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what is hand forged
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jan Carter May 6, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
ok so this may sound stupid but what does hand forged specify?i plan on using the stock removal method when i get the money to buy the tools i need to make my knives but i wondered to say that it is…Continue
value fighting knives
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin S Gallagher Nov 18, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Likes
tell me what your favorite tactical knife is under $80 can be fixed blade,folder,auto anything with an edge and a handleContinue
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Shlomo ben Maved replied to wesley mathew ratliff's discussion value fighting knives"Firstly, what is a tactical knife? Is it different from the fighting knife you first inquired about in the title?
Secondly, what purposes will you be subjecting this knife to--your title claims fighting knife but will it be used for…"
"That was very infomative Guys, thanks for the info"
Adlai Stein replied to wesley mathew ratliff's discussion what is hand forged"Wes, doing sock removal you can claim your blade is hand made but not hand forged. To be hand forged you have to heat it and beat it. There is some stock removal in the forged blade but not the otherway around. Persoanlly I'm a pounder and I…"
D ale replied to wesley mathew ratliff's discussion what is hand forged"Hand forged = hammer in hand forging (pounding) metal.
Forge : v, To form by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.
Any other claim .. will still be forging .... just the type we prefer to avoid.
I.e.…"
wesley mathew ratliff replied to Nick Arsenault's discussion so is it safe to buy a pocket bushman yet??? in the group Cold Steel Club"i hear the blade steel sucks on it"
wesley mathew ratliff replied to J.T. [HELLZZARMY]'s discussion NECK KNIVES...Last line of defense or just sharp jewelry? in the group Tactical Collectors Club"i refer to neck knives as a mans necklace but yeah definitely could help u survive hell a pencil can be us as a weaponlet alone a smaller knife "
wesley mathew ratliff replied to William Cutting's discussion Locking mechanism! in the group Tactical Collectors Club"gotta say cold steels tri ad lock seems the strongest ive ever owned"
wesley mathew ratliff replied to Keelen Grimm's discussion Newest Tactical Purchase!! in the group Tactical Collectors Club"my latest tactical would have to be a spyderco tenacious it small but that lil suckers deadly i recently stabed it all the way through a postal carboard tube and i could stand on the thing and it wouldnt bend"
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- "all it takes for evil to succeed,is for good men to do nothing"-i cant remember who said this
"ya wanna know why i use a knife?guns are too quick,you cant savor all the little...emotions."-joker
- Are you a member of any knife club now?
- No
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- No
- How long have you collected knives?
- 1-2 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- im into tactical knives mostly i own a few fixed blades but im mostly into folders autos especialy thankfully i live in a state where its legal to own them
- About Me
- my name is wesley ratliff.my dad and i run a tree service.im 15 years old and am home schooled.i want to be a paremedic when i get older and to do so im taking special classes.
- Interests
- i also play video games,read,and talk with friends.basically i am your average teen but with an addiction of knives(i also love guns but gotta wait till im 18 to buy a rifle)
- Other Hobbies
- i play a little guitar though im not very good at it.i also recently bought an old coal forge to try my hand at making knives so any help with that would be appreciated
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- At 17:02 on June 23, 2011,
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RicK said… - Edmund burke said ya quote ,wes ...
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- At 15:16 on January 25, 2011,
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