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  1. Matt de Clercq

    Quality Control

    Laurence, I admire how you get information and what you do with it. I have thought a lot about our conversation about HT that we had in your shop. While I may go about it differently than you I did not take your words lightly. I have decided to do my own HT because I like learning about it...
  2. Matt de Clercq

    Quality Control

    To Mr. Cashen and Mr. Caffrey, I have been staring at my computer for a while now trying to think of a way to express how thankful and appreciative I am for the responses. I will print this thread and hang it in my garage to remind me that I can always find time to help someone I don't even know...
  3. Matt de Clercq

    Quality Control

    Is there a place knife makers can send their knives to get analyzed? For example: I send a knife to someone and they analyze it and give back information like- "the steel you are using has the potential to have have a certain level of characteristics and your knife does or does not meet these...
  4. Matt de Clercq

    Makers mark opinion

    +1 for me
  5. Matt de Clercq

    Plain Jane,linen micarta,slipjoint.

    Wow! I like Plain Jane. Some pretty girls don't need make-up.
  6. Matt de Clercq

    First knife ever

    Good job! Looks stout.
  7. Matt de Clercq

    Laurence Segal - Rhino Custom knives

    @ Mr. Doyle and Mr. Segal, well said.
  8. Matt de Clercq

    Laurence Segal - Rhino Custom knives

    I may go back just to watch all the women walk by his shop in down town Santa Monica. :001_tt1:
  9. Matt de Clercq

    An introduction and my 4th knife

    Thats a really cool knife! Nice and clean. The makers mark isn't in character with the rest of the work in my opinion. If I made that I would have a hard giving it away! Lucky friend.
  10. Matt de Clercq

    Laurence Segal - Rhino Custom knives

    I asked a question here a little while back here about tapered tangs and I received some good information as well as an invite to go visit Laurence at his store/knife making shop in Santa Monica, CA. I jumped at the chance even though it is a far drive for me.My wife thought my knife making...
  11. Matt de Clercq

    Hollow Ground Skinner

    Nice work! I like the file work and it's proportions. I like this shape for a skinner too!
  12. Matt de Clercq

    Check'm out

    Thank you for the kind words!
  13. Matt de Clercq

    Thoughts on tapered tang

    Yep This knife is now my new favorite. It's hard to put down. I have done a few more tapered tangs since this one and really like them.
  14. Matt de Clercq

    Check'm out

    Please let me know what you think. I took some pics while waiting on sheaths to dry that is why one doesn't have an edge. The first one is 1084 with Red Heart, 9" oal 4.5" cuts stuff. .170 thick, Hollow grind. The second one is a knife that I made while taking Ken Wolfe's knife class. It...
  15. Matt de Clercq

    Official KnifeDogs Summer 2014 Knife in the Hat (KITH) Thread

    Awsome! I realize I'm new here and haven't posted any pictures of my work yet so I appreciate the spot!
  16. Matt de Clercq

    Have any reviews of KD paragon oven?

    I have been researching HT ovens for a while and am seeking some opinions. At this point I'm looking at the Knife dogs 14 incher with the dial ajustment or the Even Heat 3 button 14 incher. After pricing out what it would cost to send my pile of steel to someone else I feel that now is the...
  17. Matt de Clercq

    Second Knife

    I liked your first one and this one is really nice too. I like the shape, it looks like a good boning knife.
  18. Matt de Clercq

    My first knife

    Wow, nice job Steve! You incorporated some difficult things to build in your first and that says a bunch about your skills and character. If "they" knew where we live they would have said it needs a bigger guard, longer blade and the biggest flaw in your photo is there is now gun in...
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