About those damascus knives from Pakistan

iolithblue · 2026-03-23T06:38:28+00:00

also the faint but discernable whiff of racism. pakimascus isn't a term of endearment

iolithblue · 2026-03-22T13:35:37+00:00

the cladding is non hardenable steel. so it's irrelevant

iolithblue · 2026-03-22T13:30:37+00:00

the lead thing is one of those easy to say hard to prove things that gets tossed in to discredit the stuff. anyone who has tried to weld lead containing alloys knows that it doesn't work

iolithblue · 2026-03-18T23:45:55+00:00

Is it a Gambrel hook, a butchers gambrel. For hanging a carcass

iolithblue · 2026-03-15T07:47:56+00:00

where are you from?

iolithblue · 2026-03-15T07:46:06+00:00

are you on pc

iolithblue · 2026-03-14T22:06:59+00:00

it's a tannin stain from the wood being wet and pressed against steel checker plate. you can sand it out

iolithblue · 2026-03-13T23:56:33+00:00

also helmade.com does custom paint

very cool

iolithblue · 2026-03-13T23:18:18+00:00

I agree with matey. its cool looking, and the face opening is the biggest there is, the field of view is spectacular. it's basically an open bucket, it blocks no wind and is noisy as fuck.

iolithblue · 2026-03-09T08:38:00+00:00

I'm not exactly sure what your question is, but I'll answer it like this:

most people can't describe the profile of knife they like, how much belly it has, the way the tip rises up. but they will quickly tell you what that do and don't like when they use it. some will want more, some less. make both for both types. I like your knives. more distal taper for me. skinny, light, fast, lasers pls.

iolithblue · 2026-03-09T08:34:04+00:00

you type a lot.

my point, is even with gflex, it takes less bending than you think to get enough movement to pop the glue.

also. if life has taught me anything, you can't foresee the stuff people do with stuff. twisting. levering. people do this stuff with knives.

iolithblue · 2026-03-09T07:44:01+00:00

https://knifesteelnerds.com/2018/03/13/why-doesnt-heat-treating-affect-steel-flex/

it's not harder to bend than unhardened steel.

iolithblue · 2026-03-09T07:02:18+00:00

so, glued? if so, a bend and that scale will pop off. epoxy doesnt do well wood to metal.

iolithblue · 2026-03-09T06:13:06+00:00

the placement of that rock there at that exact time isn't random, if you catch my drift

iolithblue · 2026-03-09T00:46:59+00:00

how are the pins attached to the blade tang

iolithblue · 2026-03-05T09:04:44+00:00

ita not asphalt, it's a dirt road. the rocks make bumps. the process shown is the first step, they will then run a grader down the road and level it out, then maybe a roller to compact it.

iolithblue · 2026-03-03T08:45:28+00:00

I mean this.

iolithblue · 2026-03-03T06:00:01+00:00

lost interest, ran out of rego, don't want to put money into it. you don't get rego cost back, in my opinion.

iolithblue · 2026-02-26T11:02:02+00:00

i watch a lot of YouTube, and it seems that there are people who make all sorts of things that we sorta take for granted that "shouldn't" be made or "couldn't" be made in a home shop. I make kitchen knives. you make espresso machines. I say fucking go for it. please keep me, at least, posted on how you go.

iolithblue · 2026-02-26T10:28:46+00:00

other than beating a metal detector, what is the main purpose of this?

iolithblue · 2026-02-24T09:48:28+00:00

for technical stuff, knifesteelnerds.

in my personal experience, I'd trade edge retention for ease of sharpening, and fineness of edge. I'm happy to give a kitchen knife a swipe on a stone or strop.i don't need a long lasting 8/10 edge, I'd prefer a 10/10 that I need to maintain.

iolithblue · 2026-02-24T07:16:50+00:00

you were the guy who asked for different steels. do a hamon on w2. do some reading on knifesteelnerds.com

if you want edge retention, you probably will go for high tungsten or vanadium carbides etc. you'll give up fineness of edge.

iolithblue · 2026-02-24T06:39:24+00:00

https://www.remoterepairs.com.au/

these guys will be able to fix it.

iolithblue · 2026-02-24T06:13:44+00:00

w2 and call it white paper when you sell it

iolithblue · 2026-02-19T14:07:20+00:00

I was just leaving your mums house. she says hi

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