Bill Harsey
 

I see Mr. Harsey snuck in here while I was napping.

Welcome aboard, Bill!

In case anyone does not know who he is, Bill is one of, if not the pre-eminent knife designer in ther U.S., was chosen by COL Applegate to remake the Smatchet and the Applegate-Fairbairn knife, designed the Yarborough Knife, and probably dozens of designs for Gerber and other manufacturers. He is THE MAN when it comes to blade design, folders and fixed.

Get one of your kids to help you put up some pics in here!

Or we can see about starting a Knife Discussion area for you. No lack of strong opinions among this group.

TR

Thanks Terry, I'm a bit partial to that design myself. Time to get back in the shop but I'll try and return here soon.

Holy smokes Mr. Harsey is on Professional Soldiers. :eek:

Mr. Harsey damn fine work you do. I wish I could afford some of your works of art

Smokin Joe, Thanks for your comment, this is also why I work hard with industry to mass produce, hopefully, good usable stuff. Please note I will NEVER make a bad comment about whatever gear (knife) a man carries. For example I work hard at sharpening any knife that comes in the door of my shop. You should see this place just before deer or elk season, looks like a McDonalds drive thru. That said I do enjoy working with best possible blade and handle designs coupled with state of the art tool steels (sorry about the overused term but in this case it's correct) and heat treating procedures. When something truly good comes along I will use it and hopefully it will make a difference when needed. Bill Harsey

I carry an Emerson in my pocket, because that is what I was trained with and a Leatherman cap crimper multi-tool plier thingy in a single mag pouch on my belt.

Just remember while deciding, a man only graduates from the SFQC once in his life.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Welcome Mr. Harsey

Good gear, I know both those guys personally and they do good work. I'll be honest, haven't seen the crimper on the Leatherman "thingy", what model is that? Does it work well? My experience with powder is limited to road building and stump shooting. Ask The Reaper sometime about "Harsey's double load fridays". Maybe this is why I work by myself now...Bill

NousdefionsDoc, Thank you for the welcome. Bill

I don't know what model the Leatherman is, its old like The Reaper, I've had it for years. I only ever crimped one cap with it to see if it would work and it did.

I've always liked the Emersons because we started training with them, so I'm comfortable with them. Used to be kind of like a .45 though, they need a little work out of the box to be just right. Locktite on the clip screws, a little Dremel tool around the edges. I didn't like that wave thing at first because I sometimes carry inside the waist band and the damn thing came open on me before I was ready a time or two, but I've gotten used to it.

I saw one of the early AFs you did, I should have bought it, but the ex thought groceries were more important (hence "the ex"). Beautiful pieces of work those. I haven't actually touched one of the SF knives, but I've seen the pics, very nice and a nice compliment to the boys. Thank you and welcome again to the board.

I also have two of the Gerber Mark IIs, just in case. LOL Good stress relievers. One of our old Team Sergeants helped Echanis develop all that joint service program and we worked them a lot.

Good thinking with the loctite on the pocket clip screws. I found that was the way to go early on. You guys may be way ahead of me but I use three types of "Loctite" around here. Blue (medium)and red (hardest hold) of course but when I need something to hold that can be easily undone, I use clear nail polish (with nylon) for the lightest hold. This will work on firearms screws too if light additional gripping is needed. Use a cue-tip and acetone to de-grease the threads first. Boy have I had it from TR for telling you I have nail polish in the shop. It was Al Mar who introduced me to Col. Rex Applegate in 1984. Col. Applegate lived 60 miles from here and every delivery I made to him for 14 years was in person. This is how I got my start building knives for guys in the Special Operations community. This is also where I learned to have profound respect for those who do the job. Those old A/F fixed blades bring back memories. I still make a few of those. Bill

Watch him closely, Mr. Harsey. He is old and exceedingly cunning. Bill/NDD is also the "Smatchet Master" I mentioned earlier.

Thanks for your help and the amount of time you have spent answering my incessant questions.

NDD:

Those crimpers are not particularly good ones, and they do not make a water resistant crimp, but in a pinch, they will do as well as your teeth, and are a lot cheaper to replace.

TR

Mmmm...


"HONEY! Bring the chequera! No, no, the dollar account, Mr. Harsey doesn't want pesos." LOL

I don't think Reaper will say much about the nail polish, if he does, let me know and I'll lend you some ammo. :D

Roger, the crimp didn't look waterproof, but I haven't had to blow up any SEALs in a couple of years and the FARC can't swim. LOL. Agreed, emergency use only.

I am not old! I'm "experienced". LOL - I've got jungle boots older than the 18Xers.

NO! You females can't have them!:D

Get in line and wait your turn William.

I have already requested one from him.

BTW, I already used the "I've got jungle boots older than you" line today on my favorite PSYOP E-7, and I was correct.

We toured the Paraclete plant, and got access to the nylon room. We made a few small purchases, you would have loved it.

TR

Tr, Will do as advised, NDD, Thanks for offer but will take any lumps coming instead. I don't start fights with guys that practice this craft. It's a health issue. I gotta get to the hardware store before they close. Out here, for a bit. Bill