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Artist, Artisan, and The Craftsman

The Artist, Artisan, and The Craftsman? This is a question I am still trying to answer. Which one am I? “Why does it Matter” You ask. Simple, determining which one you are will prevent heartbreak, and failure.

The Artist, this is someone who desperately needs to express themself in what ever they do. Willing to do what ever it takes, no matter the cost. The funny thing about an artist is most of the time they are broke doing what they are passionate about, few really appreciate what they are doing until […]

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:46-06:00January 4th, 2012|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Every Day Carry E.D.C.

Every Day Carry or E.D.C. it is pretty self explanitory. EDC is what you carry every day no matter where you go! For most people this would include their car keys and wallet. But what I want to talk about is being prepaired for what ever might come your way. And on the top of the list for that is a Cutting Tool. For now we are only going to discuss just that, and what I carry.

First off I always carry my Neck Knife, the only time I take it off is when I shower […]

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:46-06:00January 3rd, 2012|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Knife Lingo

Sorry about this last picture, it should be flipped. These are some of the basic parts of a knife.
1. Butt or Pommel: Can be steel or brass, used to balance the knife and sometimes for striking.
2. Rivet or Mosaic Pin: Used to attach or secure handle to the knife.
3. Bolster: a decorative piece between the blade and handle and sometimes doubles as a guard.

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:46-06:00December 28th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Type of Grinds

1. Sabre Grind: aka “Scandinavian Grind” this is a typical grind for a tactical, or military knife.

2. Hollow Grind: this is a typical grind for straight razors and now more common on massed produced knives. great for a sharp edge but causes the edge to be weak.

3. Chisel Grind: Mostly found on Japanese Culinary knives. Makes for a really sharp edge.

4. Flat Grind: Edge ground all the way to the spine, very sharp edge, but not real durable.

5. Convex Grind: Opposite of a hollow grind, commonly found on axes and such for heavy cutting.

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:47-06:00December 27th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off

One down, Six to go

Only thing left is to sharpen!!!

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:47-06:00December 22nd, 2011|MT Knife News, Uncategorized|3 Comments

New Hire

I had to recrute some help, I am running behind!

Judah hasn’t got enough of his daddy, he came crawling when I walked in the door and wouldn’t let me leave so I took him to work with me. One thing good about working from home.

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:47-06:00December 20th, 2011|MT Knife News, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Groovy Grains!

Groovy Grains!
If You haven’t Liked MT Knives on Facebook Please do it Today. Follow my progress, and see the new Knives! Thank You!

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:48-06:00December 20th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Malachi’s Neck Knife!!!

So My son got a hold of one of our old neck knife cases and decided to put it to good use! 🙂

I believe kids need to start out learning how to be responsible with knives at an early age. We teach our children safe […]

By MT Knives|2017-01-09T22:31:48-06:00December 19th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off

How Hard is it?

Hardened Steel Core To see if the knife has been fully hardened I test it with a file. When the Knife is fully hardened a file should not bit into the steel because the steel core is harder than the file itself. Now that is Hard!!! Here is a video of me trying to drill through a hardened blade. I had got in a hurry and forgot to drill the knife before I heat treated it so I ran into problems trying to drill it. I can take the temper out of the handle by putting the blade in water and heating the handle red hot while the blade is in the water. If you try to do this […]

By MT Knives|2011-12-15T15:28:00-06:00December 15th, 2011|Uncategorized|2 Comments

Heat Treating

Well time is running out and I still have a lot of work to do, so I pulled an all nighter. Heat Treating is done….(deep sigh of relief) all went well. I had a couple of knives I had to heat treat twice because didn’t quite get them hot enough, but that is what happens when you teater on the edge of just hot enough and too hot. I am still working on getting some videos up but will probably be after the first of the year.
Thank You
Patrick

By MT Knives|2011-12-15T03:23:00-06:00December 15th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off

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