Group Sale

[Eric Draven]

Hey Guys. Long time no post. LOL. Anyways....My apprentice and I have been working on some Fire Sale blades recently and there are a few left. We thought we'd offer them to the THR crowd before sending them to dealers.

I'll show you a pic of the knives I'm talking about.


The Top three- #'s 1. 2. and 3. are all O-1 steel and will be cord-wrapped in buyers pref'd color, but can be carried as skeleton -handled neckers. And at $90, $90, and $80 respectively for THR members.
The 2 at the bottom are both made of D2 steel.
We'll include Kydex sheaths of course. And all will have zero grinds unless otherwise specified.

All knives will need a $10 S&H and Insurance added to get them to you.

These are about done and almost ready to go, but we thought to make them available here before we let the dealers get them.

 

[hso]

That's mighty generous of you Eric.

Eric does good work.

 

[Eric Draven]

Thanx HSO. I appreciate it.

 

[JShirley]

I'm partial to #4, personally. Purty.

 

[zaboomafoozarg]

How are they hardened? What heat were they tempered at, and to what hardness level? Edge quench or fully quenched?

Just tryin ta get some more info... not to knock you or your work or anything but it seems something must be special about them to command those prices for knives left in blank steel.

 

[Eric Draven]

LOL. No no no....we made a few of them skeletonized and we had planned to cord-wrap them in whatever color the buyer preferred. We ask when they purchase. The Orig Post says theyre ALMOST done....meaning we still have work to do to them.

They are hardened using my Paragon Digital HT Oven, tempered at 375F, to about 58RC, full quench. I edited the post to hopefully made it a bit more clear. Thy also come with Kydex and such...and will be sharp as heck and logo'd of course.

 

[Searcher1970]

Having owned some of Eric's pieces I can tell you his work is top notch! BTW Eric, you suck! Posting these when I'm broke..lol

 

[Eric Draven]

lol...sorry Rob. Thx bro....you know I'll make you anything, anytime though.

J. What is it about #4 you like?? I like that one alot also, just wondering what you see in it?

 

[bikerdoc]

I like # 4 also. It appears to a functional, utilitarian designed, Suitable for the things I do.

 

[JShirley]

Yup.

It looks strong, has a good curve to the blade for efficient slicing, and looks balanced and very functional. It looks big enough but not excessive for the jobs it might perform.

I like "clean" knives that emphasize function and #4 screams "business" to me. Or, rather says it quietly and I believe it.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

#1 And #4

While I find #4 a very functionally aesthetic piece (good general using size, useful straight edge segment, good blade/handle balance, good mid-line placement of point, stuff like that), I also find myself myself drawn to #1.

I should explain.

The #1 blade is very different from #4; the point is on line with the spine rather than mid-line, there's no straight portion, the edge is pretty much a continuous curve, the point is decidedly . . . pointier.

And yet I have lately discovered that, far from being awkward, the #1 profile is terribly handy.

This knife is a lightweight folder (by EKA of Sweden), having a profile rather like the #1 blade above. I've been carrying one for a few months now. Very handy indeed.

It has a wide, flat handle, making it easy for impaired hands (e.g. cold or arthritic) to get and keep a good grip. The curved blade is useful in all kinds of utility contexts, and is especially handy in the kitchen, the pointy point being quite good for close-up detail work.


So, yes, I'm diggin' on #4 as a very well balanced general purpose knife.

And with a nice wide, flat handle, that #1 would be a tremendously useful tool.

* Sigh *

Sux to be broke, though.

 

[SpamHandler]

Not to gloat, but.......
I got to handle all of the above examples! Number 4 is my favorite of the bunch, but I'd go with #2 as a close second.

BTW, Eric also can make kydex sheaths for other brand knives that have attachment grommets for a variety of carry styles.