07-01-2005, 09:13
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Harsey Folder Article
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
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07-01-2005, 09:50
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Congrats, Bill!
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07-01-2005, 09:56
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Cover and Scan of the article, if anyone want to pick up a copy.
Note, no request to mutilate innocent copies on the newsstand.
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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07-01-2005, 09:58
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Kia ora, bro
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Hot damn! Well done, Mr. Harsey!
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07-01-2005, 09:59
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Nice flashlight next to the knives. Sponsorship has its privileges?
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07-01-2005, 10:21
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Nice flashlight next to the knives. Sponsorship has its privileges?
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Yep. Looks like the new E2L, if my eyes do not fail me.
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07-01-2005, 11:07
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Congratulations Mr. Harsey!
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07-01-2005, 11:51
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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!
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07-01-2005, 13:14
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sweet kit.
congratulations, sir. You cannot buy advertising like that.
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07-01-2005, 13:15
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Nice one Mr Harsey! Gongrats
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07-01-2005, 13:49
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Nice toys! Congratulations.
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07-01-2005, 13:51
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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.
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07-01-2005, 15:17
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Congratulations.
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07-02-2005, 08:04
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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.
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07-03-2005, 09:05
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Originally Posted by mumbleypeg
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.
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Mumbleypeg,
Your buddy may need counseling. 
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.
Last edited by Bill Harsey; 07-03-2005 at 09:11.
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