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[Mister_manji]

what kind of fruit is that?

[Walker-69]

what kind of fruit is that?

I know the fruit, I have had it in Africa. It's strange that it's also found in Hawaii. I know the name but just can't recall it right now.

Muchos mahalos, Chad! The RNR sure looks interesting and functional. To some, it might not look functional at all, but I think it will be very functional for certain tasks. Oh yeah, and the G4 (did I get that right?) wharncliffe design looks like a serious tool too!

Tell me Chad, how would it work if I added some nice wooden plates on each side of the handle of the RNR? I haven't got an RNR yet. Maybe even some thin coloured liners on each side of the metal. A lot of sanding on the wood, some oil of the right kind, and then it would have a wooden handle. What's your view on that?

[CLB Designs]

Nice blade, i am diggin the fatness. Thanks for the pics.

And welcome to MP.net CLB-San. Quite a few of us KnifeKnuts around here.

Aloha Henry's Fork,

Thanks for the welcome and for checking out my latest, and most misunderstood FB.

God bless and Happy Holidays!
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[CLB Designs]

what kind of fruit is that?

Aloha Mister_manji,

It's a guava from my backyard...

God bless and Happy Holidays!
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[CLB Designs]

I know the fruit, I have had it in Africa. It's strange that it's also found in Hawaii. I know the name but just can't recall it right now.

Muchos mahalos, Chad! The RNR sure looks interesting and functional. To some, it might not look functional at all, but I think it will be very functional for certain tasks. Oh yeah, and the G4 (did I get that right?) wharncliffe design looks like a serious tool too!

Tell me Chad, how would it work if I added some nice wooden plates on each side of the handle of the RNR? I haven't got an RNR yet. Maybe even some thin coloured liners on each side of the metal. A lot of sanding on the wood, some oil of the right kind, and then it would have a wooden handle. What's your view on that?

Aloha Walker-69,

Obviously the admin got to my application for this awesome place, and I am finally able to post!

The G4...G4...OH, you mean my LARGE folder coming out of Boker Plus? Her are some pics of the prototype I was sent. Some things *may* differ on the actual model...I wanted the grind line changed, as well as the addition of a Titanium Coat on the blade.






As for the addition of just about any scale onto the RNR, that would definitely work fine. The RNR is only 1/8" thick, and with my Camo-Cutouts, you can pin/screw a scale of your liking to it for sure.

God bless and Happy Holidays W69!!!

[Johnny_H02]

Ishapore "Australian" No.1 Mk III SMLE Bayonet w/scabbard



18th Century Repro Royal Navy Cutlass with 1812 era Scabbard

[CLB Designs]

Ishapore "Australian" No.1 Mk III SMLE Bayonet w/scabbard



18th Century Repro Royal Navy Cutlass with 1812 era Scabbard

Aloha Johnny_H,

Thanks for posting that first pic...I think I got one of those minus the scabbard! Didn't know it was Aussie!

God bless!
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[Johnny_H02]

Aloha Johnny_H,

Thanks for posting that first pic...I think I got one of those minus the scabbard! Didn't know it was Aussie!

God bless!
www.clbdesign.info

It is a British Pattern Bayonet, my particular piece however has an "I" for Ishapore mfg. & "Australia" stamped into the wood grip. So your bayonet might be anything, even the Yanks manufactured them (lee bayonets).

[sauerstoff]

I didn't know there are goiaba/guaiava/guava in hawaii
BTW, nice knife, looks good for slash out

[CLB Designs]

It is a British Pattern Bayonet, my particular piece however has an "I" for Ishapore mfg. & "Australia" stamped into the wood grip. So your bayonet might be anything, even the Yanks manufactured them (lee bayonets).

Mahalo for the info Johnny_H!

Happy Holidays and God bless!
www.clbdesign.info

[CLB Designs]

I didn't know there are goiaba/guaiava/guava in hawaii
BTW, nice knife, looks good for slash out

Aloha sauerstoff,

Oh heck yeah...it is one of the MOST abundant fruits here...

Thanks for your comment on the Boker Plus/CLB RNR...it is VERY good for slashing...spooky in CQ.

God bless and Happy Holidays!!!
www.clbdesign.info

[Walker-69]

Here I had a fish head, on it's way to a soup for me. Now the thing here is that the gills need to come out of the fish head. So then, a chance to test the DIREKT in action! As we noticed before, the serrated version of the DIREKT has the serrations in an unusual place at the front. There is also a plain edge version but we are not concerned with that now.

As you see, I had a Cold Steel kitchen knife handy too. It's a nice blade, but it's made for different tasks, and I deemed it too thin for this kind of aggressive cutting. There's always a chance of chipping or breaking a blade that's too thin. If I had a serrated version of the same knife, I might have used it, but now I only have the plain edge Cold Steel kitchen knife.

This test proves that the serrations at the front do work for certain tasks. Gills can be kind of hard to get out of a fish, but the DIREKT managed well. Also, it was strong enough to break the backbone of the fish - another task not suited for the thinner Cold Steel kitchen knife.

In my eyes, the DIREKT is somewhat akin to a Japanese pulling saw. These Japanese saws are different from western ones; the Japanese pulling saw is only used in one direction, as the name implies - to pull.

Oh, and that was one great assortment of veggies in that soup... you don't see all of them in the pic, like the chinese sprouts, the water chestnuts, the little shallot onions... yum, yum...

[Johnny_H02]

Fish head soup?

[kayaker]

Like a stock....

Walker, have you ever tried fish eyes? Rather bitter I found...

[Walker-69]

Fish head soup?

It's the taste that counts...

Maybe not the best thing for a first date though...