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cosmok

06-02-2009, 09:43

At the request of Mr Harsey, I will put any new blades I finish at the end of this thread. If you see it bump up take a look and tell me what you think.
Eric Kramer

Here is one that I took to Blade to get some feedback on.
Details
CPM154 3/16 thick
10 1/4 overall
5 1/2 blade
black and tan g10 handles

Blade and handle screws where blasted and acid etched to give it the gray color.

Thanks for looking

Eric Kramer

Claemore

06-03-2009, 11:09

Very nice blade.

cosmok

07-14-2009, 20:26

Here is are a few pics of the latest Gutshot I finished up last week. Specs are the same as the original except I stretched the handle out about a quarter inch more. The original design was made for smaller hands and tended to "scrunch up" your last 3 fingers.

Thanks for looking
Eric Kramer

mcarey

07-14-2009, 21:49

Here is one that I took to Blade to get some feedback on.
Details
CPM154 3/16 thick
10 1/4 overall
5 1/2 blade
black and tan g10 handles

Blade and handle screws where blasted and acid etched to give it the gray color.

Thanks for looking

Eric Kramer

Eric, That is a nice blade, I love the bead too!!

mcarey

07-14-2009, 21:50

MILDOT

07-19-2009, 17:44

Love the attention to detail!! Clean lines and looks like it would be comfortable in the hand!! Job well done! Were did you get the ugly bead...LOL

cosmok

07-19-2009, 22:22

Some guy was selling them outside the bathroom at Blade;) Thanks.

cosmok

09-01-2009, 13:10

This is an older design that I did a couple of a few years ago and kind of forgot about. I have another on the bench right now that is waiting on handles that is a larger version of this design. So without further ado, here's the skinny on this one;
6 3/4 overall
3 1/4 blade
zebra wood handles
hand rubbed flats and machine finished bevels.

Thanks for looking and as always, feedback is encouraged.

Eric

cosmok

09-13-2009, 19:56

Here's the latest Gutshot Fighter model. This is the 2nd one I've made with the longer handle on it. The handles on this one are a little different, I laminated some O.D. Green G10 and some black and green linen micarta and came up with this. I am really happy with the look, something different. Here's the specs;
10 1/2 overall
3/16 CPM154
5 1/4 blade, top 4 in sharpened
od green G-10 with black linen micarta.

Thanks for looking and feedback is always welcome

Eric

mcarey

09-20-2009, 11:22

Really good look with the laminated black / green scales!

highspeedmdd

09-20-2009, 13:12

I really like the first one and the last one. What kind of sheath are you making for these?

I would love to see something small I can stash on my vest, about a 3.5" blade, small, something I can pull out of my gear if I need to poke someone; thin and flat so I can also use it in my vest when I fly so I can use it for survival.

Really like your work. Are you selling these yet?

Razor

09-21-2009, 10:03

I would love to see something small I can stash on my vest, about a 3.5" blade, small, something I can pull out of my gear if I need to poke someone; thin and flat so I can also use it in my vest when I fly so I can use it for survival.

Psst...brother, I think we got ya covered on this... ;)

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18550

The Reaper

09-21-2009, 10:18

Psst...brother, I think we got ya covered on this... ;)

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18550

I was thinking the exact same thing.

TR

Bill Harsey

09-23-2009, 09:22

Cosmok,
Wow! Great looking stuff and thanks for keeping us posted.

Calrngr

09-23-2009, 09:54

Cosmok,

Those are some sweet looking blades.

cosmok

11-04-2009, 11:22

mcarey

11-04-2009, 11:30

Eric - That is a very nice fit and finish! Very interesting blade geometry. Keep it up!:D

PedOncoDoc

11-04-2009, 12:12

The blade looks nice - it looks like a tanto and a khukri had a love child. :) I'd love to get my hands on one or see a review from someone who has.

steelcobra

11-06-2009, 20:27

Looks really well made, fairly nice.

But I must admit: the blade style isn't for everyone. Myself included.

cosmok

11-07-2009, 08:00

Thanks for the comments guys.

But I must admit: the blade style isn't for everyone. Myself included.

Totally understand, it is more of a camp knife than anything else. This knife chops very well and when you choke up on it, it's actually pretty controllable for finer/more precise cuts. It's a big knife, not real heavy, just long, probably not something you would want to carry around all the time, but good to have in a pack or in your vehicle for chores around a camp site. Thanks for the feedback.

