Drawing
Drawing the winner from 10 entries…
Blem: Brian ground this a little too thin in his opinion. Before sharpening I measured about .004 at the thinnest point of the edge. He couldn’t get his belts to finish nicely so he did a blast and a light tumble. Blade - Steel: Bohler K390 - Hardness: ~66 HRC, tested 2 blades at 66.1 and 66.3 - Heat Treat: Steve Callari - Hand Ground By: Brian Kim (Transparent Knives) - Finish: Aluminum Oxide Blast with light tumble Handle Construction - Scales: AMS 4911 titanium - Lock Bar: AMS 4911 titanium - Backspacer: AMS 4911 titanium - Clip: AMS 4911 titanium - Finish: 60 Grit Aluminum Oxide Blast + Ceramic Tumble Hardware - Body Screws: Grade 5 titanium 6Al4V - Pivot Screws: Grade 5 titanium 6Al4 - Thumb Studs: Grade 5 titanium 6Al4V - Finish: 180 grit aluminum oxide blast followed by G4 glass bead blast Lock Insert - Lockbar Insert Steel: AEB-L - Lockbar Insert Hardness: 63.5–64 HRC - Heat Treat: Steve Callari - Detent Ball: 1/16” Zirconium Oxide Internal Components - 1/8 Dowel Pins: 440C stainless steel - Dowel Pin Hardness: 55–60 HRC - 1/16 Dowel Pin: 416 stainless steel - .187 ID Thrust Washer - 59-60 HRC Stainless Steel - Skiff Bearings - 3/16” pivot, 1/16” ball - Dual Row 14 ball - Overall Length Open: 7.7” - Overall Length Closed: 4.36” - Overall Thickness: .45” - Overall Thickness with Clip: .67” - Blade Length: 3.25” - Blade Thickness: .103” - Edge Length: 2.9” - Edge Angle: ~18° - Weight: 3.6 oz