Thread: Show me your knives

Originally Posted by moonhunt

Here is my new knife, a dedicated pig sticker
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Bloody hard taking good pics of a knife, whats your secrets people

If you don't mind me asking, did you pay much extra for the micarter handle? Looks good.

A mate and I re-finished/modified one of my Svords today.

- rounded the blade to more of a droppoint.

- Sanded back the varnish, leveled out the brass pins/bolster/Mahogany scales which were crudely done and rubbed the handle with boiled linseed oil instead (personally preference).


Before.



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After.

if you dont mind me asking? what you pay for it? then to have to change it all?

some of those photos make it look crap since they are dear knifes

but hey i just have grebers knifes 3 of an they have always got the guts an skinn out an off like any knife would

Thats exactly why I wrote to Mr. Baker, the finish if this knife was very crude. For $185 I would of expected a lot more.

I liked the overall length and the steel, but I did not like the varnish and/or handle finish. Once I used it I found I didn't like the tip how it was, so I/we modified it slightly.

Mr Bakers response.

Thank you for your comments, Svord knife production has changed over the years, particularly in the last 12 months in order to gain a share of the US market at sensitive retail price points . I had to dramatically re think production and decide which market would grow the brand, bearing in mind Svord has saturated the NZ market over the last 30+ years. What has not changed is the steel and heat treatment quality.

Svord knives are compared to high end Japanese hand forged knives that start at $700US and coarse ground blades and simple bamboo handles, but the best and most expensive steel, Svord is also comparable to the best scandinavian hunting knives that still have the hammer forging marks and scale on the blades and simple birchwood handles. Both of these type of knives rust easily and some would say crudely finished.

There is a Finnish saying "the unessential is detrimental'' it is unessential to the knifes performance to be finished like an iphone, what is important is ease of sharpening, and being able to cut up a deer in 30 minutes instead of 1 1/2 hours ,and lifetime guarantee against breakage. We still offer on request a higher spec finish with hand rubbed and oiled exotic wood, but price is $225, thus being over the magic $199 price point.

You are welcome to take the knife back to were you brought it from for a refund, tell them i said so.

At the end of the day it does everything a knife should. But, I've got plenty of knives that will do that too... but wanted something a bit different/safer (guarded bolster). My next one, I will make myself.

Made this out of O1 hardened to Rc59 to test the shape - if it's good I'll make a better version out of 14C28. If not, I'll keep regrinding away at it till I'm happy.

Originally Posted by Raging Bull

If you don't mind me asking, did you pay much extra for the micarter handle? Looks good.

A mate and I re-finished/modified one of my Svords today.

- rounded the blade to more of a droppoint.

- Sanded back the varnish, leveled out the brass pins/bolster/Mahogany scales which were crudely done and rubbed the handle with boiled linseed oil instead (personally preference).


Before.



P1000965.jpg picture by Bull_Raging - Photobucket
P1000966.jpg picture by Bull_Raging - Photobucket
P1000969.jpg picture by Bull_Raging - Photobucket
P1000970.jpg picture by Bull_Raging - Photobucket

After.

Dam that was rough.
You did a nice finishing job though.