Eric

LongWire

11-07-2009, 08:25

Awesome Stuff.......where can we find them?

cosmok

11-07-2009, 08:36

Right now, just through me on a custom order basis. There is a gear store in Va Beach called Drajon (pronounced Dragon) tactical, used to be Extreme outfitters, that has one of my fighters on display but until I can get some more made, none in stock. I'm hoping to get at least 3 to him in the next 4 to 6 weeks so he will have some in stock.

Bill Harsey

11-13-2009, 19:37

...3/16 of (rapidly becoming impossible to get) CPM154 stainless stock
Eric

cosmology,
True story on the difficulty of getting our particle metal steels from Crucible.
I spoke with a VP of Crucible a couple days ago and he told me that the "making" process is back under way.
Niagra is the only rolling mill that can handle these steels and they are starting back up after re-tooling the rollers to make cleaner and flatter plate steel (guess who you can blame for that ;))

What I do not know is the order of material going through the mill and also do not know where our steels are in the line.

Hang in, will advise.

cosmok

11-13-2009, 19:44

cosmology,
True story on the difficulty of getting our particle metal steels from Crucible.
I spoke with a VP of Crucible a couple days ago and he told me that the "making" process is back under way.
Niagra is the only rolling mill that can handle these steels and they are starting back up after re-tooling the rollers to make cleaner and flatter plate steel (guess who you can blame for that ;))

What I do not know is the order of material going through the mill and also do not know where our steels are in the line.

Hang in, will advise.

Thanks Bill, the rumors that I'm hearing say sometime after the first of the year they will be selling CPM something, just not sure what grade. In the meantime I've ordered some ATS34 to hold me over. Have you heard anything about Carpenter steel?

Eric

Bill Harsey

11-13-2009, 20:44

Have you heard anything about Carpenter steel?

Eric
Maybe...

...Spent an evening with their management crew and head metallurgist having an adult beverage or two down in Atlanta last summer.

Edited to add: haven't sorted out the Carpenter steels yet.
Will keep all knifemakers here posted on the availability of Crucible steels as I know it.

x SF med

11-16-2009, 20:20

Here's the latest chopper out of the shop Feedback is always welcome, here are the specs:

3/16 of (rapidly becoming impossible to get) CPM154 stainless stock
7/14 inch blade
12 1/2 overall
"black and tan" G10
Sandblasted and acid etched finish
Thanks for looking
Eric

Cosmok-
The latest issue of the "Knewsletter" from OKCA has an excellent article on blade design for the BladeSports competition. They are big on slightly convex rather than slightly concave (recurve) blades due to the 'grab' of the blade and useable length of the cutting edge in chopping. Have you as a designer/user noticed any large differences chopping with the recurve rather than a flat or convex edge? I have very limited experience with recurves other than the kukri or kukri machete and would appreciate your take on edge differrences before dropping more cash on a 'new' (to me) design.

cosmok

11-17-2009, 21:15

Cosmok-
The latest issue of the "Knewsletter" from OKCA has an excellent article on blade design for the BladeSports competition. They are big on slightly convex rather than slightly concave (recurve) blades due to the 'grab' of the blade and useable length of the cutting edge in chopping. Have you as a designer/user noticed any large differences chopping with the recurve rather than a flat or convex edge? I have very limited experience with recurves other than the kukri or kukri machete and would appreciate your take on edge differrences before dropping more cash on a 'new' (to me) design.

x SF med, I don't have any experience with any convex type choppers and the only big straight edged choppers are machetes. I can't really give you an honest opinion on this. I can tell you that the gutshot chopper, as pictured, cuts very well. I am able to get 4 cuts on a full water bottle, I guess that would be a soft material and it does well on 2x4's as well. I think the only way I can answer this is to make 3 similar knives, one with each blade style and put them in a little head to head to head contest!! It will have to wait until I have enough steel to make all 3 out of the same type to keep things as honest as I can.

Eric

Bill Harsey

11-18-2009, 12:50

x SF med, I don't have any experience with any convex type choppers and the only big straight edged choppers are machetes. I can't really give you an honest opinion on this. I can tell you that the gutshot chopper, as pictured, cuts very well. I am able to get 4 cuts on a full water bottle, I guess that would be a soft material and it does well on 2x4's as well. I think the only way I can answer this is to make 3 similar knives, one with each blade style and put them in a little head to head to head contest!! It will have to wait until I have enough steel to make all 3 out of the same type to keep things as honest as I can.

Eric

Eric,
Good answer.

I have not made many of the re-curve knives and when I do there is section of blade that is also curved in the other direction.

The re-curve gathers material ahead of the cut and works well in the Nepalese Khukuri because many of these famous blades are also made from thicker stock and are heavy.

