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RAZOR SHARP · Post by **RAZOR SHARP** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:49 am

Are those turquois? If so, that is SPECTACULAR

!! Even if they are pieced together...Mind Blowing

!! I'm trying to talk a guy into working some Mamoth Ivory into some scales for me. I can only dream

daddyloko · Post by **daddyloko** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:25 am

tr4252 has been producing some real gems.
Since my birthday is right around the corner, it would be (ala JerrBear) "mos' appriciated"

Happy Birthday edgy

Xarathos · Post by **Xarathos** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:14 am

abe suarez wrote:tr4252 has been producing some real gems.
Since my birthday is right around the corner, it would be (ala JerrBear) "mos' appriciated"

Happy Birthday edgy

Abe,

How many 21st birthdays will this be now?

daddyloko · Post by **daddyloko** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:40 am

Xarathos wrote:
abe suarez wrote:tr4252 has been producing some real gems.
Since my birthday is right around the corner, it would be (ala JerrBear) "mos' appriciated"

Happy Birthday edgy
Abe,

How many 21st birthdays will this be now?

Oh, close to about 2.523809524...I think

But, don't quote me on that

JerrBear · Post by **JerrBear** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:11 pm

Xarathos wrote: Abe,
How many 21st birthdays will this be now?

abe suarez wrote: Oh, close to about 2.523809524...I think But, don't quote me on that

Mr. Abe Suarez,

Could you be a little more precise?

daddyloko · Post by **daddyloko** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:13 pm

JerrBear wrote:
Xarathos wrote: Abe,
How many 21st birthdays will this be now?

abe suarez wrote: Oh, close to about 2.523809524...I think But, don't quote me on that
Mr. Abe Suarez,

Could you be a little more precise?

Diggaway · Post by **Diggaway** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:32 pm

Happy Birthday mr edge, may each year improve your skills

Mr. Jerrbear, I feel somewhat vindicated by Mr. Diggaway's verbosity

.Thank you sir ,I shall continue to do my small part to maintain our stature as a cultured and well mannered society

Mr JerrBear;

Absolutely nothing to be sorry about, Mr, Diggaway! I was just doing my "J" as the unofficial "Forum Resident Smart-Ass..."

My only regret it that you have taken this long to pick on me

. Now I can feel comfortable here

Regards, Diggaway

Post by **tr4252** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:56 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.......EVERYBODY!

Thanks, Jim, for posting this. Thank you all for the kind comments.

Jerr, I'm sorry I didn't get back to you, will PM after I get home from work.

Truth is, I'd love to limited-mass produce custom knives. The time I must put into them makes them too high priced, I think. Since I'm at my job right at the moment, I'll call a laser shop in town, like I've been meaning to do for some time, and see if I can get back to checking on farming out some of the parts. They'd still be custom knives, but I think I could save a lot of time starting with the parts blanked out instead of making everything from scratch.

Tom

Xarathos · Post by **Xarathos** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:04 pm

Tom,

Please pm me when you are up and running. I love the look of your knives.

ratstuph · Post by **ratstuph** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:40 pm

tr4252 wrote: Truth is, I'd love to limited-mass produce custom knives. The time I must put into them makes them too high priced, I think. Since I'm at my job right at the moment, I'll call a laser shop in town, like I've been meaning to do for some time, and see if I can get back to checking on farming out some of the parts. They'd still be custom knives, but I think I could save a lot of time starting with the parts blanked out instead of making everything from scratch.
Tom

HEY

What happened to the Chinese/Taiwanese clones that I was promised to be first in line for? Surely that is more important than hand-producing a few shining examples of expert craftsmanship...

adbd,
rats...

Post by **tr4252** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:56 pm

Good question, Rats. They're honorable people; probably wouldn't knock off my design and sell them for $29.99 each. I guess I'll call China and see what's going on. What's its number?

Tom

j.a.c. · Post by **j.a.c.** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:41 pm

Tom ,
Where did you buy your turqouise ?
I ordered a set from north coast knives and recieved them today.
They are supposed to be composite stone ,but feel more like plastic.
I want to scale a massaro old fashion with them .
I saw them listed at texasknives ,but bought the others because the size was more of what I needed.
thanx
j.a.c.

Post by **tr4252** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:20 pm

Hi Cowboy,

I got that set from Texas Knifemaker's Supply, and Jantz has the same material. I'm pretty sure they use real stone, but the resin that bonds it smells like fiberglas resin when I saw or sand it.

If you're interested, these guys seem to be the manufacturers; they have a lot more varieties than the supply houses, and are willing to send small samples too.
http://www.rtresearch.net/cats.htm

Tom

j.a.c. · Post by **j.a.c.** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:45 pm

Tom , Thanks .... It seems that I did get the same material.
once I started working with it I realised that it is indeed ground up stone and resin.
You can't miss the smell

I think it's gonna work out better than I thought , works alot like a combo of working with fiberglass and cuts and polishes more like ceramic tile.
Thanx again for your reply ...
hopefully I'll have some out of focus pics in a couple days.

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