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Gretings,

It is 20.5 cm / 8 inch long, the blade is 9 cm/ 3.5 inch long, 3.6 cm / 1.4 inch wide and 4 mm / 0.16 inch thick.
I hand forged it from 5160, 1.2516 and L6 with around 50 layers. The handle is made of deer antler, wenge and oak.
The sheath is made of 4 mm/ 0.16 inch thick, sturdy cowhide.

Beautiful work, I love the oak handles

That's a beauty.
Looks like it would be comfortable to use.

Excellent craftsmanship as we have come to expect. I really like the look of this knife. Something about it just demands it be taken afield and used frequently.

hellize wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:40 pm
I hand forged it from 5160, 1.2516 and L6 with around 50 layers.

Neighbor, which steel is on the cutting edge? Do the three steels have roughly the same hardening regime?

I've never had much luck working with oak in knife handles.

That's a beauty!

313 Mike wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:21 pm Beautiful work, I love the oak handles

Thanks a lot!

edge213 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:31 pm That's a beauty.
Looks like it would be comfortable to use.

Yes this turned out to be quite comfy

philco wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:34 pm Excellent craftsmanship as we have come to expect. I really like the look of this knife. Something about it just demands it be taken afield and used frequently.

Thanks a lot
Yeah, I also noticed the somewhat rugged aura, which hovers around this one.

Eustace wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:44 pm

hellize wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:40 pm
I hand forged it from 5160, 1.2516 and L6 with around 50 layers.

Neighbor, which steel is on the cutting edge? Do the three steels have roughly the same hardening regime?

5160 are the wide layers, this one gives the bulk of the material and is also relatively the weakest of the 3 steels.
It is heat treated according to 5160.

glennbad wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:18 pm I've never had much luck working with oak in knife handles.

That's a beauty!

Glad you like it!
Yeah, I know what you mean. It splinters rather easily, if you carve it in the wrong direction. But with patience, it is workable and it does compensate all your efforts with a nice grain structure.

I like it hellize! That is a very manly knife. If a man is tough enough to use this knife, a little splinter shouldn’t phase him anyway if he gets one!!

Jimbo

Oledadsknives wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:23 pm I like it hellize! That is a very manly knife. If a man is tough enough to use this knife, a little splinter shouldn’t phase him anyway if he gets one!!

Jimbo

Glad you like it!
But you misunderstood me brother. It could have splintered in the time I was carving it's handle. Now that it is finished, it will not!
No one is in danger of getting a splinter.

The knife and sheath demand to be used. A wonderful combination.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:39 am The knife and sheath demand to be used. A wonderful combination.

Thank you

hellize wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:32 am

Oledadsknives wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:23 pm I like it hellize! That is a very manly knife. If a man is tough enough to use this knife, a little splinter shouldn’t phase him anyway if he gets one!!

Jimbo

Glad you like it!
But you misunderstood me brother. It could have splintered in the time I was carving it's handle. Now that it is finished, it will not!
No one is in danger of getting a splinter.

Jimbo

Looks great, and it will no doubt be an excellent working knife, too!

Gorgeous!!!!