[T.Rexford]

Well I followed Cold's lead here and put this in the 6.8spc discussion forum. Anyways Here she is in all her glory

Aprils 68Forums.com team member drawing

Specs:

Differential platform.
Steel: CPM154 handrubbed finish. Bos HT.
Handle: Black G10 with heat colored stainless screws. Titanium Lanyard tube.
Sheath: Kydex with screws for ease of cleaning and mounting options. All of my sheaths can be MOLLE attached using MALICE clips in place of the belt loop.

Electro chemical etched 68FORUMS.com on one side and my standard Rexford logo on the other.

I did this blade with the forums in mind. Black G10 to appeal to all us black rifle lovers. Heat colored screws for a little personality. A handrubbed finish because everybody loves a good handrubbing :lol: and an overall package thats 'all business' Atleast that was what I had in mind and I think it turned out well. For me black scales and a clean handrubbed finish is just about the cleanest combination there is.

Anyways somebody is going to be lucky in April

 

[dark1]

Dam Nice KNIFE MAN you have me drooling i have all ways wanted a custom blade but have never bin able to convince my self to get one.

 

[Test_User]

Thant is a very nice knife. I like the lines. It is clean which I think is ideal. Easy to sharpen. Very usable size

 

[ron169]

Its a thing of beauty!

 

[Test_User]

What grind did you use for the edge?

I am preferable to convex for hunting and a survival / disaster knife. But flat are nice and hollow for thick stock.

 

[T.Rexford]

I run flat grinds only. My personal preference. I'm not a big fan of the hollows and with the thickness of stock I run and grinds all the way up to the spine the flat works out very well. Also my distal tapers are even more exaggerated by the swedges so the knife runs a nice usable thickness.

For the actual edge grind I run flat at 40 degrees inclusive.

 

[J.Boyette]

Does this knife come in left hand?



I like that alot, great work sir.

John

 

[hdglock]

That looks awesome!

 

[Cold]

Thats bad ass. Period.

If you want to be entered to win it

team.php

is how to do so!

 

[ArtFWTx]

Very nice work as usual Todd.

 

[Test_User]

I run flat grinds only. My personal preference. I'm not a big fan of the hollows and with the thickness of stock I run and grinds all the way up to the spine the flat works out very well. Also my distal tapers are even more exaggerated by the swedges so the knife runs a nice usable thickness.

For the actual edge grind I run flat at 40 degrees inclusive.

I agree, I think its matches up very well with the blades dimensions. Many knives these days are being made too thick. While 1/4" does have its place it is complete over kill in many situation, not to mention heavy when you are packing anything of length.

What is the blade length and OAL length of it?

 

[Bigdog923]

Very nice knife looks the right size to be usefull

 

[dark1]

While 1/4" does have its place it is complete over kill in many situation, not to mention heavy when you are packing anything of length.

:lol: :lol:
Thinking of 1/4 thick knives the army gave us some BK&T Campanion / Camillus knives while i was in Iraq the damn thing is soooo heavy you can use it as a body building weight i like a lighter more maneuverable knife

 

[marinesg1012]

Very nice, I like some weight in my knives...

 

[T.Rexford]

Yup 1/4" is fairly thick.... in most cases. I never use 1/4" unless it is at the request of a buyer and when that happens the amount of work put into lightening the knife up is about double that of a normal blade. Not to mention its hell trying to pull the balance where it needs to be. Sometimes if you want a forward balance you can't do it.

With the steel we have today and with the heat treats possible knives are going thinner and thinner and doing everything they used to. This is one reason you don't see too many convex blades anymore and most large blade makers are running flats.

Also if you guys are unfamiliar with the steel don't think of it as the old 154cm. CPM154 is a completely different animal even though the chemistry makeup is the same.

Anyways This knife is what would be a Gen 2 Differential platform. Its the first Gen 2 out of the shop and the changes made really brought this platform into what its supposed to be. An EDC'able mod-wharnecliffe. The mod-wharnie blade is something that if you guys haven't tried you're missing out. There's other names for it but I prefer to call it what it really is, a modified wharnecliffe.

Dimensions are fairly close to these (I forgot to take measurements last night as I get pretty busy and scatterbrained late at night):
9" overall length
4.3" blade length
1.1875" width at ricasso.
.186" thick stock.

 

[Strawdawg]

That is a beautiful knife

 

[warpig]

Wow! That's a sharp looking knife (pun intended)! Somebody's gonna be very happy in April!

Strong work there, T.Rexford!

 

[robs_g23]

Beautiful knife!

 

[paulosantos]

Very nice looking.

 

[TackDriver68]

Absolutely stunning craftsmanship. :shock: