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    Week 3 Photo contest -CLOSED for entries

    for this week I went with the same setup, different knife and little added photoshoping. Meaning everything (blade, handle, edge, etc.) was pieced together from several different shots attempting to arrive at the best aspects of each.
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    Week 2 Photo Contest Voting CLOSED

    Benr.t for me. Everything is in focus, good use of colors that match and staged well. I really did like Weatherman's....clean and simple, you can see the knife with nothing to distract. I mean not to offend....Buddies was really good, but I kept looking at the gun's finish as much as the...
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    What do you use to cut your metal out?

    Me too. $10 at harbor freight and will cut through anything. I think I paid $5 for a pack of cutoff discs a year ago and still haven't used them all up. Much quicker and easier than a hack saw.
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    week 2 Photo contest CLOSED

    I thought I still saw some dust and lint, but then realized it was my computer screen.
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    Glue up liners

    oh crap, I thought you were supposed to super glue your finger to the liner and epoxy the liner to the scale/tang...maybe that's been my problem.
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    week 2 Photo contest CLOSED

    I took a little more time on this one in photoshop to get the lines and colors and such straight. From the original, this one came out much more vivid and colorful. Same process, nylon tent, 8mp cell phone camera, touched up in photoshop.
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    Review of kydex rivet dies....

    I've enjoyed getting into kydex....for other stuff besides knife sheaths as well.....I used a hand setter for these so I might have to check out boss's dies...
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    Theme assignments for upcoming Photo Contest weeks

    lol, hunting knife for the golfer....just in case you clock the prize buck in the noggin while practicing with your 3 iron.. How about themes that have to do with feeling...cold and warm, or woodsy and tactical (tactical might be a little too precise but you get the idea).
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    VOTING CLOSED Dec 8-15 - Voting Photo Contest Week 1, Dec 1-7

    I went with Bush Monkey. From an artistic standpoint, the knife's design and intended use is brought out well with the chill of the black and white. Combined with the concrete floor I think it looks great. I could leave or take the gun. I don't think it hurts it because of the whole theme...
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    blade thickness, is 3/8" just too thick?

    The American bowver (bouie/cleaver) at 6 inches long, 1/2" thick and 5 inch bevels, it does everything!
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    blade thickness, is 3/8" just too thick?

    I think this guy just wants something beefy and doesn't realize 3/8 looks a lot bigger on a knife blade than when looking at a ruler. To furthered discussion, I think a lot ofpeople including myself like to have to carry as few tools as possible. If you can have a large knife for defense that...
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    blade thickness, is 3/8" just too thick?

    I did tell the guy to buy a hatchet:shush:...then I realized he didn't need a knife if he bought a hatchet and quickly reversed course to explain how well a 3/16" knife works at that size. I'm going to try and get him to come by the shop Saturday and show him a few of my 5" knives at 3/16"...
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    blade thickness, is 3/8" just too thick?

    I did a quick search and found Ed talking about blade thickness but nothing as specific as I am curious about. I have a potential customer who wants a 5" 3/8" thick blade that can be used as a chopper when needed. I don't think he intends this to be a dedicated chopper. I find that my 3/16...
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    A good camera? How much to spend?

    I know I'm not supposed to say this, but I've been using my Droid cell phone camera with what I would consider pretty decent results. It's an 8 megapixel and I can control the ISO, exposure, etc., In the highest quality they come out about 3500x2000 pixels (that's an exact guess) with good...
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    $250 in knife supplies for ten week Knife Photo Contest - Improve your Knife Photo's

    Give me a few days and I'll see what I can do. I've got a busy weekend getting ready to go out of town.
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    $250 in knife supplies for ten week Knife Photo Contest - Improve your Knife Photo's

    Photoshop says "What exclusive rights?" those are my knives :biggrin:
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    Post Week 1 (Dec 1 -7) Knife Photo Contest Pictures here

    I'll start things off if it's ok....since I've been working on this very subject this week. This is a recent pic and test of a light tent I built from pvc and a white shower curtain. The light source was 2 500w halogen work lights and a small incandescent at the front, not pointed directly at...
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    better pics....suggestions welcome

    Thanks Anthony. I agree with the overcast, morning or evening without direct sun but still pretty bright. I can't get a pic of the tent at the moment...should've done that already, and I'm going to be working every day and night this week. So it might be a minute, but I can do this real quick...
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