I setup at the local Coon hunters Festival last weekend and had some knives left over, here are a few of them..
This one but is forged from 1084 and has a folded handle wrapped in leather then wrapped in 1/16 stainless rope.
The blade is just under 1/4" at it's thickest point with a 6.25" cutting edge and 12.5" overall. Hard to see in the pictures but the spine has a slight swedge as well.
It was forged to shape 95% of the way then cleaned up on the blade flats and polished.
Not sure yet but I may go to a more traditional wrap and sheath to tone it down a bit
This knife is probably more of an art knife but it's more than suited for self defense if you want to use it for that.
It's forged from virgin W1 drill rod that I split down the middle to form the handle. The polished palm swell is pewter that I poured directly into the handle for fitting, then after cleanup is epoxied in place with 100# stainless cable wrap for apearance and added strength.
Blade is a frosted finish & is 3.75" long, OAL is 6.75"
Finally, This knife is from virgin 5/16" thick 5160 and is flat ground stock removal (not forged).
Scales are black paper micarta, lined with brown linen micarta. Thong hole is 5/8" brown linen tube and pins are 1/4" stainless tubes.
This is a very beefy knife but feels great in hand, the balance point is directly under the front pin.
Blade is satin finished and has a penetrator tip.
OAL is 9.75", blade is 4.5"
Thanks for looking and always interested in feedback!
This one but is forged from 1084 and has a folded handle wrapped in leather then wrapped in 1/16 stainless rope.
The blade is just under 1/4" at it's thickest point with a 6.25" cutting edge and 12.5" overall. Hard to see in the pictures but the spine has a slight swedge as well.
It was forged to shape 95% of the way then cleaned up on the blade flats and polished.
Not sure yet but I may go to a more traditional wrap and sheath to tone it down a bit
This knife is probably more of an art knife but it's more than suited for self defense if you want to use it for that.
It's forged from virgin W1 drill rod that I split down the middle to form the handle. The polished palm swell is pewter that I poured directly into the handle for fitting, then after cleanup is epoxied in place with 100# stainless cable wrap for apearance and added strength.
Blade is a frosted finish & is 3.75" long, OAL is 6.75"
Finally, This knife is from virgin 5/16" thick 5160 and is flat ground stock removal (not forged).
Scales are black paper micarta, lined with brown linen micarta. Thong hole is 5/8" brown linen tube and pins are 1/4" stainless tubes.
This is a very beefy knife but feels great in hand, the balance point is directly under the front pin.
Blade is satin finished and has a penetrator tip.
OAL is 9.75", blade is 4.5"
Thanks for looking and always interested in feedback!