Case Family Reunion Tour-Roachdale Hardware, Indiana
June 1, 2024 from 9am to 12pmShepherd Hills Eddyville Case Event
May 11, 2024 from 9am to 12pm
The online community of knife collectors, A Knife Family Forged in Steel
Over the years I have learned to appreciate a good patina. Those earned always seem more pleasing to me than those forced. Even forced can be a good looking blade. Donnie still prefers a polished look on his pocket knife blades and keeps them in that shape, even the heavy EDC's. This is funny to me now since when he forges he prefers to leave some of the hammer marks in the blade LOL
J.J. Smith III said:
It's also difficult for folks to understand that a good patina can actually protect the blade from mure dangerous corrosion.
Here are my carbon steel knives
.One of my prized knives is this custom with sheath from Don Carter Forge. It is tool steel.
This knife is special to me because it was custom made for me by Lucas Forge using antler from one of my deer kills. It is 01 tool steel. The stand was made for my by Jeremy Buchanan using antler from another of my deer kills.
I have two production carbon steel knives. The first is this Case 6318 CV medium stockman from 2013.
The second is this Case 310096 CV small Texas toothpick from 2012
CV's and customs. That is a good mix for a carbon collection Charles
I just received my Dr. Ray Rantanen knife. Dr. Ray cool quenches some of his blades in a solution of water , sea salt , and liquid soap. The steel screams as more carbon is trapped in the metal. Dr. Ray is 78 years old. Dr. Ray had heart valve replacement surgery a few years back. December 2018 ,Dr. Ray went septic. Dr. Ray had stomach surgery and he started making knives again in March 2019. Dr. Ray told me that he is going to make a 100 plus knives this year. Dr. Ray's Damascus is S-2 (recycled jack hammer bits) ,O-1 tool steel , & mild steel. Dr. Ray has never watched any blade-smith make a knife or gone to a knife show. He made his first knife in 1974.
Great knives ! That Don Carter knife is killer !
Charles Sample said:
Here are my carbon steel knives
.One of my prized knives is this custom with sheath from Don Carter Forge. It is tool steel.
This knife is special to me because it was custom made for me by Lucas Forge using antler from one of my deer kills. It is 01 tool steel. The stand was made for my by Jeremy Buchanan using antler from another of my deer kills.
I have two production carbon steel knives. The first is this Case 6318 CV medium stockman from 2013.
The second is this Case 310096 CV small Texas toothpick from 2012
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