Those are some beautiful knives. Kudos to Mr. Harsey.

I'll admit I'm a bit envious TR.

Sorry, I appear to be on a roll.

TR

Sir Reaper, Many thanks for the pics of the knives. I may have to buy a print from you! For those who are wondering, this is the knife I've made for Col. Rex Applegate since 1984. A portion of the sale from each knife goes to the late Col. Applegates estate. The customs are hand made by me here in my shop. The knife pictured is among the very first made from CPM S30V steel. This is the steel Chris Reeve and I pioneered in the Yarborough knife. This was the first ever commercial use of that steel, but we'd both been working with it for a year before it was on the market. It was Chris who suggested the alloy to Crucible, friend or not I "don't use nothin" unless it's the best steel available. This stuff has some remarkable traits and it exceeds all expectations. All the blade shaping and grinding are done freehand by me on belt grinders I built myself (not just another pretty boy knifemaker...). This knife was designed by both Applegate and Fairbairn during WW Two because of the documented problems with the Fairbairn Sykes Dagger. The knife was never produced because the war ended. Col. Applegate brought the drawings out about 1980 and here we are.

Mr. Harsey, Do you have a book or pics you could share to show the process of you making one of these knives? Hell, I'd buy the book. Reading your description of this knife makes me want to see how it's done.

New TV show - American Bladesmith

Not yet but working on the pics! Just got a digital camera around here. Might have to have Reaper come out. Bill

More than happy to shoot anything you send me.

Might even send some of it back!

You want full-sized pics of my S-30V A-F for yourself, just let me know.

TR

THANKS! We'll talk.

Alright, last one, unless someone has a specific request.

Thanks again, Mr. Harsey! You are a true Master of your craft.

TR

The Riddle of Steel

Fire and Wind come from the Sky, from the Gods of the Sky.
But your God is Crom, and he lives in the Earth.

Once Giants lived in the Earth, Conan,
and in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crom,
and took from him the enigma of Steel.

Crom was angered and the Earth shook,
and Fire and Wind struck down these giants,
and threw their bodies onto the waters.

But in their rage,
the Gods forgot the secret of Steel
and left it on the battlefield.

And we who found it, are just men,
Not Gods, Not Giants, just men.

The Secret of Steel had always carried with it a mystery,
you must its secret Conan, you must learn its discipline,

for no one, on one on this earth can you trust,
not men, not women, not beasts,

*lifts sword*, this you can trust!

Personally I see a documentary on The History Channel in the making.

Bill....if you want to get something going alone those lines, I've got some contacts up here in Seattle. You're only a hop-skip-and a jump away.

I think a show is a DAMN ASSED GOOD IDEA.

BTW....TR.....Love the pics. You have some great talent there (that is, IF you took those pics). I love how you've got it set up against that GARAND. Your's ???

Ooooh! Aaaaahhh!:lifter

Mr Harsey:

Works of art, and I don't say that lightly.

Terry

Who will they get for him to yell at? :D

Seriously, one of those Discovery Channel specials on the bladesmith and how it ties into who gets it. I'd buy that one just to watch him craft a knife from start to finish.

Hell....I'd let him bark at me, just for the opportunity to watch the Master at work.

Bill: NO NO NO...YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT !!!!! THAT"S NOT WHAT I TOLD YOU TO DO !!!!!

Me: Ohhh...you mean I'm not supposed to mix 420 stainless steal with Kevlar ??? But I thought you'd want one that was strong and didn't rust ???

Bill: ***Slice***

Me: ARRRGGGHHHHH **splirt...splirt...splirt...**

American Chopper meets American Bladesman
 

I think the "Mrs." Harsey can keep Billy boy in check... she could be similar to Paul Sr.'s character and Bill could function as lil' Pauly from the chopper show!! LOL Sdiver could be comical relief/whacko like the youngest brother on the show. :D

I can just hear it now...
WIFE's character: " DAMN IT BILL....get off the blankety blank computer and get back to work! And clean up this shop and quit goofing off with Sdiver....we have deadlines to meet!"