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The Reaper
07-01-2005, 09:13
Congrats to Mr. Harsey on his recognition for his T-2, one of the six knives in the latest Combat Tactics article by Pat Covert!
"Bill Harsey and Lone Wolf Knives may be the best knifemaker/factory team that you have never heard of."
Not around here!
Well done, Sir!
TR
Roguish Lawyer
07-01-2005, 09:50
Congrats, Bill!
The Reaper
07-01-2005, 09:56
Cover and Scan of the article, if anyone want to pick up a copy.
Note, no request to mutilate innocent copies on the newsstand.
TR
Hot damn! Well done, Mr. Harsey!
Roguish Lawyer
07-01-2005, 09:59
Nice flashlight next to the knives. Sponsorship has its privileges?
The Reaper
07-01-2005, 10:21
Nice flashlight next to the knives. Sponsorship has its privileges?
Yep. Looks like the new E2L, if my eyes do not fail me.
TR
Congratulations Mr. Harsey!
Bill Harsey
07-01-2005, 11:51
Thanks for the post TR!
I had no idea this article was in the works.
This is the same model knife Swatsurgeon did the emergency field amputation with.
Lone Wolf and I agreed that the CPM S-30V steel was the correct steel to be using and this has paid off in how well it holds up and performs in the field.
For anyone new, the CPM S-30V Steel was designed and refined by Crucible Specialty Tool Steels in Syracuse New York. Reeve and I had been testing this steel in our respective shops for a year before we decided to use it for the Army Special Forces knife known as the "Yarborough".
This was the very first production use of this steel.
USASOC named the knife to honor General William Yarborough (Ret) who was one of the founding fathers of modern Special Forces.
Edited to add: Forgot my manners, Lone Wolf is doing a great job with this knife. I already called them this morning to tell them about the article, Thanks Lone Wolf!
magician
07-01-2005, 13:14
sweet kit.
congratulations, sir. You cannot buy advertising like that.
:)
Nice one Mr Harsey! Gongrats
Peregrino
07-01-2005, 13:49
Nice toys! Congratulations.
mumbleypeg
07-01-2005, 13:51
Congratulations Bill. It really is a great performer.
I count among my friends a British subject, who is a vegetarian, Social worker. He works with hospice and is a very kind and compasionate person. Occasionally, I will take him well out of his comfort zone. This happened recently when showing him the T2 in Cocobolo(the wood makes it look somewhat more civilized). He started to say"what on earth do you need a knife that big for?"
My response," It's for the jobs that this is just too big for" and allowed him to admire the splendor that is the Harsey Combat Folder.
His response was a simple"F@CK"!
Again, congrats Bill. You do amazing work.
NousDefionsDoc
07-01-2005, 15:17
Congratulations.
Bill Harsey
07-02-2005, 08:04
Thanks all for the kind words here.
There is another version of the Lone Wolf/Harsey T-2 in the works.
I'll call Lone Wolf and see if we can announce this yet.
Bill Harsey
07-03-2005, 09:05
Congratulations Bill. It really is a great performer.
I count among my friends a British subject, who is a vegetarian, Social worker. He works with hospice and is a very kind and compasionate person. Occasionally, I will take him well out of his comfort zone. This happened recently when showing him the T2 in Cocobolo(the wood makes it look somewhat more civilized). He started to say"what on earth do you need a knife that big for?"
My response," It's for the jobs that this is just too big for" and allowed him to admire the splendor that is the Harsey Combat Folder.
His response was a simple"F@CK"!
Again, congrats Bill. You do amazing work.
Mumbleypeg,
Your buddy may need counseling. :D
Folding knife sizes are are a funny thing. When working outdoors a 4 to 5 inch fixed blade knife would be a small or medium knife and wouldn't draw a second glance in this country.
If you make a folding knife with the same working blade length, many folks respond just like your friend.
One of the problems with folding knife design is that the handle always has to be long enough to accommodate the pivot area and to protect the point when the blade is rotated to the full closed position. This adds length to the overall knife.
What this means is a well designed 4 inch blade will need a 5 inch handle and becomes 9 inches overall when full open.
Yes I just gave away a "secret of scale" in the last sentence.
The goal when designing folders is keep the handle only one inch longer than the blade.
To properly design a strong joint and make everything work while maintaining this self imposed rule is a sometimes trickier than it sounds.
NousDefionsDoc
07-03-2005, 09:36
Propitious timing here. I seem to have lost my 5 year-old Emerson CQC7 in a non-line of duty incident. Of course I am now naked and need a replacement. I am thinking the T2 Ranger.
Funny how karma has a way of letting you know when it's time to replace/move on.
Bill Harsey
07-03-2005, 09:49
Propitious timing here. I seem to have lost my 5 year-old Emerson CQC7 in a non-line of duty incident. Of course I am now naked and need a replacement. I am thinking the T2 Ranger.
Funny how karma has a way of letting you know when it's time to replace/move on.
Please advise if I can help.
The Reaper
07-03-2005, 09:52
Propitious timing here. I seem to have lost my 5 year-old Emerson CQC7 in a non-line of duty incident. Of course I am now naked and need a replacement. I am thinking the T2 Ranger.
Funny how karma has a way of letting you know when it's time to replace/move on.
My brother, I can heartily recommend the T2 or the Harsey Tactical folder.
I am also partial to the Chris Reeve Sebenza, which seems to be the Mercedes-Benz of folders, but it is pretty spendy.
I hate to believe that you are without any blades. Remember, if it is important enough to carry, two is one, and one is none. PACE.
TR
NousDefionsDoc
07-03-2005, 10:02
Thanks Boss, but I'm fine.
I'm not bladeless, I have my HAK and my AF and my PS Leatherman. :lifter
I'm just without a GP working blade right now.
I've been looking at this T2 for a while, especially since you guys started raving about them. I've been carrying EKI for a long time, and maybe it's time for a change anyway.
The Reaper
07-03-2005, 10:05
I would order the T2 right now and think about reordering the CQC7 if you are not happy with it, or a spare T2 if you are.
I am sure that the designer would be happy to personalize it for you. :D
For a folder, I currently own and carry (at different times) a Large Sebenza, the Harsey Tactical Folder, a prototype Surefire Delta, and a pair of Benchmade Axis Locks. The Harsey is too big to go into a pocket and is for when I wear a sheathed folder. The Sebenza and/or the Delta are my usual pocket folders. My HAKs and Leatherman are in different categories from my pocket knives.
TR
NousDefionsDoc
07-03-2005, 10:36
Right. The designer ;) is involved.
I think I will give the T2 a shot. I'm not really a Mercedes kind of guy. :cool: I like the one with the camo handle I think. I may wait a few days and see what this new version looks like.
Roguish Lawyer
07-03-2005, 12:02
What is this Surefire Delta? Perhaps a new thread would be in order about it . . . :munchin
The Reaper
07-03-2005, 12:34
What is this Surefire Delta? Perhaps a new thread would be in order about it . . . :munchin
It is a prototype. Intiendes?
TR
Peregrino
07-03-2005, 17:45
It is a prototype. Intiendes?
TR
Well put, Boss! Tasteful, tactful, and truthful. :D Peregrino
Roguish Lawyer
07-03-2005, 18:07
It is a prototype. Intiendes?
TR
Si, pero usted empezo esto. Si es secreto, usted debe ser callado acerca de lo. :p ;)
NousDefionsDoc
07-03-2005, 18:22
Si, pero usted empezo esto. Si es secreto, usted debe ser callado acerca de lo. :p ;)
Another ant bed-kicker/wasp nest poker
Roguish Lawyer
07-03-2005, 18:33
Another ant bed-kicker/wasp nest poker
LOL -- in my business, it's called "opening the door."
I understand the point. It obviously is an exciting concept, so the question was pretty natural to ask.
The Reaper
07-03-2005, 18:35
LOL -- in my business, it's called "opening the door."
I understand the point. It obviously is an exciting concept, so the question was pretty natural to ask.
Well then, come and look at it, Counsel.
Exhibit "A".
TR
Bill Harsey
07-03-2005, 20:43
This is kinda like when FS is around...
