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  1. Vance C.

    Western Vintage Paratroop

    awesome, thanks! what kinds of steel does the treatment work on? just high carbon?
  2. Vance C.

    Western Vintage Paratroop

    Awesome! What is the process you used for "acid treating" the blade?
  3. Vance C.

    Anybody willing to share an assisted opening design/tutorial?

    I have been working on coming up with a good assisted open design, and I am getting stuck, any suggestions?
  4. Vance C.

    Big O'l Kitchen Knife!

    Hey Aaron, the handle is stabilized maple burl
  5. Vance C.

    Big O'l Kitchen Knife!

    Latest big kitchen knife, first time doing a European style, I think it has turned out pretty good, it is shaving sharp and everything! I think the customer is going to be extremely happy.
  6. Vance C.

    some new loveless/bartlow inspired pieces!im very proud of them

    Thanks guys! The pecan is a lot softer than i thought it would be. but it looks pretty rad! i dont think the pictures do the mple one justice, it is a lot more deep and lusterous in person
  7. Vance C.

    Bob Loveless - 41 Individual Knives + Collage

    ohhhh man, that is an awesome collection you got goin there
  8. Vance C.

    History Channel....Forged in Fire

    I figured this show would be pretty unreliable, there are misconceptions about knifemaking in any media, newspapers, tv shows, wherever. I think the best thing I can do about the situation is educate people on the truth of what we do. I honestly have been avoiding watching it, but now I probably...
  9. Vance C.

    some new loveless/bartlow inspired pieces!im very proud of them

    last year at the PKA show, my booth was next to John Bartlow, so naturally I spent most of the weekend drooling over his pieces, as they are amazing. He challenged me to try tapered tang style pieces, so that is almost all I have been doing this year (PKA show is almost upon us again) besides a...
  10. Vance C.

    Todays oopsie daisy- learning hollow grinds

    Thanks for the info guys! I think next try will be having the bevel just past mid point on the knife, and doing a false edge on the back, like this, but less amazing
  11. Vance C.

    Todays oopsie daisy- learning hollow grinds

    Until now, my main grind has been flat, but I have been drooling over Loveless and Bartlow knives, so I decided to try some tapered tangs and hollow grinds myself. Tapered tangs for me were fairly straight forward, and I feel pretty comfortable with them, but no such luck with hollow grinds. I...
  12. Vance C.

    Getting knives to out of state shows

    My question is- I am doing a show out of state, which is a first for me, and i was wondering what the preferred way to get the knives to the show is? The other thing is that I have not flown much before, so I am not super familiar with how airlines operate. I wanted to ask what your preferred...
  13. Vance C.

    Clip point sheep horn knife

    I have a tapered tang D2 steel clip point knife for sale, it has a brass guard and pins, white spacer material on the sheep horn handle, and a leather sheath. The blade has a 600g hand sanded finish. PM me for further details
  14. Vance C.

    Week 6 Photo Contest CLOSED for entries - STAGING a Photo

    This knife holds a few firsts for me- it is my first framed handle, my first (finished) dagger, and first PKA award winner! Like most of my knives, I took this picture sitting on some rocks in front of my house. I like to take my pictures on cloudy days, since the sun won't reflect directly...
  15. Vance C.

    Some sceleton tacticals.

    I like the temper lines on this one!
  16. Vance C.

    Hand forged damascus/ Jade g10 skinner for sale!

    PM me if you are interested in this- Hand forged high carbon damascus, differentially tempered with visible heat treat line, stainless steel guard, ghost jade G10 handle, stingray leather sheath, asking $200.
  17. Vance C.

    Custom stabilized Buckeye/ Alabama Damascus/ Titanium liner lock folder

    PM me if you have an interest- Dyed and Stabilized California Buckeye and titanium for the handle, Alabama Damascus blade liner lock. Comes with a stingray pouch (not pictured) looking to sell for $350
  18. Vance C.

    Is a forged folder practical?

    Eddie, I have forged a friction folder out of a round car torsion spring, which I believe was 5160, there was about the same amount of grinding as I would a fixie, just it was a little harder to hold on to. As long as you keep the pivot- part of the blade square and flat while you grind, you...
  19. Vance C.

    Question about folded steel???

    So the other day I was hanging out with my friend, television, and on the history channel there was an episode of Modern Marvels, on which they were talking about how welded sections of steel are more structurally sound than sections of non-welded steel. If I recall, it was because when heated...
  20. Vance C.

    Third ever folding knife, first recurve folder

    jumped a lot of beginner hurdles with this project, but i really like it a lot! titanium liners and pocket clip, 154cm blade, OD green canvas for the handle, high carbon bolsters (i may parkerize/duracoat them?) Also put a tungsten carbide finish on one side of the cutting edge, just for...
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