If one watches what I think is the ultimate chopping competition, the Stihl Timber Sports Series with the best axemen in the world, it used to be a seven lb. axe was about the weight limit but now some of the guys are using up to 9 lb. axes. It takes some serious horsepower to make a 9 lb. axe move fast.

Mel Lentz was here last week, he is one of the legends of the sport. I watched him chop a couple days ago and noted the axe is accelerating all the way into the strike. Our knives do not have long enough handles to do this well. ;)

There are no restrictions to what axe can be used as long as it meets the safety protocol of being pinned through the head to the handle to prevent an axe head from coming off.

We also have to consider how much a knife can weigh because there is a lot of other gear for soldiers to pack.

Bill Harsey

11-18-2009, 15:19

Eric,
Not to hijack your thread but you did use the word "chop". :D

Here is a pretty good story about Lentz with good shot of an axe:
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/timbersports/news/story?id=4284667

Big Jim Alexander from Australia was also a friend of mine who spent plenty of time in the shop here too. Jim passed away this year. TR, Jim's hands were fully 1.5 inches wider than mine. :eek:

The Reaper

11-18-2009, 16:31

Bill Harsey

11-18-2009, 18:34

TR,
Melvin is 6'4" and just over 200 lbs. When he got hurt in the first bad logging accident he had over 30% of his quadriceps removed because they'd been without blood supply and exposed to air for too long. He's looking pretty lean now but can still hit hard enough to stay in world class competition. The first accident should have ended his life let alone his logging competition.

Jim Alexander (from Australia) was a monster and a champion. He started working in his fathers rock quarry at age 13 with a pick and wheelbarrow. He had a mean streak too.
I remember twenty years ago when he'd just turned 50 and was doubting his ability to compete in professional timber sports. He then won the US Championships in chopping that year. I told him to quit whining (from a safe distance).

My point of mentioning all this is the shape of the axe edge for what I think is the ultimate chopping test for a human powered edged tool.

cosmok

01-05-2010, 19:42

Happy New Year everyone! This is my first one for 2010. This is the prototype for a knife I'm doing for a Marine, the final one has a few minor changes. This is a couple of firsts for me, my first tanto type grind, and first time doing serrations. Heres the specs;
10 in overall length
5 1/4 in blade
cord wrap handle (it was supposed to be temporary but he liked it and wants to keep it)
Final version will be 3/16 CPM 154

Thanks for looking, comments always welcome

Eric

SF0

01-05-2010, 19:58

Very nice knives! :eek:

cosmok

03-15-2010, 17:16

S.Gossman

04-06-2010, 12:19

cosmok, you do some excellent work. Very nice knives.
Scott

x SF med

04-06-2010, 15:24

Here's the latest, this is the first of M.F.U.K-1 's based on the last prototype I posted.
3/16 CPM154CM
5 in blade
10 In overall
OD green G10 handles.

Thanks for looking and feedback is always welcome

Eric

Ummm... Eric, send me one to try and break :cool: and I'll give you feedback....:rolleyes: I like the design from the picture, but without time to beat it up, all I can say is ooooooooh, pretty! :D

I'm still trying to break my Christmas present from Harsey, and I'm not having any luck, I haven't been able to break my Spartan, and my Sebenza is still in good shape... Be prepared for a long field test and multiple sharpenings... I promise i'll return it.... one day this century

cosmok

05-10-2010, 18:33

Here's the latest. This will be one of last ones for a while. I'll be moving to San Diego in June so I need to start packing up the shop. I still need to do a couple of O1 blades just not sure if I'll I'm going to have the time.
Tried something different on this one. I used natural phenolic for the handles and wasn't happy with the the way it looked so I dyed them, much better now. Also played with the etch to, ended up with a faint stripe pattern. Thanks for looking and feedback is always welcome.
Eric

Here are the specs
10 1/8 overall length
3/16 ATS34
5 in blade
dyed natural micarta handles

cosmok

05-10-2010, 18:36

Ummm... Eric, send me one to try and break :cool: and I'll give you feedback....:rolleyes: I like the design from the picture, but without time to beat it up, all I can say is ooooooooh, pretty! :D

I'm still trying to break my Christmas present from Harsey, and I'm not having any luck, I haven't been able to break my Spartan, and my Sebenza is still in good shape... Be prepared for a long field test and multiple sharpenings... I promise i'll return it.... one day this century

x SF med, If you are still interested I'll take you up on the offer but it will have to be after I get moved to the left coast.

x SF med

05-10-2010, 19:46

x SF med, If you are still interested I'll take you up on the offer but it will have to be after I get moved to the left coast.

Deal.