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Posted: 2/22/2024 3:37:06 PM EDT
@jeffb1911 - can you fix it?
 Why? Texas got rid of most of our old knife laws a few years back - but kept em for bars, hospitals, and schools. No longer than a 5.5" blade, and not a Bowie knife - hence the tanto point shape.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 3:39:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/25/2024 12:22:52 AM EDT
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Damn.
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Posted: 2/25/2024 12:26:00 AM EDT
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It's not done yet. Will take it to jeffb1911 to sharpen the lower front edge and grind the top edge not sharp, but not a raw cut like now. |
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Posted: 2/25/2024 12:34:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: ? It's not done yet. Will take it to jeffb1911 to sharpen the lower front edge and grind the top edge not sharp, but not a raw cut like now. Knifeworking is a skill that I do not possess. Not for lack of trying. Dremel chopping a blade kinda makes my teeth ache. 
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Posted: 2/25/2024 12:55:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TGWLDR: Knifeworking is a skill that I do not possess. Not for lack of trying. Dremel chopping a blade kinda makes my teeth ache. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TGWLDR: Originally Posted By backbencher: ? It's not done yet. Will take it to jeffb1911 to sharpen the lower front edge and grind the top edge not sharp, but not a raw cut like now. Knifeworking is a skill that I do not possess. Not for lack of trying. Dremel chopping a blade kinda makes my teeth ache. I don't possess knifeworking skills either, obviously. I had had a large Luzon ground down from 6" to 5.5" by a couple of different knife sharpeners, and due to the angled base of the hilt, wasn't satisfied w/ the measurement, and wanted a tanto point shape, all for legal reasons. I'm only fond of the tanto point b/c of a quirk in Texas knife law. I figured that roughing out what I wanted w/ a cutting wheel would put less heat in the blade than grinding what I don't want off. The tip I chopped was pretty hot when I picked it up, though - as in I promptly dropped it. I hoping the remaining mass absorbed the heat and didn't harm the temper of the blade. I don't think it matters all that much, modern large defensive knives are a single use implement anyway. If this works out, I'll probably eventually chop a M7 bayonet to a 5.5" Tanto as well. |
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Posted: 2/26/2024 12:49:25 PM EDT
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Damn
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Posted: 2/26/2024 2:56:42 PM EDT
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What a bizarre law. "Bowie" isn't even a blade shape typology.
Why in the world would Texas ban the blade that is so much a part of their history anyway? Ridiculous. |
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Posted: 2/26/2024 3:23:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wsix: What a bizarre law. "Bowie" isn't even a blade shape typology. Why in the world would Texas ban the blade that is so much a part of their history anyway? Ridiculous. Leftists have been with us for a long time. Now the only prohibition on Bowies applies to bars, schools, & hospitals - you can carry a sword down the street. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:31:40 PM EDT
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Having way too much fun freehanding a Dremel:
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:37:38 PM EDT
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