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Oh, and MVPeterson, I saw this knife on your facebook page, and the one in the foreground is exceptionallly beautiful in its simple elegance. That's the perfect, medium-sized, fixed-blade shape.

Man, to get a reply from Ed Caffrey and John Doyle means a lot. I really respect both of your opinions, and am very excited to hear a reply straight from the horse's mouth (not that I'm calling you a horse or anything). One of the reasons I decided to start my knife hobby by making them out of...

I feel like I've read 100s of forum posts on tempering 5160, and still have doubts about what temperature I should be tempering my large chopper knives at that will be used for batoning wood. I even read Ed Caffery's thoughts on 5160, but when it comes to tempering toward the end, he gets kind...

I agree with Tactically Sharp. The liners on this one, when combined with the other colors and textures really make this piece classy and beautiful. Nicely done!

You're knives are quite possibly my favorites. Simple, yet elegant. The smooth contours of the handles look comfortable too. Well done.

Very, very nice. I love the front and rear bolsters on the handle, and how all the textures play off each other. Also, the shape of that knife looks like it would be extremely comfortable in the hand and very useful.

Wow. That is one beautiful knife.

I love your knives. They are all beautiful. That ironwood is awesome.

That aging/patina on the blade is beautiful.

I really love the name Hauser for knives. It just seems to fit. But I understand that it makes it hard to use if it's already a name for a brand of knives. So, I like the new name and logo. It is not overly complicated to pronounce, and the story makes it even better. The name's background...

Laurence, Thanks for the info about the RC numbers. :) That will be very helpful to know to make sure I don't make them too brittle to take a beating. I realize that the full flat grind isn't as good for chopping as a fatter spine with a steeper angle would be, but because this is my...

I gotta say, with a small, stowaway like this, leaving the file pattern on there was a pretty cool. Functions for grip but gives it a nice textured look too.

Thanks for the replies!:smile: It sounds like I would like CPM S30V or S35VN. I'm starting to get a feel for the difference. I apologize for not being moer specific about what part of performance I'm talking about. I'm partial to camp knives... large blade choppers that can cut and also be...

Hello from Visalia, CA. At this point, I strictly make knives as an occasional hobby. I don't have any special tools yet, so at this point I simply make stock-removal, 5160 knives out of leaf springs using an angle grinder, hand files and sandpaper (after I anneal with a shop-vac powered...

I really enjoy making my knives out of 5160 steel... it's forgiving and has fairly easy hardening/tempering capabilities for a novice like me that likes to heat treat with a torch and kitchen oven. I like that I can get free 5160 when my buddies or I swap out leaf springs on our Jeeps. Mainly...

It's a beautiful knife. I really love the shape, size, and the rustic finish and black of the carbon fiber really compliment each other. I always love seeing the quench line (or whatever it's called) on these type of knives.

The maroon and OD green really set each other off nicely. I love everything about that knife. I love the shape. I love the tapered tang. It has simple elegance, perfect size and shape to be extremely useful, and lines that seem to be crisp but soft at the same time. Really, really nice.