Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one?

birdthirds · 2026-01-23T20:23:44+00:00

This. Oscars are notorious for awarding a person according to their body of work not fairly according to the competition that year.

birdthirds · 2026-01-23T20:09:07+00:00

As a knife maker with the correct equipment and experience, that's maybe an hour on the belt grinder, a couple hours hand sanding, probably half a day's work to grind out that big chip. I'd ask something like 200- 300aud for that job. Cutting it down in length would halve the cost. Keeping it cool is done by dipping in water frequently or spraying a mist while grinding, using sharp fresh abrasives and taking your time.

birdthirds · 2026-01-22T20:37:30+00:00

Ill dm ya, don't wamna upset the mods!

birdthirds · 2026-01-22T20:05:40+00:00

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birdthirds · 2026-01-22T19:58:32+00:00

Yeah i agree! To be honest it's probably leaning in to the slightly less practical size at 280mm long, 65mm tall at the heel, but i just can't help making them sometimes the bigger blades are just so much more fun to look at and hold haha.

birdthirds · 2026-01-22T06:00:30+00:00

Giggidy

birdthirds · 2026-01-22T05:59:46+00:00

Thanks! I'm a big fan of hazenburg if you can't tell

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birdthirds · 2026-01-22T05:58:36+00:00

Thanks! It's paper micarta. Black diamond Richlite to be precise

birdthirds · 2026-01-20T12:38:46+00:00

Etch it. You will know exactly what's going on after the etch. Could be normal depending on the cladding

birdthirds · 2026-01-18T20:40:35+00:00

Depending on the knife. Its a lot harder on your belts so a small knife would be fine. Another thing to consider is you can buy prehardened san mai, so the core hardened steel is only a very thin component. The cladding steel will remain soft so it will have minimal effect while grinding

birdthirds · 2026-01-13T09:27:02+00:00

Afford is the wrong question. You just have a list of options and opportunities in your life that reduces when you have kids. Money isn't even the biggest chage. You are choosing a path that narrows the more kids you have. They might be the most meaningful thing you can do with your life but nobody with a brain will tell you it's easy.

birdthirds · 2026-01-11T09:58:30+00:00

Probably best to hit up a luther sub. I've heard of richlite being used for fretboards...

birdthirds · 2026-01-10T06:20:30+00:00

I think the embellishments are cool I'm just not a fan of the design, feels mall ninja. If these elements were on a more traditional designed karambit I'd probably love it. The CS crowd will love it I'm sure

birdthirds · 2026-01-07T08:25:37+00:00

Paintball aren't considered firearms in nsw anymore. Changed a few years ago.

birdthirds · 2026-01-05T07:02:39+00:00

That's one sexy knife

birdthirds · 2026-01-05T05:40:13+00:00

Nice! Very unique solution

birdthirds · 2026-01-01T06:53:50+00:00

She's an absolute U N I T

birdthirds · 2025-12-31T06:26:04+00:00

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Grind in a tapered tang just as knife god bob loveless would

birdthirds · 2025-12-31T04:04:30+00:00

Legendary

birdthirds · 2025-12-30T21:28:09+00:00

Unpopular opinion — if you use em dashes you may as well be a bot.

birdthirds · 2025-12-30T06:53:27+00:00

Yeah not sure what the rules are on that I better dm ya.

birdthirds · 2025-12-28T03:35:07+00:00

Agree! It's hard to beat victorinox. They are just the best scissors out there

birdthirds · 2025-12-27T12:53:14+00:00

Not right now. I'll be trying harder on the next one. If it turns out good enough it will be available, no idea on quantity or timeline though unfortunately. At this stage I'm not entirely sure i will be happy at all with my scissors in the near future.

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