...I don't understand anything.
NousDefionsDoc
07-03-2005, 20:45
This is kinda like when FS is around...
...I don't understand anything.
And kinda like when FS is around, there is a person agitating Reaper.
Hey RL, I think some folks here just compared you to a chick. You gonna take that? :munchin
LOL -- in my business, it's called "opening the door."
In other businesses, "opening the door" is akin to "standing in the fatal funnel" - such as in this case.
This is kinda like when FS is around...
...I don't understand anything.
And kinda like when FS is around, there is a person agitating Reaper.
LOL.
Mr Harsey, congratulations on the article. I cannot wait to purchase a Harsey folder in the not to distant future. Going to get fitted for a HAK as well.
Congrats on the article Mr Harsey. I would buy one of your knives, but I'm afraid you'd institute a "Dot" system and I'd be waiting forever :D
DDD
Roguish Lawyer
07-04-2005, 09:45
Hey RL, I think some folks here just compared you to a chick. You gonna take that? :munchin
Well, I'm going to stop digging. So yes, I suppose. :tuh: ;)
LOL. Intimidating attorney spit........
Congrats on the article Mr Harsey.
The T2 has been on my list.
First acquisition is the Yarbourough. Hmm, gonna need a HAK or three as well.
OK- need a second job now.
Bill Harsey
07-05-2005, 09:38
Congrats on the article Mr Harsey. I would buy one of your knives, but I'm afraid you'd institute a "Dot" system and I'd be waiting forever :D
DDD
Sir,
That ain't never gonna, ever happen. :D
swatsurgeon
07-05-2005, 10:44
Remember those little candies called DOTS, colored sugar dots on a piece of paper...someone needs to find them and send them to FS.
Great article Bill, a winning combination indeed. .... thank goodness, no DOTS for a Harsey masterpiece
ss
Achilles
07-05-2005, 10:58
Congratulations Bill!!
Sir,
That ain't never gonna, ever happen. :D
Try to bait FS and get slapped down by Mr Harsey :o
DDD
And I definitely bet that none of you have *both* of these coins (NCIS and SWCC)
Yup, you're right, I don't have either of those. I guess that's the price we pay for only having coins we actually earned. :rolleyes: Hey COL M, what unit was it that instituted the coin tradition in the modern Army again? ;)
But do I get any lovin' for this? Nooooooooooooo. so, that's your problem...? :boohoo
Bill Harsey
07-05-2005, 13:53
So I even get gurl spit on me here...
The Reaper
07-05-2005, 13:55
And I definitely bet that none of you have *both* of these coins (NCIS and SWCC)
So there. ::neener neener neener:: :p
FrontSight
I was unaware that you were a member of NCIS or SWCC.
If I buy a hat with the Presidential Seal, does that make me the President?
TR
alphamale
07-05-2005, 15:18
My spit is really more of a :tsih:, right into the chew cup. :D Yummy.Ewwwwww! RL I thought you had quit !!?!!
so, that's your problem...? :boohooYep. We femmes need lots of strokes. As opposed to you XYs who just need sex, food, and an action movie every now and then. :p
So I even get gurl spit on me here...Mr. Harsey in this case I am innocent !!! ::halo::
Here I was minding my own business and suddenly in your thread I start getting sniped at! ::glare::
I was unaware that you were a member of NCIS or SWCC.And where exactly did I claim that?
FrontSight
Yep. We femmes need lots of strokes. As opposed to you XYs who just need sex, food, and an action movie every now and then. you failed to mention motorcycles, shooting things and alcohol... :p
Yep. We femmes need lots of strokes.
Nope, far too easy. :cool:
The Reaper
07-05-2005, 15:25
FS, are you familiar with the acronym, CBA?
TR
Roguish Lawyer
07-05-2005, 15:26
Ewwwwww! RL I thought you had quit !!?!!
I had.
alphamale
07-05-2005, 15:39
FS, are you familiar with the acronym, CBA?
TRYou did not answer my question. Where did I claim that I was a member of NCIS or SWCC?
