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Title: Need Your Opinion
Post by: tippit on April 30, 2019, 12:51:37 PM

Forged up a Keeslar Flared Finger Guard knife 9 inches OAL.  Do I keep the belly in the blade or grind it straight?
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Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: Captain*Kirk on April 30, 2019, 12:59:37 PM

Keep it.

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: Macatawa on April 30, 2019, 04:47:49 PM

I agree with Kirk.....keep it!

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: Pine on April 30, 2019, 06:17:14 PM

3X

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: bjansen on April 30, 2019, 10:08:12 PM

Straighten it !

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: Bvas on April 30, 2019, 10:24:25 PM

I’m in between :biglaugh:
I like knives that are close to straight, but have just a little belly.

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: luciusx5 on May 01, 2019, 01:15:51 PM

Get both!!  :goldtooth: Leave some belly on it but maybe not quite as much as you have now.

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: tippit on May 01, 2019, 02:10:55 PM

Thanks for all your input on the Keeslar Flare knife...here's what I decided to do.  No grinding just re-shaped with the forge and hammers.  Then the first grind to get it ready to quench and temper.  If I keep it, I'll cut the handle shorter, so I won't drill any pin holes for the handle yet.  Handle will either be Sheep Horn or Curly Maple.

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Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: Captain*Kirk on May 01, 2019, 02:53:22 PM

That's going to be a very nice knife! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: luciusx5 on May 01, 2019, 03:10:00 PM

Looks good. Nice profile!!

Title: Re: Need Your Opinion
Post by: Sockrsblur on May 01, 2019, 05:22:31 PM

Seems I’m a little late to throw my .02 cents in but this blade you forged fought my eye because it was different. I think you should keep the belly in the blade and try it. I’ve seen you forge lots of straight blades. I wondered how this one would perform. Either way thanks for sharing your work and I know very well you didn’t ask but I always vote for sheep horn on the handle lol  :bigsmyl:
Jeff I’m no leather Smith but when your done if you want a working mans sheath for that beautiful blade I’m happy to make you one just to spend some time with the knife... I promise I’ll mail it back!  :campfire: