, clay layout, clay thickness, blade thickness, blade geometry (edge taper, distal taper, etc), quench temperature, quenchant temperature...whether you blink or not...all have an impact lol. I know you know...

It's tough to say lol...it looks pre-quench to me...mostly due to the overall straightness. The colors of the blade/clay though are indicative of post water quench. So again...tough to say. If it is after water quench...it's probably san-mai, with a thin inner layer and outer layers that won't...

Give yourself room on the tip before hardening to account for any curvature. Final step post straightening is refining the profile to your final dimensions. 99% of blades I make are hardened with a square tip. Very few (like Ferry's), are ground to final dimensions pre-hardening. On his, I...

Depends on the handle and blade geometry honestly. I bet enough forward balance could be had to make something quite useful form it lol. Hmmmmm......

Thank you gentlemen! Sorry for the delayed response...for some reason I didn't get reply notification in my email!

:wink: I'll be here my friend!

Saw this brought back from the dead, and had some things I thought I would add. First, to be a knifemaker, as Thom said...simply requires you to make a knife. To be a good knifemaker...requires you to make a knife that serves the purposes and expectations of the end user. Whether it be...

I betcha he'd rehandle it if you covered the costs ;)

I wonder why Andy's rough forged knines are so appreciated...whereas this one of Dan's seems to be getting little love. If I were you guys...at those prices...I'd jump on them. I know what it takes to make them, and they're being literally given away.