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coll416
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Reged: 19/02/12
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Loc: Central Queensland

Re: The Safari Knife work in progress
19/06/17 08:13 PM

Hi guys,

I understand the difference between trade quality blades and high quality custom knives, I fully respect the effort and skill required producing quality knives. I have butchered hundreds of cattle using various tradies with a preference for Green River because they are soft carbon steel easier to sharpen than stainless competitors.

More recent experiences with a Svord drop point and a Martiini puuko have highlighted my limitations in knowledge and skill resharpening! I recently skinned and quartered a big scrub bull with the Svord(factory edge) & the knife still popped hairs on my arm afterward. No way any trade blade could have done this without touch up in any way. I would use three or four knives with furious touching up on a steel to achieve the same in the past!

The challenge restoring the factory edge required a diamond plate, Arkansas soft stone (white) and a barbers strop impregnated with jewellers rouge. A steel does not work on the polished edge on the harder knives....

Unless you have serious experience using sharpening knives opt for the trade quality knives 'cos you won't be able to sharpen the damn thing!

Thank you to the professionals for their lovely pics of their labours!

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The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	04/06/17 05:13 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Rule303	04/06/17 07:58 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	15/06/17 04:26 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	15/06/17 06:59 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	15/06/17 07:08 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	xausa	16/06/17 01:01 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:32 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:37 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:38 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:42 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	16/06/17 06:16 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:44 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:47 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 06:18 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Igorrock	16/06/17 05:27 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 07:26 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	16/06/17 08:56 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Igorrock	17/06/17 12:08 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	17/06/17 04:33 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	17/06/17 05:38 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	17/06/17 06:04 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	19/06/17 05:18 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	19/06/17 06:44 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	dracb	20/06/17 06:22 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	93x64mm	17/07/17 07:57 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	17/07/17 11:54 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Bidgee	18/07/17 06:17 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	21/07/17 03:46 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	23/07/17 09:08 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	prairie_ghost	24/07/17 02:40 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	24/07/17 04:55 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	93x64mm	24/07/17 05:54 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Bidgee	25/07/17 10:39 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	25/07/17 02:23 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	25/07/17 02:56 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	25/07/17 04:04 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	01/08/17 07:11 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	01/08/17 07:31 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	04/08/17 10:02 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	07/08/17 02:36 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	DarylS	07/08/17 02:53 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	TexasJohn	16/07/17 09:04 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Ahmed577	16/07/17 09:49 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	coll416	19/06/17 08:13 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	19/06/17 08:43 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	17/06/17 06:57 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress DELETED	gryphon	18/06/17 04:01 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	18/06/17 08:25 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	18/06/17 08:30 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	18/06/17 08:52 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	18/06/17 09:27 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	17/06/17 09:27 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	17/06/17 06:38 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	17/06/17 06:49 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Ahmed577	17/06/17 08:27 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	17/06/17 06:54 PM
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