Keahi Tajon

Andrew Mayflower wrote:My concern with using ex-automotive leaf springs is that by the time they're scrapped, especially in a place like Thailand, they're pretty worn out, which means they'll have lots of fatigue cracks.  If heated to forge welding temperatures and then worked enough it would be fine but I usually see videos where it's just heated enough to reshape.  

Not gonna lie, you get what you pay for. To forge a blade to the quality i imagine you are referring to in these dimensions, these blades would be well over $200 due to time and cost of materials. Its actually cheap because of the price of labor in Thailand. As a side blacksmith, it would take me a good day just to get this shaped and annealed. i get these because they are good enough and they work. Also because they are made to a standard that i can deal with if i ever needed to repair or reforge, i know the thickness of the steel can handle it. I also trust my friend who has his shop there. Heʻs spent 10 years developing a new shop for them to forge in with new grinding stones, etc. Heʻs been making knives for a long time and i know he knows what works as ive worked with him. For me, its all about the relationships. A knife bought from us means you have support from people who use the tools they make, not something found as common these days, so you know were not gonna screw around with you. we need to get stuff done and we know you do to, thats our focus. But i hope you find something that will work for you and you are happy with. =]

Yup, Aranyik, Im friends with the guy who deals them and will give you the same price as his + shipping. Tools take some maintenance as they are the real deal, so be prepared to oil after use as you would cast iron. i also have smaller cleavers for the everyday. Ill try to post a pic when i have a minute.

Aloha,

If youʻre looking for a butcher blade, perhaps i can help you out as i sell these. I get them out of Thailand from a connection i have there. They are 5160 steel and are made to do some serious butchering. Eucalyptus handle that i have yet to have any break or dismount, these are made for getting the job done. $45 + shipping gets one to your mail box. Im attempting to attach some pics, hope it works, if not ill link to an IG or something...

Aloha everyone!

My name is Keahi [it means 'fire' in Hawaiian], im 34 and live on the 'Big Island' of Hawai'i. I've been incorporating permaculture as one of the methodologies im combining in restoring the native landscape on my families land, roughly 9 acres. We've been here for 7 generations so far and have a deep history in being connected to this place. I practice Hawaiian religion and support open perspectives to all kinds of beliefs. I grow lots of native Hawaiian stuff and focus on traditional Hawaiian woods first, then foods and diet. I am one of 15 Kāne or Hawaiian men that was recently chosen to be taught the carving traditions of Lyonel Grant in an attempt to restore the carving traditions of Hawai'i, which were outlawed in 1819 due to the introduction of Christianity and the perspective of idol worship was altered in the common perspective. No problem with whatever you believe, im just sharing history. So there's that side of me. Oh, im 6'3" and slender. I keep my body light and fast in case i need to move quickly lol.

Im looking for someone who is still child-like and open minded to living in a more native, connected to nature lifestyle. One where we focus on growing our own food and innovating methods of sequestering carbon as we increase food production while utilizing local waste materials that would otherwise have gone to the landfill or incinerator...
Someone who doesn't mind showing their whole self and has no feeling of needing to hold anything back. Life is short, why not give it all? At least then we can say we tried our hardest whenver our time comes, right?
Someone who isnt afraid to sit in the sun and tan in nothing but her own skin.
Someone who is so in love with love that she may even want to make love in the middle of working in the garden.
Someone who has goals and healthy hobbies of her own.
Someone who is excited to wake up in the morning and go chasing the dewdrops before the sun gets them.
Is this you? Lets talk and see what else we might have in common or what dreams we share =] maybe lets go on a hike or check out the beach? Cook something from the garden or make some sugar can lemonade. Climb a tower we made out of bamboo. Build and underground house. Blacksmith some legs for a table i carve. Jump in the river behind the hill. Fix a lawnmower, or engineer some water works. Raise some animals and shower them in love. Check out a concert. Organize our own garden-concert! What else can you add? Lets go play!

I already love you,
🔥.