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Love that handle as much as the knife!!!!!
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Fredrik Spåre and @moderncooking MCX colab in 26c3 honyaki. Etched and polished. Very impressive knife, especially for the very affordable price tag comparatively
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Mate the banding looks phenomenal! Great work! Might have to look into doing a batch like this in the future
It’s like a new-school Primus. Love it.
Funny you should say this. My thoughts exactly.
Wow! What did you use to get that result? Looks great. If I have it available I may try to emulate that finish.
Ferric acid and water blend, around 2 to 1 ratio. Then buffed with high grit micro mesh pad. Worth doing!
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Same process, but with hot OJ for those that want an easy, at home option. Make sure to remove any oil from the blade before you etch and if you have used your knife a bit make sure to give the knife a good polish before also.
Bought this dalman last November off of bst. It was unused. Came to me with the tip missing, and the seller (a damn gentleman) immediately offered full refund. I declined so he sent a $100 on his own accord.
The blade finish was sub par, was not a fan of the blade profile, and the edge was nonexistent. After fixing the broken tip I focused on the oversized handle. Wasn’t my cup of tea, so I slimmed it down a touch and the torched it. After torching it I went back and polished it. The ring pattern really popped out nicely.
After torching and re-profiling / tip repair #1:
And the handle after more polishing:
But then I had bigger ideas for the handle. I was a big fan of the new blade profile, so next was to fix the poor finish. So off came the handle. While mucking around with the handle, I re-installed it just to see how it worked with it’s new shape. Wasn’t a fan so I knocked the handle off again. In doing so I myself broke a small piece of the tip off. I was flipping furious! I had really liked the new profile I gave it. So I walked away and gave it a few days. Came back with a new plan. Repaired the tip and re-profiled the spine (ONCE AGAIN), then knocked off a few mm of the machi (?) so that the new handle will fit in closer. I personally thought the neck was too long. Then polished, light etch and more polishing. Afterwards I gave the neck a blue tempering a la Kamon style:
Then I decided my handle making experience was minimal and I simply didn’t have anymore time to try. So I enlisted a very talented knife maker locally and asked a favor. I don’t believe he’s looking into getting in the handle making business, but he approved of the idea. A couple months later he finished a western handle for me. It was beautiful! But after trying it in use I found It a bit too big for my lanky fingers. So I modified it quite a bit into what it is now. Handle is claro walnut burl with brass.
The blade finish was sub par, was not a fan of the blade profile, and the edge was nonexistent. After fixing the broken tip I focused on the oversized handle. Wasn’t my cup of tea, so I slimmed it down a touch and the torched it. After torching it I went back and polished it. The ring pattern really popped out nicely.
After torching and re-profiling / tip repair #1:
And the handle after more polishing:
But then I had bigger ideas for the handle. I was a big fan of the new blade profile, so next was to fix the poor finish. So off came the handle. While mucking around with the handle, I re-installed it just to see how it worked with it’s new shape. Wasn’t a fan so I knocked the handle off again. In doing so I myself broke a small piece of the tip off. I was flipping furious! I had really liked the new profile I gave it. So I walked away and gave it a few days. Came back with a new plan. Repaired the tip and re-profiled the spine (ONCE AGAIN), then knocked off a few mm of the machi (?) so that the new handle will fit in closer. I personally thought the neck was too long. Then polished, light etch and more polishing. Afterwards I gave the neck a blue tempering a la Kamon style:
Then I decided my handle making experience was minimal and I simply didn’t have anymore time to try. So I enlisted a very talented knife maker locally and asked a favor. I don’t believe he’s looking into getting in the handle making business, but he approved of the idea. A couple months later he finished a western handle for me. It was beautiful! But after trying it in use I found It a bit too big for my lanky fingers. So I modified it quite a bit into what it is now. Handle is claro walnut burl with brass.
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You can always make a paring knife out of this blank… 
How is the profile different now? Looks like you made the tip a bit higher?
Hockey3081
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What did you use to make the spine adjustments?
Belt sander/grinder with medium grit and lots of dunking in water. Then followed with higher grit sand paper by hand to polish
Drool. I’m just in awe
That ironwood handle gets me all kinds of feels…. Such a wicked piece. I need a kamon….
Greenbriel
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marc - could you set all your Kamon knives up like Ben does in his "group" photos ... I believe your pic will look exactly like his ...
I'm beginning to think Ben lives in Baltimore or you in Switzerland ...
Amazing blades as always ...
I'm beginning to think Ben lives in Baltimore or you in Switzerland ...
Amazing blades as always ...
Funny thing, that's pretty much what I was trying to do in that group shot. Basically, I want to be just like Mr @KAMON Knives when I grow up
Remember me if the Shichi Mai ever needs to find a new home - really seems silly for you to onw a clad knife after all / just sayin!
See the pic looks almost just like Ben's when horizontal ... LOL
Benjamin = Marc (?) ... just like Superman / Clark Kent the two of you are never seen together ... should have known once you were "getting into" making handles and sayas - they were too good to be a 1st attempt ...
See the pic looks almost just like Ben's when horizontal ... LOL
Benjamin = Marc (?) ... just like Superman / Clark Kent the two of you are never seen together ... should have known once you were "getting into" making handles and sayas - they were too good to be a 1st attempt ...
That's just damn sexy
A very big thank you sir
I think this is my favorite knife of your collection, something about it just makes me happy. Great collection and even better pictures, a joy to look through.
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Thanks. I totally agree that this particular Comet is a very special one. It still hangs out in my kitchen within easy reach (on top of my fridge), along with a couple other favorites
