Servicemember Knife Build "Recruiting Drive"
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Mike Carter
Well-Known Member
I am ready to ship the finished knife. Where should I send it?
I bead blasted the balde and kept it pretty plain and simple. I really like the Mcam G10 handle material and the Spec Ops sheath is outstanding.
Thanks for the priviledge of doing something for our servicemembers and special thanks to all who have donated their time, money and resources to this project.
I bead blasted the balde and kept it pretty plain and simple. I really like the Mcam G10 handle material and the Spec Ops sheath is outstanding.
Thanks for the priviledge of doing something for our servicemembers and special thanks to all who have donated their time, money and resources to this project.
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murphda2
Super Moderator and KD Blade Show Boss
Looks great Mike.
UPDATE
Once you have completed your knife, please send me a PM so that I can give you my shipping address. As soon as I have all knives, I will be shipping them out to thier respective new homes in groups.
Is March 18th too early of a target date to have these all completed and to the mailbox?
UPDATE
Once you have completed your knife, please send me a PM so that I can give you my shipping address. As soon as I have all knives, I will be shipping them out to thier respective new homes in groups.
Is March 18th too early of a target date to have these all completed and to the mailbox?
jonnymac44
Member
Man, I would love to be included if another run of these gets done. PM on the way!
A.W.Stovall
Well-Known Member
Sorry I saw this thread to late if you do it again I would love to do it.
Anthony
Anthony
Les George
Admin - Founding Member
I might be a day or 2 past that, but I will get it off that same week.
Denny Eller
Well-Known Member
March 18th should work for me, Murph. Great design.
Big Smitty
Well-Known Member
Mines done, will be in the mail this week. I'll post pictures after a while.
Big Smitty
Well-Known Member
Here is a pic of my finished knife.
HHH Knives
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Carey Quinn
KNIFE MAKER
My Military Knife Build Submission
Man has this been a challenging trip. First off, there is quite a bit of difference, for me, in making a knife from someone else's design. My hat is off to you guys who do full custom work from your customer’s designs. I normally just work on my own designs. I like that because my ideas are usually simple and use a lot of one syllable words.
There were a number of firsts in building this knife. This is my first hollow grind, my first swedge, my first time using A2, and the first time I used corby bolts. Why not just try everything new on a new design with materials that you have no replacements for? Piece of cake, a real knife maker ought to be able to do that with no problem.
Well, I still have almost all of my hair and there were no reportable injuries. I think the front Corby needed to be seated a little deeper. The grind lines aren’t quite perfect but a lot of folks would have to measure to tell the difference. You guys will probably see them right off. There are a few scratches but I was afraid to go after them too hard because I couldn’t start over. What I ended up with is a knife that a soldier should be able to use as a tool that will stand him in good stead. I think that’s what we intended when we got started on this project so I’m pretty happy with the overall package.
I hope it meets with your approval.
Man has this been a challenging trip. First off, there is quite a bit of difference, for me, in making a knife from someone else's design. My hat is off to you guys who do full custom work from your customer’s designs. I normally just work on my own designs. I like that because my ideas are usually simple and use a lot of one syllable words.
There were a number of firsts in building this knife. This is my first hollow grind, my first swedge, my first time using A2, and the first time I used corby bolts. Why not just try everything new on a new design with materials that you have no replacements for? Piece of cake, a real knife maker ought to be able to do that with no problem.
Well, I still have almost all of my hair and there were no reportable injuries. I think the front Corby needed to be seated a little deeper. The grind lines aren’t quite perfect but a lot of folks would have to measure to tell the difference. You guys will probably see them right off. There are a few scratches but I was afraid to go after them too hard because I couldn’t start over. What I ended up with is a knife that a soldier should be able to use as a tool that will stand him in good stead. I think that’s what we intended when we got started on this project so I’m pretty happy with the overall package.
I hope it meets with your approval.
Carey Quinn
KNIFE MAKER
Thanks Murph, I took a little license with your design so let me know what you think when you get it.
Carey
Carey
Justin King
Well-Known Member
It's been a while since I checked in, my wife and I bought a house and have been busy moving and dealing with related issues. I have the household moved and the wife and kid settled, so I am able to spend my evenings at the old shop now, working on these. I am really under the gun to make the deadline and will probably be shipping on Sat. (19th) rather than the 18th. I hope this won't be a problem.