1080 Mid sized field knife $90 SPF

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$90 + shipping. USPS with insurance for the lower 48 is $12
8.5" Overall
4.25" blade
Just over 1.25" overall height (edge to line extended out from cord wrap)
1080 from Kelly Cupples, heat treated in my shop to ~59rc
Coyote Brown Mil-Spec cord wrap
Single grind on an angle with a 20 degree secondary bevel on both sides.
Bright but not buffed finish with contrasting sanding direction, flats are lengthwise with the bevels going in line with the plunge. It's a very light and comfy field knife.

This one is tough to let go, the pictures don't remotely do it justice but my honey do list means no more time to fiddle with the camera today.:rolleyes: The smudge in the second is just that, I didn't see them till after I had imported pics. It is NOT a dull satin finish. It's a belt finish, approx 320 grit.
First pic now changed out for a better one.

There is a slight swedge, purely visual accent. The pommel (can we even call it that on this style?) has been ground at an angle from both sides to form two points. They're not sharp, but make pretty good impact points without risking puncture wounds when you reach for the knife. That section of tang is not hardened so if you chose to you could easily sand them out or otherwise alter them.

As with all my recent cord wraps, the wrap itself is secured at the butt with a notch that keeps it from sliding backwards and unraveling. The tang is drilled to reduce the weight and improve the balance. The knife balances right about at the end of the wrap.
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Thanks guys. This one really worked for me. I am definitely making another for myself at some point.
I think I need to get another pic from the top, that first pic is actually on an angle and is making the blade look heftier than it is. The rain is starting, that's a good enough reason to take pics rather than weed whack, right? :)
 
I don't know what it is about this thing, but it's a really subtle kind of awesome. It's like that girl at the coffee shop that you might look past, but when you look again, you see that she's perfect.
 
That's what makes it hard to let go of, but I can't afford to keep them all and if I start keeping things I made to sell... slippery slope. I'll make myself one at some point, but tuned to fit my hand specifically, and 3.9" blade to be street legal in CT in case I ever feel the need to carry it.
I haven't been able to pin down what it is, but it's got a simple but sleek feel. Aggressive but smooth.

Thanks for the compliment. Always appreciated.
 
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