Related:
lksteve made an earlier comparison that is a more accurate interp on me than CBA. Though I absolutely agree CBA is at least related because I feel Totally Cool and Special :D with all these cool coins and patches, not to mention my very own SF shirt which is completely bad-a*s. (seeeeeee, we femmes don't try to deny the existence of emotions)
lksteve's comparison was:
i don't know about the rest of you, but when FS and TR get into one of their exchanges, i hear Rooster Cogburn talking to Mattie Ross..."not so fast, little sister..." mean, old, Rooster Cogburn and the ingenue... :DHe made this comparison right before I left on a trip. I have never seen True Grit, but I Google'd it when I returned and found:
"Central to all Portis's novels are abiding concerns for standards of decency in human conduct, fair play, justice, self-reliance, adaptability, restlessness, and the need to be attached to a place and a group of kindred souls.
All of these concerns surface in True Grit, many of them in the person of Mattie Ross, the self-reliant youngster from near Dardanelle in Yell County, Arkansas, who will brook nothing short of revenge for the murder of her father by the restless and uprooted farm hand Tom Chaney. Naive as she is in her current year when she sets out to set the collective teeth of PS.com on edge, FS must learn how to deal with adults and institutions, a never-ending process and to exact from them fair play, whether it be in horse-trading or man-hunting. That same sense of fair play lies behind Ray Midge's attempt to retrieve his Ford Torino and his wife when Guy Dupree takes both of them and leaves behind his old 1963 Buick Special (The Dog of the South, 1979). At the end of his chase, in Belize, British Honduras, to recover his car and wife, Ray takes a room in Fair Play Hotel, ironically named as things turn out. "
"Naive as she is in her current year when she sets out to set the collective teeth of PS.com on edge, FS must learn how to deal with adults and institutions, a never-ending process."
I agree. :D
The Reaper
07-05-2005, 15:58
But Hey, all this doesn't matter because I just received a very very cool NCIS coin that I bet none of you mean XYs have!
And I definitely bet that none of you have *both* of these coins (NCIS and SWCC)
So there. ::neener neener neener:: :p
FrontSight
I fail to see how collecting unit coins in any way reflects or demonstrates special qualifications on your part.
You should review what happens to young Mattie when her obstinancy runs into hard men.
Excellent quote Razor.
TR
NousDefionsDoc
07-05-2005, 16:09
FS, Reaper did answer your question. I wouldn't be telling too many people about those coins. ;)
Roguish Lawyer
07-05-2005, 16:18
FS, are you familiar with the acronym, CBA?
TR
FS:
It's like when SF guys hang around with lawyers to show how cool they are. :D
The Reaper
07-05-2005, 16:20
FS:
It's like when SF guys hang around with lawyers to show how cool they are. :D
Most SF guys I know have way more time with lawyers than they wanted.
TR
Roguish Lawyer
07-05-2005, 16:22
Most SF guys I know have way more time with lawyers than they wanted.
TR
Only SF guys?
He made this comparison right before I left on a trip. I have never seen True Gritwatch the movie and tell me what you think...
HaveBlue
07-06-2005, 10:34
Thanks all for the kind words here.
There is another version of the Lone Wolf/Harsey T-2 in the works.
I'll call Lone Wolf and see if we can announce this yet.
Mr. Harsey,would that be the Tanto Blade version? When I picked up the engraved knife Jim told me they were in proccess. I put my name in for one, sight unseen!
Bill Harsey
07-06-2005, 11:48
Mr. Harsey,would that be the Tanto Blade version? When I picked up the engraved knife Jim told me they were in proccess. I put my name in for one, sight unseen!
HaveBlue,
Thanks for asking a knife related question in this thread, what a novel concept.
Yes the tanto blade is one of the designs in the works for the Lone Wolf/Harsey knife but there is one more still...
I don't know if they decided to pull the trigger on production yet and if it an be made public, ever.
This will take more information from Lone Wolf.
Thanks again for asking a knife related question.
Roguish Lawyer
07-06-2005, 12:53
Thanks again for asking a knife related question.
FS:
This is as close to a :lizard squiggle: as you're ever going to get from the Blademaster. :D