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I was thinking the same thing, at the time I was having couple knife projects with other makers and I was like what the hell, might as well support the kid so he can have some knives in his portfolio. He sure did impressed me.Jeff B wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:40 pmI was thinking the same thing! Going to have to support a young talent now.Marc4pt0 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:31 pmJust looked him up. I wish I hadn't, because now i want to give this kid money. 16yo?? This guy has some talent for sureRawgg wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:59 pm
https://www.instagram.com/jcc_cutlery/
I was one of his early testing subject lol. Great workmanship for his age.
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Wide and narrow convex grinds on Bark River knives
Wide and narrow convex grinds on Bark River knives
As many of you know I AM a fan of Bark River knives and impressed with the initial factory grinds on their knives. But I also like to experiment a bit. I reground this knife (Aurora 3v LT) with a much more acute and wider angle - still convex. I'm not particularly hard on my knives BUT I do want them extremely sharp. These are initial grinds and will be made much sharper \
So my question is - is this too acute of an edge angle for your use? It obviously drops through food etc, but it is not an edge I would use for bushcraft tasks. I'm interested in your thoughts on alternative grinds. Thanks for lookingI
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As many of you know I AM a fan of Bark River knives and impressed with the initial factory grinds on their knives. But I also like to experiment a bit. I reground this knife (Aurora 3v LT) with a much more acute and wider angle - still convex. I'm not particularly hard on my knives BUT I do want them extremely sharp. These are initial grinds and will be made much sharper \
So my question is - is this too acute of an edge angle for your use? It obviously drops through food etc, but it is not an edge I would use for bushcraft tasks. I'm interested in your thoughts on alternative grinds. Thanks for lookingI
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Ken
Re: Show us your knives!
First post! In chronological order from right to left:
- ~1992: My first knife purchase ever was this Martin Yan branded Chinese chef's knife, purchased when he visited my school. It has "Japan" inscribed on the blade, but I think it was actually made by Messermeister. Doesn't take a great edge, but it's very tough. It's been through a lot of board scraping and garlic smashing. I didn't use anything else until...
- 2006: Hattori HD-1 petty, purchased from CKTG! (You could say I've been lurking for 13 years). My first foray into Japanese knives.
- 2009: Hattori HD santoku and 210 gyuto from JCK; I was going to sell whichever I liked less (the gyuto), but ended up keeping both.
- 2018: Elephant 4-Star Nogent Sabatier, NOS. My first reactive knife; I was also curious about the old French-style profiles. The edge came with a smile and needed some work to be useful. Ended up not being my thing, but I keep it for the history.
- 2019: FM 210. First wa, first paper steel knife. I was surprised how much more reactive it was than the Sabatier. I like this one, except for the handle. I expect soon I'll be asking some questions about how to source and order custom handles.
- 2019: Takeda NAS. I love this one. Such great food release! The bog oak handle was pretty uncomfortable at first; lots of small and very sharp crevices.
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I love the background story! Those takeda nakiris are awesome. The stock handles are takedas are nice.polytope wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:58 pm First post! In chronological order from right to left:
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- ~1992: My first knife purchase ever was this Martin Yan branded Chinese chef's knife, purchased when he visited my school. It has "Japan" inscribed on the blade, but I think it was actually made by Messermeister. Doesn't take a great edge, but it's very tough. It's been through a lot of board scraping and garlic smashing. I didn't use anything else until...
- 2006: Hattori HD-1 petty, purchased from CKTG! (You could say I've been lurking for 13 years). My first foray into Japanese knives.
- 2009: Hattori HD santoku and 210 gyuto from JCK; I was going to sell whichever I liked less (the gyuto), but ended up keeping both.
- 2018: Elephant 4-Star Nogent Sabatier, NOS. My first reactive knife; I was also curious about the old French-style profiles. The edge came with a smile and needed some work to be useful. Ended up not being my thing, but I keep it for the history.
- 2019: FM 210. First wa, first paper steel knife. I was surprised how much more reactive it was than the Sabatier. I like this one, except for the handle. I expect soon I'll be asking some questions about how to source and order custom handles.
- 2019: Takeda NAS. I love this one. Such great food release! The bog oak handle was pretty uncomfortable at first; lots of small and very sharp crevices.
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If God wanted me to be a vegetarian he wouldn't have made animals taste so good.
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My first and only carbon knife, someone please pull me out of this rabbit hole.
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Re: Show us your knives!
Not any new knives, but some sweet new sayas from Chris Miller of Chop Shop Knife Works: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChopShopKnifeWorks
Knives are a Masamoto and a Predergast suji.
Knives are a Masamoto and a Predergast suji.
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I look him up the other day, do you shipped the knives to him and what is the turn around time?Kalaeb wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 5:07 pm Not any new knives, but some sweet new sayas from Chris Miller of Chop Shop Knife Works: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChopShopKnifeWorks
Knives are a Masamoto and a Predergast suji.